Exploring the world through data.
What is Glimpse – The Data Lab?
An independent data-driven think tank that explores social, cultural und scientific questions through evidence-based storytelling. We combine research, analytics and narrative writing to make complex topics understandable, relatable and meaningful for a broad audience.
Currently publishing irregularly – quality over speed.
Is machine learning able to predict the downfall of societies? Throughout human history, great empires have repeatedly risen and fallen. The Maya, Rome, Byzantium. What makes these cases so fascinating is the question of…
Are humans ever truly free or are we living in a perpetual illusion? What does freedom really mean? A look back just a few decades immediately reveals many things that, from today’s perspective, appear…
What Luke Skywalker, Batman and Thanos Teach Us About the Manipulative Power of Modern Rhetoric Most people would probably claim that they are able to distinguish between “good” and “evil.” Yet, when looking at…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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