“Is there anything in/about Berlin that you can’t find anywhere else when it comes to your research?” All questions & the answers by Einstein Visiting Fellow Nevan Krogan.
Chance influences many processes in the real world, such as changes in daily temperatures. Tobias Hurth is working on the mathematical theory needed to make chance manageable.
Antje Boetius is stepping down from her position as Vice Chair of our Board of Trustees on 1 May 2025 to focus on her new role at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. We’re…
Helena Jambor founded “PixelQuality” to establish best practices for publishing scientific images — a contribution that earned her the 2024 Einstein Foundation Early Career Award. Now, Nature…
AskDifferent #41 – As one of the most consequential concepts in modern history, nationalism has reordered, and wrought havoc on, the world: In this episode of #AskDifferent, Michael Goebel,…
Infectious disease, autism and autoimmune disorders will be at the core of a new initiative being launched by the UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute and Freie Universität Berlin. Einstein…
Tackling climate change calls for effective policy measures. Climate and environmental economist Moritz Schwarz develops econometric models that calculate the effectiveness of climate policies and…
AskDifferent #40 – The human liver has an extraordinary ability to regenerate – a phenomenon that was even described in Greek mythology. But what happens when these self-healing powers aren't enough…
Speaking at the 2025 ceremony of the Einstein Foundation, physicist and former Dutch Minister of Education Robbert Dijkgraaf praised Albert Einstein not only as a brilliant scientist, but also as a…
AskDifferent #39 – In this episode of #AskDifferent, Elisabeth Bik takes us behind the scenes of her work as a 'science detective’, where she meticulously scans thousands of published research papers…
