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Movement is an expression of non-verbal communication. Technological development and progress favour people moving less in the future. It therefore requires the free desire, will and drive of people to want to move. To find the motivation to do so.
We inform ourselves and give signals, we nourish ourselves, exercise and take shape. Form provides support and boundaries. In this we are free. Clothing is a medium. Those who move create awareness of form, create impact, shape space. Aesthetics is a great basic need.
That means:
– „Find the beauty in your heart, so that you can discover it in every heart“ – Rumi
Sports, fashion, smart textiles and thus also artificial intelligence, in their impact on the individual and their participation in education and society, as well as a means of expressing profound communication
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Autobiographical memory in the digital age – our lives reflected in our data
Never before have people recorded more information about their lives than today. But what does this mean for the way we remember our lives and how we talk about them? A research team from the University of Würzburg and the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen is trying to find answers to these questions. Together…
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Temporary crisis, type thing or real disorder: Who needs psychotherapy?
Anyone currently seeking psychotherapy in Germany waits an average of 20 weeks for their first appointment. Demand significantly exceeds supply, even though the number of therapists working in such practices has more than doubled from 2006 to 2021*. Psychologists at the University of Duisburg-Essen see a possible reason for this in a ‘culture of diagnosis’…
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Presentation by the communications association Bitkom on the EuGH-ruling on the processing of data for personalised advertising
Berlin, October 4th, 2024 – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today announced its ruling in a case concerning the processing of personal data by Facebook parent company Meta. In its judgement, the ECJ states that personal data may not be processed without a time limit and without taking into account the nature of the…
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Artificial scarcity as a mass phenomenon
In addition to artificial scarcity, a number of psychological ‘tricks’ to satisfy affective behaviour contribute to the success of trivial consumer seduction. The scientist Michael Rasimus from the DHBW in Karlsruhe is investigating these affective stimuli that contribute to purchase manipulation. Karlsruhe, October 04th, 2024 – The most fundamental question in economics is always: „Why…
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Labour market Environmentally friendly activities are on the rise
Job profiles have become more environmentally friendly. Employment shares in occupations with environmental jobs have grown in the study period from 2012 to 2022. This is confirmed by a study by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). The ecological transformation is changing the German labour market…
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Electricity theory in augmented reality
Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg are working with students to develop an augmented reality app that can be used to teach pupils about physical processes, especially electronics, in a tangible way. The PUMA project won the AVRiL 2024 competition. Würzburg, October 1st, 2024 When I started my first apprenticeship in the 1990s, understanding how electricity works,…
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