A research team in Salzburg rewrites the origins of American theatre history. Their research reveals that theatrical life was more prestigious than previously assumed. Comedy in particular served as an important reflection of political circumstances, and it was also used by women as a medium for voicing their concerns. Continue reading “Women’s polemics and the American Revolution”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Innsbruck has explored how the local accuracy of weather forecasts for snowfall can be improved by means of past weather observations. Continue reading “Statistics for snow forecasting”
In antiquity, the Mediterranean area was a pre-global mega-region with a lively exchange system. Supported by the FWF, a research team from Innsbruck is reconstructing the influence that imports and innovations from coastal towns, where newly arrived Greek settlers lived, had on local power structures further inland at a cult site on Monte Iato in Sicily. Continue reading “Looking for clues in the remnants of feasts”
In Queensland, in the northeast of Australia, the statistician Markus Hainy has discovered many exciting things that tie in with his life in Austria and his work. A Schrödinger fellowship enabled him to advance his research topic with the Australian colleagues. – An experience of maximum knowledge gain, as Hainy reports from Brisbane. Continue reading “Optimal conditions in Brisbane”
Science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar is sceptical about an approach to science driven only by benefits and added value. In light of worrying social developments, the expert feels we need more critical debates on scientific issues and a new self-awareness in the world of science. Continue reading “Science bears responsibility”
The historian Dirk Rupnow on the political instrumentalisation of Holocaust remembrance, migration as a major theme in contemporary history and the difficulty of establishing a position vis-à-vis politics. Continue reading ““We should be vigilant””
