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Read Time:4 Minute, 12 Second As a physics student, I have been described as “negatively hot” more often than I will publicly admit to in this article. We, the community of geeks, should find a better response than “That’s not nice!” and “Thanks, Mom”. But …
Ein kurzer Blick auf das Gesicht, das auf dem Handy vorgeschlagen wird, genügt, um die Gesichtszüge analysieren zu können. Ohne bewusst die einzelnen Merkmale zu studieren, urteilt unser Unterbewusstsein über die Attraktivität des Selfies. Sieht man jemanden, den man als…
Body temperature decrease What is the normal temperature of the human body? Most people would probably answer with 37 °C. And a hundred years ago, that answer would have been correct. But not today! Average body temperature seems to be…
About 1.5 to 2.0 million years ago, the first ancestors of Homo sapiens managed to preserve the remains of a natural fire and use it as a campfire. About 300 000 years ago, these ancestors then were using it on…
While AI-powered tools and associated ethical discussions have been around for several decades, the discourse on their use in classrooms, and especially at ETH, have only arisen in recent months. While they bring many benefits, it is also important to…
Fellow students, dear readers, Now that you have hopefully passed your exams and enjoyed the holidays and winter break, it is time for another spring semester at ETH! It has already been a couple of weeks since we started, so…
Welcome to another spring semester. We hope you all had a lovely winter break and are back rested to continue your pursuit of knowledge and learning. A lot has happened over this time, most notably the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria,…
I am really good at putting one foot in front of the other. I am really good at making it look like there`s always another. I know I will push myself dissatisfied with the limits, I know I can squeeze…
Schon zum zweiten Mal darf ich fürs Polykum vom Schweizer Festivalsommer berichten. Das letzte Mal war 2019. Sido fasst es gut zusammen: «Endlich haben wir uns alle wieder.» Auch ich bin sehr dankbar, dass ich endlich wieder Live-Musik lauschen darf.…
Oft bezeichnet ein ‹gesundes Gebäude› eine künstlich hergestellte Umgebung, die von Lüftungen, Wärmepumpen und Sensoren am Leben erhalten bleibt und einen eigenen Herzschlag zu haben scheint. Fast schon unheimlich das Ganze, wenn man sich überlegt, dass jede Temperaturschwankung, Sonneneinstrahlung und…
Fat stereotypes While many people can confidently say that they are not explicitly biased against obese individuals, they may not be aware of their implicit biases. Fat stereotypes fall into patterns of associating fatness with a flaw or weakness in character.…