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Tuesday, 23. January 2024
A good first impression and a broad perspective
A collaborative research environment is key for establishing a new research group: insights from bioinformatician Andreas Gruber, funded within the framework of the Joint Federal Government-Länder Tenure-Track Programme. read more -
Thursday, 18. January 2024
Too new for the scientific community
© University of Konstanz, DreisatzWhat do you do when no one believes your scientific discovery? Physicist Alfred Leitenstorfer describes how a new approach met with great scepticism among the scientific community – and what he did to ultimately convince it. read more - © Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Monday, 15. January 2024
Mediterranean networks, Corsican clans and the transit point…
For portions of today's society, technological and infrastructural progress such as AI-guided transportation routes, easy customization of the power supply via mouse click and automated subways is indispensable. For others, these developments are unsettling or even frightening. read more
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Monday, 08. January 2024
The legal dilemma of triage
© Unsplash, Piron GuillaumeThe German law governing triage puts doctors in a predicament and criminalizes medical decisions, explains Alexandra Windsberger, a Konstanz-based legal expert. She advocates for removing criminal law from triage decisions. read more - © Image by Gerd Altmann / Pixabay
Friday, 15. December 2023
All I want for Christmas: Rules for gift-giving
Sociologist Boris Holzer explains the unwritten rules for gift-giving and where they come from. read more
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Thursday, 14. December 2023
Help getting started, support for students and a welcome…
© Katrin BinnerThe Deutschlandstipendium (Germany scholarship) provides funding for almost 50 students at the University of Konstanz. High-achieving students involved in social projects are the target group for this scholarship. read more - © Michael L Smith.
Tuesday, 05. December 2023
Architectural marvels of honey bees and social wasps
Honey bees and social wasps developed a similar solution for nest building although evolution separated them 179 million years ago. read more
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Monday, 20. November 2023
How we play together
© Universität Konstanz, Elisabeth BökerPsychologists from the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour are using EEG to research what games reveal about our ability to cooperate. read more -
Tuesday, 07. November 2023
The mystery of phosphite – a scientific detective story
Konstanz biologists have discovered a phosphorus-based bacterial metabolism that is both new and ancient. In a special role: a calculation from the 1980s, a sewage plant, a new bacterial organism, and a remnant from around 2.5 billion years ago. read more -
Thursday, 02. November 2023
Genetic traces of the woolly rhinoceros – in the middle of…
A woolly rhinoceros in southern Germany? Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Tübingen as well as the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg reconstruct the flora and fauna of the Stone Age based on genetic clues in hyena coprolites. read more