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A mountain made of books. There is a tree at the top.

Can Reading Give Us a Better Understanding of Nature? Literary scholar Sabine Röttig researches ecological children’s literature

Gundula Priebe is the only one who regrets that the century-old linden tree in her village is to be chopped down – in favor of traffic. Since the girl …
Katharina Scheiter während des Interviews.

Not Falling for Fake News – Psychologist Katharina Scheiter explains how to prepare children for dealing with media

When we are not sleeping, we look at our cell phones every 15 minutes on average. Smartphones, tablets, and laptops have a great appeal even for …
Project Manager Dr. Kathleen Golle (left) and Senior Professor Reinhold Kliegl (right).

The Joy of Movement – How EMOTIKON examines children’s fitness

How fit are children these days? Are they couch potatoes, or is today’s youth literally outrunning us? “The trends are very clear: the endurance of …
Prof. Dr. Nina Kolleck

Of Children and Their Parents – Developmental Psychologist Birgit Elsner and Education Scientist Nina Kolleck talk about childhood

As soon as we have grown up, children become a mystery to us. While they laugh loudly and often, can barely sit still, and see life as a game, we …
Dr. Andreas Heißel during the interview.

Am I Okay? – Andreas Heißel researches students’ mental health

Emil got lucky: He managed to secure a spot in the degree program of his choice, and even a room in a shared flat. Jackpot! But he already realized in …
Maja Linke in her office.

33 Questions to Maja Linke, Professor of Artistic Practice Specialising in Painting/Graphics

In what way is asking a question an emancipatory act? And what does responding have to do with responsibility? Is it possible to conduct artistic …
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 …