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Robot Nao in the office together with Katharina Kühne

Did You Know … That Potsdam Robots Speak Berlin Dialect? – Katharina Kühne researches our relationship to artificial agents

“Well done, enough work for today,” says Katharina Kühne. Then she presses a button on Nao’s chest; the robot sits down, and the blue light in its …
Bust of David admiring himself in a mirror on a pink background. Symbolic representation of narcissism.

“Narcissism Has Many Faces” – Dr. Ramzi Fatfouta on the unknown aspects of a personality trait

We all want to feel valuable and important. However, some people swing very strongly between grandiose fantasies and extreme sensitivity to criticism …
Aileen Oeberst in her office

Misjudgments and False Memories – The newly appointed professor Aileen Oeberst knows the pitfalls of human information processing

To err is human – this is a commonplace truth. Fortunately, when we make mistakes, the impacts are usually less serious than we fear. But there are …
Martin Fischer in seinem Büro.

If I Could, I Would … Suspend the Laws of Nature! – with cognitive scientist Prof. Martin Fischer, Ph.D.

At least in the lab. My topic is “Embodied Cognition”. To understand it better, one of the things I would like to do is defy gravity. In the past, the …
Alejandra Camelo Cruz

With Willpower and Passion – University scholarship recipient Alejandra Camelo Cruz discovered her enthusiasm for the intersection of technology and language in Potsdam

At the age of 28, Alejandra Camelo Cruz has already experienced a lot: After finishing high school, the Colombian wanted to become a priest and lived …
The US-American researcher Sudha Arunachalam

The Subtle Differences – Visiting researcher Sudha Arunachalam about linguistic research on infants

Linguist Sudha Arunachalam has received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for her findings on …
Pupils sit in the classroom.

Room for Creative Solutions – Future primary school teachers support gifted third- and fourth-graders in the mathematics research workshop

Xaver and Rozalia are looking at a large sheet of white paper full of squares. Seriously and without getting stressed by the long to-do list, they are …
Der Musikdozent Jan Gerdes erkundet mit seinen Studierenden afrikanische Klaviermusik des 20. Jahrhunderts.

A Sound Window With a View to the South – Pianist and music lecturer Jan Gerdes brings contemporary piano music from Africa to the lecture hall

“Let’s move on to Egypt!” Jan Gerdes carefully lets his fingers wander over the keyboard. “Soufiane,” composed by Halim El-Dabh is performed in the …
Symbolische Darstellung eines Netzwerks

“The Aim is to Increase the Competitiveness and Visibility of Young Universities” – The Young European Research Universities Network YERUN

The European Union has transformed a continent that was divided and even hostile for centuries into a community that exchanges ideas, makes joint …
Rookie Kas Haverkort on the race track

Pit Stop for the Big Dream – Outpatient Clinic of the University of Potsdam provides medical care for young racing drivers of the Porsche Supercup

Enormous heat, acceleration and centrifugal forces, and extreme mental stress – what looks like living the dream from the outside, is actually hard …