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‘There are always two sides to an explanation’
Machines responding to individual signals of their human partners: This is the objective of a new research project.
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‘Uncertainty Talk’ on Uncertainty in the Digital Age
In an upcoming talk as part of the ‘Uncertainty Talks’ lecture series, Gerd Gigerenzer will speak about dealing with uncertainty in the digital age.
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Teaching machines how humans think
In the first talk of the new lecture series ‘Co-Constructing Intelligence’ American computer scientist Professor Dr Kenneth D. Forbus presents his research.
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How people make decisions in the face of radical uncertainty
The economist and psychologist Professor Dr Tuckett will visit Bielefeld to deliver an ‘Uncertainty Talk.’ He sees narratives as essential tools for making consequential decisions.
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‘Boycotts rob a culture of a piece of its heritage’
German scholar Dr Matthias Buschmeier on how war literature interprets the past and present and how culture is becoming a field of battle in the Ukrainian war.
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‘The Hollywood image of hackers is misleading’
Computer scientist Prof. Dr Peter Bernard Ladkin explains how great the danger really is of cyberattacks on Germany’s critical infrastructures.
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How is climate change accelerating species extinction?
Professor Dr Caroline Müller explains the consequences of rising temperatures for the ecosystem.
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Sociology congress: five days of discussion on polarization
Some 2500 researchers convening at Bielefeld University to discuss current societal challenges at the 41st Congress of the German Sociological Association.
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New BI.research: Navigating Uncertainty
The 53rd issue of the research magazine of Bielefeld University has been released.
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Making economic policy decisions in uncertain times
Doctoral researchers from EPOC Network working on economic modelling coming together at a conference in Barcelona.
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Using smart sensor technology to monitor hearts on the ISS space station
Medical School OWL working on study in outer space
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Cell division in microalgae: mitosis revealed in detail
Bielefeld University researchers identify cell structures involved
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More targeted treatment of muscular dystrophy in future
Bielefeld University researchers identify causative gene.
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Tiny nanoparticles improve charge transport
Bielefeld researchers publish study on topological insulators.
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‘Right-wingers taking a systematic approach to spreading their views’
Right-wing groups are becoming increasingly successful at importing group-related and hostile attitudes into the centre of society in order to legitimize violence.
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What will drinking water infrastructure look like in the future?
The number of people living in cities is growing. This makes the supply of drinking water more difficult – and calls for new smart technologies.
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Research Centre on analysis of uncertainty extended
Bielefeld University’s maths-oriented Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1283 is to be funded for another four years as of July 2021.
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Graphene: Everything under control
Research team demonstrates control mechanism for quantum material.
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SARS-CoV-2 under helium ion microscope for the first time
Bielefeld researchers provide 3D images of coronaviruses
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How metal atoms can arrange themselves on an insulator
Bielefeld researchers publish study in Nature Communications
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Two top European grants for young researchers
ERC Starting Grants for Professor Dr Martina Hofmanová and Dr Toni Goßmann.
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Hard work and East Westphalian frugality
She is one of Europe’s best young academics and has been awarded a research grant of 1.5 million euros. Nonetheless, anthropologist Minh Nguyen is a humble person.
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