Gifts for scientists and doctoral students

There are countless rumors among the uninitiated about the way in which engineers come up with the solution to a problem: pagan blood sacrifices to...

Do you sometimes have the feeling that the weight of the world, indeed the whole universe, is on your shoulders? With the sun, moon and earth stres...

The kitchen can be a dangerous place - you handle acid, sharp blades and high heat and trigger chemical reactions. There should be much more warnin...

For a long time, researchers believed that dinosaurs died out on Earth as a result of a meteorite impact. We now know that this is not true at all....

If you're interested in what makes our universe tick, you can't get past the periodic table of elements. This list contains all the elements that h...

This sobering choice of words by the Borg before assimilation illustrates the advantages of a collective consciousness and the knowledge shared by ...

"May the gods be merciful and the dice planets be favorable!" D&D, DSA or Shadowrun players probably pray like this on a regular basis. Because in ...

If the Bible had been written by physicists, it would certainly contain Maxwell's equations.

The English word [i]engineer[/i] is on Wikipedia's list of the most frequently misspelled words.In German, too, it quickly becomes [i]Ingineur[/i] ...

Do you recognize true beauty in places where others only see plain numbers? Are well-composed formulas and graphs art to you? No matter where and w...

Stress and bad news often seem to dominate our everyday lives. Whether it's a pandemic, war or climate change - there is far too much misfortune in...

The most famous cat in the world is not an internet phenomenon, but the imaginary cat of physicist Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961). His famous though...

[i]"Why can't we be together?""Because it's complex. "[/i]Have you ever had this experience? You wanted to be with someone, but certain circumstanc...

There is a war going on in the human body! But instead of fighting together against external attackers such as bacteria or viruses, the organs are ...

If you ask a physicist what the most important of all sciences is, he will undoubtedly answer "physics". If you take a closer look at the sub-areas...

At this point, we would like to dispel the widespread prejudice that geeks don't like plants. The problem that geeks have with plants is rather tha...

Dinosaurs are simply awesome! Whether you ask children, teenagers or adults, most people can't deny a certain fascination when it comes to the rule...

Dihydrogen monoxide is just like many other chemical substances - the dose makes the poison. However, it is not only the quantity that determines h...

Pluto, we salute you. (February 18, 1930 - August 24, 2006)Back then, Pluto was still a real planet.Maybe you still remember great mnemonics like [...

As nerds, we are anything but average by definition: we are interested in things that are perhaps not particularly interesting for the average pers...

If you talk to a hard rock fan at a party and casually ask what the AC/DC on his shirt means, the conversation will either come to an abrupt end or...

It's fascinating how a distant celestial body can influence us in our everyday lives. You've probably woken up in the morning completely exhausted ...

The cake is a Pi(e)! Mathematicians with a basic knowledge of English will know: The complicated-looking formula symbols on the pie plate are prono...

Back then, when the internet was still uncharted territory, you were young and all was right with the world. Now the graphics of video games are mo...

It is amazing what masterpieces the human brain is capable of. Not only is it the organ that has secured our place at the top of the food chain, it...

There are people who collect stamps, some who keep more than 20 cats and others who consider arithmetic their hobby. If you have landed on this pag...

If you take an in-depth look at the so-called father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, you quickly slip into slightly grubby territory. Suddenly, c...

Circuit boards, capacitors, batteries, LEDs and the like - anyone who lives for electronics with heart and soul could bathe in these things. Unfort...

Sometimes you don't need a beach vacation or a remote mountain hut to escape the daily grind - sometimes a small change of perspective on your own ...

Many theories initially appear flawless on paper. However, as soon as they are to be applied in the real world, unforeseen problems or surprising f...

You know what it's like: someone comes up with a really clever answer and you immediately think - was that your own work or did someone secretly co...

Let's talk about the elephant in the room: dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). This chemical is a silent killer that kills countless people every year - an...

Jigsaw puzzles are a double-edged sword: if you manage to put the 300, 500 or even over 1000 pieces together correctly, you can be happy to have do...

There is power in calm. But sometimes the calm lies in things that are rather restless in themselves: the swinging of a pendulum, the roaring of th...

When scientists argue, it should really only be about facts. However, Pythagoras and Einstein may simply have got off on the wrong foot here. Other...