Tag: Society
Psychology: How to Convince People
The psychologist Robert Cialdini is a marketing expert and advised Barack Obama during the election campaign. He explains how we make decisions in everyday life – and why you should…
How the philosopher Bernard Bolzano wanted to make music out of colors. – Society
from Helmut Mauró The diaries of the Prague philosopher and mathematician Bernard Bolzano (1781-1848) are not easy to read at first. The meticulously edited manuscripts in the Hamburger Meiner-Verlag, but…
Saving Relationships: How It Can Succeed – Society
Why is it so difficult to acknowledge hurt one’s partner? A couple is about to end their love, neither of them know what to do next. Until your therapist makes…
The baroque artist Caravaggio was born 450 years ago – society
from Kia Vahland Caravaggio, the raw free spirit who paints dirty men on altarpieces and female models who prostitute themselves full-time. Who had the Old Testament Judith chopped off the…
Holocaust by bullets: The murder of the Jews in Babiy Yar 1941 – Society
80 years ago, SS and police units systematically murdered 33,771 Jewish men, women and children in the Babiy Yar ravine near Kiev with the support of the Wehrmacht. Memories of…
Communication: Don’t talk
Angela Merkel is not the only one who has recognized the point of short messages – one-line messages of involuntary comedy also dominate this election campaign. A brief cultural criticism…
On a school trip in Corona times – society
Complicated and constantly changing rules, uncertainty among teachers and parents: going on a school trip in Corona times is not that easy. Some dare anyway. Because: a math lesson is…
Family: Bringing up gender neutral – but how? – Society
Pink clasps for the girls, Lego for the boys: many parents no longer want to see their children grow up with the accessories typical of their genders. However, there are…
Interview with Claudine Nierth about direct democracy – society
As a 16-year-old Claudine Nierth protested against the stationing of nuclear warheads. In the meantime, she and her association “More Democracy” campaign for referendums at the federal level. A conversation…
Parenting: How to Talk to Teens About Porn – Society
Our 16-year-old son has been borrowing my laptop in the evenings lately on the grounds that he still has to do something for school. The other day I discovered porn…