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Why Are People Here So Peculiar?

We’re amazed, amused, confused or dumbfounded. Spending time abroad always puts our normal expectations to the test. What are the mechanisms that control our percept ion when we are immersed in another culture? A look at the research.

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Why Are People Here So Peculiar?

Magazine Humboldt Kosmos

Why should we indulge in idleness more often, Mr Murayama?

Don’t always grab your phone when you’re waiting for a bus. Instead, just sit there and let your thoughts run free. This kind of activity – or inactivity – is completely underrated nowadays, says psychologist Kou Murayama.

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Why should we indulge in idleness more often, Mr Murayama?

Why the effort is worthwhile

Professor Ulrike Freitag and Professor Arnulf Quadt host Philipp Schwartz Fellows. In this interview, they speak about the challenges of integration and bureaucratic hurdles.

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Why the effort is worthwhile

Why the effort is worthwhile

Professor Ulrike Freitag and Professor Arnulf Quadt host Philipp Schwartz Fellows. In this interview, they speak about the challenges of integration and bureaucratic hurdles.

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Why the effort is worthwhile

Magazine Humboldt Kosmos

Why we need post-colonialism

As with any new paradigm, the terms “postcolonialism”, “postcolonial criticism” or “postcolonial approach” garner strong reactions.

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Why we need post-colonialism

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Why we reach for the *** (stars)

The Humboldt Foundation is convinced that diversity of perspectives is the precondition for excellence. So, for us, excellence starts with indicating diversity in our language.

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Wil van der Aalst

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2018 Wil van der Aalst At RWTH Aachen University, Alexander von Humboldt Professor Wil van der Aalst will bolster the cross-cutting field of process and workflow a

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Wil van der Aalst

William Crawley-Boevey

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2016 William Crawley-Boevey The mathematician William Crawley-Boevey is looked upon as a pioneer in the field of representation theory and algebras. Nominating Uni

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William Crawley-Boevey