Author: Vivienne

Mathematics as a magical formula – How we explain the world with models

6. December 2024 / / 0 Comments

By Pascal Dinglinger

Figure 1 – The Thwaites (Doomsday) Glacier Tongue in West Antarctica. The extent of its area is more than twice the size of Austria, and it is considered an important indicator of the impacts of climate change. For this reason, The Glacier is the focus of numerous studies using mathematical modeling, such as those conducted by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC).

What do bridges, airplanes, and climate have in common? They can all be described using various mathematical models. But how exactly do these models work, and what role does mathematics play in them? Join us on a short journey through a world full of complex phenomena. Find out here about the role mathematical models play in practice. We’ll show you how they can help us better understand climate change and enable researchers to calculate the impact of gigantic glaciers like Thwaites on global sea levels.

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Our Life in Cotton Candy

2. December 2024 / / 0 Comments

By Isabell Grothaus

Figure 1 – Source: Dall-E.

Sugar is not only converted into energy in our body, it also protects us from diseases and infections. This is because nearly all of our cells are coated with a dense sugar glaze. However, if parasites start nibbling on these sugars, it can become dangerous for us.

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Nothing is Impossible – Technology Upgrade for the Body

2. December 2024 / / 0 Comments

By Thiemo Benthien

Figure 1 – Source: Tumisu @ Pixabay

Imagine being able to enhance your cognitive abilities, boost your physical performance, and even expand your senses—all through implants and prostheses. Sounds like science fiction? In reality, performance-enhancing technologies are already a part of our world. While some celebrate the benefits of these advancements, there are also serious ethical concerns. Will we soon have a society of “superhumans”? What happens to those who cannot afford expensive implants? How will we ensure the safety of these technologies?

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Melodious Sounds From a 3D Printer

28. November 2021 / / 0 Comments

by Inga Meyenborg, translated by Greta Sondej

Fig.: Copyright © ZMorph3D 2019 / Pixabay

Anyone can print out a photo of a whistle at home with a classic inkjet printer. But no sounds can be elicited from this image. That is left to one’s own imagination. To create a three-dimensional, functional product, a different printing process is needed. 

Even those who do not follow on engineering and manufacturing techniques have probably heard or read something about “3D printing”. But what exactly does “3D printing” mean?

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Changing Language Through “Gendering”: A Hand-Picked Selection of Artists Livened up Festival Visitors 

28. November 2021 / / 0 Comments

Or where are all the non-cis men again when it gets fun?

by Katharina (‘Kina’) Schmitz, supplemented and translated by Greta Sondej

Fig. 1: Copyright © Ryan McGuire 2014/ Pixabay 

Surely, everyone has wondered how 99 Festivalbesucherinnen (female festival visitors) become 100 Festivalbesucher (male festival visitors) as soon as one man stumbles into the dancing and partying mob. Poof, all the confidently partying women are just gone. 

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Fungi: Here, There and Everywhere

14. November 2021 / / 0 Comments

by Vivienne Vent

Fig. 1: Fungi can live as pathogens as well as in a mutualistic relationship with various other species. An example of such mutualistic interaction are lichens. Photo: ©Vivienne Vent 2021

Eatable, inedible, deadly. Tiny and of enormous size. Hardly any life form is as diverse as that of the fungi. Neither they can be called animals nor plants, they form their own taxon amongst the living organisms. Even though, they are a big part of our nutrition, we barely know how complex these organisms actually are. For example, did you know that the planets biggest living organism is in fact a fungus? Or did you know that fungi made the evolution of many life forms on earth possible by establishing complex interactions aka symbioses? Find out more about these fascinating organisms!

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New IPCC-Report: Climate Change is now Affecting Every Inhabited Region of the Planet

10. September 2021 / / 0 Comments

by Vivienne Vent, edited in March 2022

Fig. 1: The melting of the glaciers are one of the many consequences of climate change, photo: dassel/Pixabay

The IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) published its sixth report about the latest findings about climate change and the news are full of it. Again, fundamental questions about our modern lifestyle arise, which strongly influences our environment. The IPCC-report contains most important information, but not everyone finds time to completely read through the report. In the present article we provide the most important statements of the report.

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