Author: Maike Martina Heinrich
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Politik ohne Parteien
Wie eine aufgeklärte Demokratie funktionieren könnte Demokratie basiert auf einer einfachen Idee. Die Bürger entscheiden, in welche Richtung sich ihr Land entwickeln soll. In der Praxis ist dieser Anspruch jedoch schwer umzusetzen. Politische Entscheidungen betreffen heute hochkomplexe Fragen, von Energieversorgung und Klimapolitik bis zu globalen Lieferketten oder geopolitischen Konflikten. Gleichzeitig werden viele dieser Entscheidungen in…
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When Conflicts Begin to Glow
Detecting Pre-Escalation Patterns in Open-Source Conflict Data Wars, coups, and political ruptures often appear sudden. One day the situation seems tense but manageable, and the next day the world wakes up to a major escalation. Tanks cross borders. Governments fall. Constitutional orders are overturned. But conflicts rarely erupt out of nowhere. Long before the decisive…
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Zu teuer, zu komplex, zu wenig Zeit.
Wie Deutschlands Pflegesystem effizienter werden könnte Was steht für Opa Reinhard heute auf dem Tourenplan? Medikamentengabe, Teilkörperwaschen, Mund- und Zahnpflege, Versorgung der Wunde an seinem Bein, Hilfe bei Blasen-/Darmentleerung. Jede einzelne Leistung hat einen Wert in der speziellen Währung der ambulanten Pflegebrache. Punkte. Wieviel ein Punkt in Euro wert ist, handeln Pflegedienste und Pflegeverbände selbst…
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„Süchtige Spieler sind gute Kunden“
Das Geschäft mit dem Glücksspiel. Jung, männlich, Migrationshintergrund. Wie eine Industrie an versäumter Integration verdient. Es gibt diesen Moment, in dem die Maske der staatlichen Fürsorge fällt und der nackte Pragmatismus des Fiskus sichtbar wird. Er findet jeden Abend tausendfach in deutschen Hinterhof-Bars und neon-beleuchteten Spielhallen statt. Ich habe diesen Moment eineinhalb Jahre lang zu…
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Does AI Have Prejudices?
Why GPT Thought I Don’t Like Classical Music Who likes being put into a box? That happened to me recently from an unexpected source while I was planning a trip to Rome. The AI’s suggestions on what I should definitely see were excellent. And then it said:“Even if you are not fans of opera or…
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How AI Predicts Crime
And Why It’s No Longer Science Fiction Predicting crimes before they happen? For many, this immediately evokes the early-2000s film Minority Report. In the movie, so-called “precogs” foresee who will commit a crime next, allowing the police to intervene just in time. The story is set in the 2050s, yet even today machine-learning algorithms and…
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Is Climate Change Real?
And Is It Really Man-Made? Few topics divide public debate as sharply as climate change. Some warn of a global catastrophe, while others dismiss the issue as exaggerated or even as a political invention. Between headlines, social media posts, and heated talk shows, it’s not always easy to tell fact from opinion. So whom can…
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Mathematics of Love
Why dating apps promise matches but sell subscriptions The logic of the swipe It begins with a small gesture. A swipe to the right, and somewhere out there someone might do the same. That moment, that tiny click, has become a symbol of our modern longing, the hope that an algorithm knows what our heart…
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How Close Are We to the Warp Core?
Star Trek and the Real Quest for Clean Fusion Energy “Deuterium injection active – plasma flow stable!” – If that line immediately conjures up the image of a vertically mounted warp core glowing with blue plasma gas in the engineering section of an Intrepid-class starship, congrats, you’re a nerd. In the Star Trek universe, it’s…
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Where Does Happiness Come From?
Which factors shape how satisfied we are with our lives Some people are more satisfied with their overall life situation than others. This becomes clear in data from the European Social Survey (ESS), which has been regularly collecting information across Europe for more than twenty years, on people’s lives, health, and attitudes. But how can…

