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Illustration Menschen gehen auf die Straße
E&BGwendolyn Sasse

Society in the Lab

What does it do to people when they live through war? What makes them take to the streets? And how much does freedom mean to them? Gwendolyn Sasse analyzes what makes the societies of Eastern Europe tick.
Illustration zu biochemischen Mechanismen für Zelltod
E&BPhilipp Mergenthaler

Cellular Fuel Cells

Mitochondria are the cell’s powerhouses, but they can also drive cells to commit suicide. Neurologist Philipp Mergenthaler is looking for biochemical mechanisms that prevent cell death in stroke patients and people with rare mitochondrial diseases.
Illustration zu Finanzmathematik
E&BPeter Friz

Rough Paths

Financial mathematician Peter Friz specializes in one of the most promising fields of mathematics: the theory of rough paths. Developed to a large extent in Berlin, this theory has the potential to make financial markets more stable. 
Illustration zu Kunst zur Veränderung von Sichtweisen
E&BAlva Noë

The Choreography of Life

Philosopher Alva Noë believes that we perceive using our whole body. He brings together dancers and natural scientists to explore the transformative power of art, and contest neurocentric views of the mind.
E&BJulia Weber

Affective Reading

Emotions inhabit an interstitial world. Julia Weber analyses experimental literature in order to explore their affective nuances which can help enrich our emotional spectrum
Picture of Bertil Tungodden on a boat
PodcastBertil Tungodden

How to Make a Difference

AskDifferent #23 – Can behavioral economics change the world? Yes, thinks Bertil Tungodden, the Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality, and Rationality in Bergen and Einstein Visiting Fellow at the Humboldt University. His comparative studies aim at explaining why people have a different idea of when existing inequalities are actually unfair. In this episode, he gives insight into the experiments he designs to find out about the norms & values underlying decision making – and explains why, by the effects of his research, he can make a little difference. Photo: private.
Illustration zum Hören mit Trichter vor Ohr
E&BDavid McAlpine

Our Listening Brains

Our brain effortlessly distinguishes words from noise – but how does this work? Neuroscientist David McAlpine studies the neural basis of hearing.
Illustration zur Mathematik von Wasserwirbeln
E&BGary Froyland

Math in Motion

Mathematician Gary Froyland uses observational data and models of dynamic systems to understand the evolution of complex processes.
Illustration menschliches Gehirn
E&BSusanne Schreiber

Moody Nerve Cells

Are nerve cells self-willed? To better understand their information processing, Susanne Schreiber develops mathematical models and tracks down their biophysics.
Illustration zu Erinnerungen im Gehirn
E&BRoberto Cabeza

A Biological Computer

Cognitive neuroscientist Roberto Cabeza is tracking down memory in the brain, looking for the moment when new connections between stored information spark creativity.
Illustration zur Wahrnehmung von Fairness
E&BBertil Tungodden

We Are Moral Creatures

Behavioral economist Bertil Tungodden is aiming to show how people perceive fairness in different ways, and how this influences their behavior.
Illustration zu sozialem Verhalten
E&BMarcel Brass

On Social Autopilot

How can we explain adequate behavior in social situations? Psychologist Marcel Brass uses behavioral experiments and neuroscientific methods to investigate social intelligence.