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Read Time:2 Minute, 43 Second A powerful man chops down the last trees in a bleak landscape: Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler’s famous “Woodcutter“ opens up the temporary exhibition “In the Forest. A Cultural History“ at the Swiss National Museum. The painting from 1910 is nowadays …
Sämtliche Spatzen pfeifen es von den Dächern: Die Stadtflucht hat eingesetzt und die gemeinen Städter*innen suchen heutzutage Zuflucht in der Natur. Verständlich, wir leben in einer schnelllebigen Welt: Die Hälfte der Zürcher Bevölkerung scheint beruflich irgendwas mit Artificial Intelligence zu…
An antibiotic compound provided by nature Long before Fleming’s famous discovery of penicillin in 1928, many organisms were already using antimicrobial agents for survival. For example, small worms called entomopathogenic nematodes use antibiotic substances produced by bacteria in their guts…
Wie bewahrt und schützt man eine Naturlandschaft? Die Antwort darauf scheint einfach: Man überlässt sie sich selbst und unterlässt sämtliche menschliche Eingriffe. Doch gerade kleine Gebiete haben oft keine ausreichende Grösse, damit die natürliche Dynamik funktioniert. Wildtiere in um- zäunten…
There are many ways to announce a scholarly discovery. Shouting “Eureka!” in the street. Making a podcast episode on Spotify. Buying a space in ”20 Minuten”. Tweeting. However, all these channels, and even talks at academic conferences, generally cannot guarantee…
Cause of death There are three main causes of houseplant death. First, overwatering. What a surprise! Yes, we all love the effort of watering our plants regularly, but too much can be too much. The best prevention is to let…
Take a moment and try to think of a person who has changed the world. Have you got one? Great! Now try to think of an East-Asian, a Latin-Ameri- can, and an indigenous person (for example, some- one descended from…
Among my circle of friends who started studying at ETH five years ago, hardly anyone knew what the journey would be like afterwards. How could we? After all, no one could have anticipated a two-year pandemic during which work would…
The term microaggressions was coined in 1970 by Harvard University psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce to describe insults and dismissals which he regularly witnessed non-black Americans inflicting on African Americans. Today, this term is mainly used to describe “casual degradation of…
Current Situation If you have ever tried to study for an exam at ETH, you have probably experienced the lack of workspace firsthand. If you don’t make it to the queue in front of the libraries when they open, you…