Algorithmen sind offenbar schuld an Hass und Polarisierung auf Social Media. Neue Forschung zeigt: Der Fokus auf Algorithmen verschleiert noch größere Probleme.

In a series on the "power of words", the German radio show Systemfragen on Deutschlandfunk produced an episode on the question why cultivated discussion so often breaks down. In it, I was interviewed on the culture of political conflict during the German Empire (1871-1914) and its implications for debating cultures in the present. The other guests were Gregor Gysi (Die Linke), the former president of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert, and the philosopher…

There are 25 new additions to the Library of Congress collection. They include albums by Elton John, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and the original cast recording of Hamilton.

Liminalität beschreibt den Schwellenzustand, das „Nicht mehr“ oder „Noch nicht“. Man findet sie in der Musik und an Orten, die aus der Zeit gefallen wirken.