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When Doomsday Came Calling by Mistake

Our producer Flawn Williams once got caught up in a sticky situation that triggered fears of a nuclear attack while working at a Chicago TV station. Listen to this feature to find out just how it happened!

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House of FlopsMuseum of Failure

​The Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products from some of the world’s best-known companies. For every mega-success like the Apple iPhone, VHS, and Ford Mustang, there are Newtons, Betamaxes, and Edsels that crashed and burned before them.

Design: Tobias Schrank

MagazineFehler

How do we innovate and make progress? Our answer: often by mistake. We’re celebrating mistakes and their innovative power in this collection of big and little mistakes in art, language, technology, and society.

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Career Days go Virtual!

Join us for two US-wide virtual Career Days for high school and college students! Whether students are interested in studying in Germany or wanting to learn about career opportunities with German, we along with our partners are looking forward to answering your most burning questions.

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Green Academy – Fun online lectures for kids

Starting October 29th, the Green Academy will present monthly interactive video lectures for kids ages 8 to 14. Find out with well-known TV presenter C. Biemann ("Sendung mit Maus") what amber and a balloon have in common and how this is connected to the old Greeks and much more.