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44 articles
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The Fiery Origins of the Amazon
The myth of the primeval forest The Amazon of popular imagination is probably one that is constructed by media: a flat landscape engulfed in lush greenery, tall trees…
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Scharf, schärfer, am schärfsten
Die meisten von euch kennen eine Person, die scharfes Essen nicht abkann, der die kleinste Chiliflocke oder nur schon ein einzelnes Pfefferkorn das Gesicht rot werden lässt und…
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Not Afraid to Burn
You’re so hot and I’m melting Melting away, you’re my sun My soul’s ignited, with love compelling With you, I‘ve already won Your love is like a breath…
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ETH – but HOT
Heute sind wieder viele Insekten im Netz. Zum Glück nicht gestochen. Die mache ich nachher ab. Gerade ist die Hitze noch auszuhalten. Ab zum Zug. Wartet. Wieder eine…
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Negatively Hot
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…
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«Smash or Pass?»
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…
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Hot or Not?
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…
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Tame the Flame!
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.…
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The Surge of ChatGPT in Academia
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…
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A Look into the Future
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!…