Polykum
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Is the Surveillance Here with Us Right Now?
Tuesday I stopped on the sidewalk today as I approached two teenagers who propped a phone up on a bench and were starting to record a TikTok dance. I stopped, not because I didn’t want to interrupt their…
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A Crisis Care Package
In these times of crisis, I would like to provide some recommendations for media that can keep you entertained, give you some inspiration, or let you laugh about the absurdities around us. So, depending on your mood,…
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The fight against the tuition fees: the end or just the beginning?
After revisiting the tuition fee increase covered in our last issue, former Swiss tax official Serge Gaillard has proposed a new budget that may enrage many on the…
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Was ist wahr?
Was ist Wahrheit für euch? Die Nachrichten der grossen Medienhäuser, die als Kind gehörten Erklärungen, die Erzählungen von Freund*innen, …? Wahrheit ist nicht immer so binär, wie wir…
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Anti-Realismus an der ETH Zürich?
Die modernen Naturwissenschaften beanspruchen, uns die Welt und die Ordnung der darin enthaltenen Dinge verständlich zu machen und dadurch zur Verbesserung der menschlichen Existenz beizutragen. Doch selbst an…
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In an Optimistic Mind
It was raining. Everyone was running to places they had to be with hectic steps, as if dancing in the rain. The crowd was overflowing from pavements onto…
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Is Optimism the Key to a Good Life?
Worry, fear, and anxiety seem to be unavoidable aspects of human life in the modern era. We might start our day worrying about whether we’ve studied enough for…
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Can robots replace human interactions for mental health?
Nightline: Available via Phone, Chat & Mail During its early years, Nightline Zurich was only reachable by phone and saw a moderate number of calls. However, with the…
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Zwischen Unterforderung und Überqualifizierung
Ein Ort, an dem sich Hochbegabte treffen und austauschen können, ist Mensa. Sollte Mensa ursprünglich die Gesellschaft um einen runden Tisch bezeichnen (mensa: lateinisch Tisch), hat sich die…