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On a Humboldt study tour around Germany in 1972, the Romanian neuroscientist Maria-Luisa Flonta and the philosopher Mircea Flonta got to know each other. More than five decades later, they look back – on their eventful life in academia and their path together that is closely linked to the Humboldt Foundation to this day.
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Tomorrow’s food and how we’ll eat it
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Who actually does what at Humboldt headquarters? Who are the people making sure that everything runs smoothly? This page is devoted to the colleagues at the Humboldt Foundation.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
The past, for Sophia Labadi, is very much alive. The ethnologist and expert on heritage studies explores how heritage sites and European museums can promote social justice in African countries, combat poverty and actively counter climate change – along the way, she uncovers how colonial thinking sometimes prevents sustainable development.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
The Humboldt Professor Anke Hoeffler studies the causes of violence – whether in civil wars or people’s own homes – and what it eventually costs.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
The Earth is getting warmer, the virus is rife and, more than ever before, science is expected to provide explanations and solutions. When relationships are complex, answers uncertain and concerns great, good science communication is called for – and yet so difficult. Why this is and what can be done about it.
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Seventy years – between tradition and innovation. Or why the Humboldt Foundation is like Coca-Cola.
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An exceptional year with exceptional challenges comes to an end. You can get an idea of what has been going on here in the last year by viewing our Best of Videos 2020.
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