By Jonas Reichert Energy has driven the development of civilisation since its beginning. The harnessing of fire allowed us to utilize more energy from food. Later the power generated from coal enabled the industrial revolution, and fossil fuels like oil and gas kickstarted the age of transportation. The world’s energy demand is still growing, while the damages done by fossil…
By Jonas Reichert Energy has driven the development of civilisation since its beginning. The harnessing of fire allowed us to utilize more energy from food. Later the power generated from coal enabled the industrial revolution, and fossil fuels like oil and gas kickstarted the age of transportation. The world’s energy…
Read MoreThe Debate About Dual Citizenship in Germany By Jonas Reichert To which country does one belong? And how many? The concept of dual citizenship, a person holding citizenship of multiple states, does not agree with the idea that citizenship means loyalty and obligation to a country. Especially if one has…
Read MoreBy Jonas Reichert Concerns about mental health in academia, especially among young researchers, are rising in universities all across the western world. Depressive disorders and anxiety disorders are becoming ever more common diagnoses. Many studies published in the last few years offer an alarming picture. The problem has to be…
Read MoreIn the aftermath of the crisis around the election of a prime minister in the federal state of Thuringia, the party leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced her resignation. As she was Angela Merkel’s chosen successor, her departure ignited an open battle for the leadership and…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the 5th of February the parliament of the tiny German federal state of Thuringia elected a new prime minister. But what happened after shook the foundations of Germany’s democratic order.…
Read MoreHave you ever looked at the night sky and asked yourself if we are the only ones in this universe? Or if someone is looking back? Already around 300 B.C., Greek philosophers speculated about the existence of life and even intelligent beings outside Earth. Today, however, we have the technology…
Read MoreEven as we approach the thirtieth jubileum of the German reunification in 2020, the marks of forty years as a divided country are still visible and shape German politics. The eastern parts are economically still less well of compared to the western parts.…
Read MoreBy Jonas Reichert On the one hand, Germany wants to be a role model for climate protection, which started already years ago when the country changed its energy production towards using renewable energy sources. It has also seen huge gains for the Greens in the European Election this spring and…
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