An interdisciplinary study group of the “Scholars in Residence” (SiR) program at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen focuses on the morality of consumers.More ...
Swarms are intelligent. The same can also be said of “swarms” or groups of people. Swarm intelligence helps when making business decisions and spotting trends.More ...
Book critic, Udo E. Simonis, feels that Ulrich Grober’s book, Die Entdeckung der Nachhaltigkeit (The Discovery of Sustainability), is a real tour de force.More ...
In his much discussed book Klimakriege (i.e., Climate Wars), social psychologist Harald Welzer gives us little hope for a peaceful future. And he has good reasons for his pessimism. More ...
Climate change is more than just an issue for the experts – we all have to change our behaviour. An interview with the social scientist Claus Leggewie, from the Essen Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.More ...
Sustainability is a shifting concept that is frequently used in an arbitrary manner. In many cases, 'sustainable' is also used merely as a synonym for 'lasting'. More ...
