The rocky road to wisdom

According to Judith Glück, a research scientist specialising in this area, wisdom comes to those who are able to emerge from life-changing experiences stronger. In her book, she introduces five resources that wise people have available to them that help them to overcome the rocky road to wisdom.

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Die Mathematik hinter den Verschlüsselungscodes


Der Mathematiker Clemens Heuberger verwendet Ziffern, Automaten und Bäume, um die Verschlüsselungstechniken im Internet sicherer und schneller zu machen.

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Katastrophenhilfe: Vorbereitet ist man 18 Tage schneller vor Ort

Millionen von Menschen sind jährlich von natürlichen oder durch Menschen ausgelösten Katastrophen betroffen. Auf solche Ereignisse gilt es gut vorbereitet zu sein, so die Empfehlung des Logistikforschers Gerald Reiner, der mehrere Studien zum Katastrophenmanagement durchgeführt hat.

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Machines that can feel, act and work with one another

Industry 4.0. The Internet of Things. These are buzzwords for a development that is being championed by many national economies. Tasks that are today carried out by humans, such as operating industrial plants, driving a car or organising energy networks, will increasingly be done by machines in future. The first stone in this new development has been laid, and now work is commencing on the next generation of these systems.

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