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Julius Erdmann. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Free the Web – The Tunisian Revolution Reflected in Social Media Images

At the beginning of 2011, Julius Erdmann saw that many of his Tunisian friends were using the country flag as their profile picture on Facebook. Why …
Green cities of the future? Photo: Fotolia.com/Iakov Kalinin.

Understanding “Green Cities” – How the environmental effects of urbanization can be modeled – and how this model can be used

The world is a village? Not anymore. The world is now a city. 2008 marked the first year that more people lived in cities than in rural areas …
St. Nicholas' Church in Potsdam. Photo: Karla Fritze.

What to Believe In? – Non-Religiosity in East Germany

Between 2012 and 2015, Professor of Religious Studies Johann Ev. Hafner, his former colleague Professor Irene Becci, and their students visited …
Fontane in front of the Theodor-Fontane-Archiv. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Fontane.200 – How the City, State and University are Preparing for the Fontane Anniversary Year

The 200th anniversary of Theodor Fontane’s birth will occur in 2019. Experts, admirers and connoisseurs everywhere are already preparing for the …
Is doping part of sports? Photo: Fotolia/thanksforbuying.

Having the Lower Hand - Administrative investigate national anti-doping agencies

Sports supplements may be the “gateway”. When things get really bad, anabolic drugs and downers, blood boosting, or even gene doping can follow. In …
in the cardiac catheter lab. Photo: Karla Fritze

Palpitation – Stress in the cardiac catheter lab – and what can be done

Working on the “beating heart” with a conscious patient or performing exams and interventions without opening the thorax are possible thanks to …
Prof. Dr. Götz Schulze. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Believing in the Law or Following Your Faith? – Lawyer Prof. Götz Schulze discusses the relationship between law and religion

For thousands of years, religious canon formed the basic rules of social interaction and was both religious doctrine and law. Only for the last few …
Image: Thomas Roese

What You Believe

An Interview about the Relationship between Belief and Science

What is belief? – Is it religion? Or is it a conviction that can get its orientation from other values? Prof. Johann Hafner, a professor of religious …