© Rob Sachs

The Big Pond #20Hessian Barracks in Maryland

It is estimated that 30,000 Hessian soldiers fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Where did they come from and what happened to the survivors after losing to the US Army? For The Big Pond, Rob Sachs visits the Hessian Barracks in Frederick, Maryland to find out more.
 

Photo (detail): © BR / Lisa Hinder

Media InitiativesFacts Against Fake News

The German media are caught in a crisis of credibility. In order to regain trust and act against manipulated and false information in the internet, they have launched various initiatives.

© Iris Ollech

The Big Pond #19German Bread - A Nourishing Craft

With its diversity of more than 3,000 varieties the Germans are world champions of bread. Since 2014, German bread culture is even an immaterial world cultural heritage, recognized by UNESCO. But the traditional baker's craft is threatened because there is a lack of new blood and competition from large-scale bakeries and cheap prebake stations.

© Goethe-Institut New York, Photo: Daniel Albanese

Between Visibility and InvisibilityGhosts at Ludlow 38

Ghosts have moved into Ludlow 38, the experimental exhibition space of the Goethe-Institut New York. In an interview, the new curator Franziska Sophie Wildförster explains what the haunting is about, what she plans for her one-year residency and reports on the first exhibition, which opened on February 22.
 

© Goethe-Institut / Kids Interactive

Digitale KinderuniversitätKinderuni Curiosity Contest

The German Digital Kinderuniversity is coming to the USA! We want to know which questions matter to the researchers of tomorrow. Send us a short video asking your most burning question, win wonderful prizes, and explore what the Kinderuni can offer as you discover the world of science. All students in the USA can participate in the Curiosity contest until April 20, 2019.