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Receptor meets G protein: a molecular dance that is essential for human life and drug therapy. Keynote and round table with Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka (Stanford University) and Roger Sunahara (University of California, San Diego).

Porträt Vittorio Gallese durch ein Vitrine hindurch fotografiert

What is the mind? This fundamental question remains unanswered in philosophy and science. Discussion with neuroscientist and Einstein Visiting Fellow Vittorio Gallese, novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt, and philosopher and moderator Gert Scobel

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Join Jesse Prinz on his stunning tour through these essential aspects in the philosophy of mind and learn how research is leading to a deeper understanding of emotions informing experience. In a conversation with Jule Specht, Prinz will explain how emotions contribute to moral judgments and form aesthetic perception. The talk will also investigate the implications on these effects. How do, for example, social factors influence emotions, giving rise to cultural differences in moral and aesthetic values?

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please close your eyes for a moment and think about your research project. What do you see at first?” All questions & the answers by Stefan Keppler-Tasaki.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

"Please close your eyes for a moment and think about the work on your research project. What's the first thing you see?" All questions & the answers by Viola Vogel.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

"Please close your eyes for a moment and think about your research project. What do you see at first?" All questions & the answers by Dieter Jaeger.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please close your eyes and think about your research project. What do you see at first?” - All questions and the anwers by Léo Botton-Divet.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please close your eyes for a moment and think about your research project. What do you see at first?” All questions & the answers by Vittorio Gallese.

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

"Please close your eyes for a moment and think about your research project. What do you see at first?" All questions & answers by Surjo Soekadar.

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Catalysts are among the most important driving forces behind the technological achievements of our present age. The abundance of fresh food at our stores, the beginnings of green energy, and the new pharmaceuticals we use to treat disease depend on chemical reactions accelerated by catalysts. How well can we design a new catalyst or a needed catalytic reaction?

The DW documentary "Ai Weiwei Drifting" initially aimed to showcase Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's work at Berlin's University of the Arts, but it ended up focusing on much more. It shows China's most famous artist in the western world as a filmmaker, architect, concept artist and sculptor, but also as a father. In light of the refugee crisis engulfing Europe, Weiwei has been working on his own documentary. Human Flow, which is currently in post-production, involved filming in 25 countries, including Afghanistan, Palestine, and Mexico. The film shows the tragedy of people fleeing their homes, thousands of whom have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. DW authors and directors Eva Mehl and Bettina Kolb accompanied him for 15 months. The nearly one-hour documentary, which was produced in cooperation with Deutsche Welle and the Einstein Foundation and premiered in Berlin, focuses on Weiwei's artistic approach to the refugee crisis. The documentary shows the artist, who was born in Beijing in…

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

“Please spontaneously name three things that you associate with Albert Einstein as a person!” All questions & the answers by Gunter Schubert.