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An inside view of avalanches

Improvements in simulating avalanches require data collected in the field during events. Researchers from Innsbruck are now developing a new method for this purpose. Small sensors are placed in the masses of snow roaring downhill and take a multitude of measurements during an event. Benefits may include facilitating the search for victims buried in the […] Continue reading “An inside view of avalanches”

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Computing for the future in Berlin

By Michael Kniely

Scientists are increasingly taking their lead from nature when it comes to finding suitable models for sustainable solutions. The mathematician Michael Kniely from Graz is one of the researchers trying to describe the complex processes that take place in our environment. At the renowned Weierstrass Institute in Berlin, Schrödinger Fellow Kniely is conducting basic research […] Continue reading “Computing for the future in Berlin”

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The curse of comparison

Comparing ourselves with others makes us … unhappy. That is especially true, if we set the bar too high. Economist Jaroslava Hlouskova has derived formulas that can give a better picture of how this behavior influences decisions about consumption and investment. Her research is in the field of prospect theory that sees households as being […] Continue reading “The curse of comparison”

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The power of stories untold

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

The historian Barbara Stelzl-Marx has been studying the repercussions of the Second World War for decades. Unresolved traumas from the war still play out across generations to this day. The war in Ukraine has now imbued what is otherwise a historical perspective with great topicality. Once again, we see a generation of children of war […] Continue reading “The power of stories untold”