Non-Fiction Spring 2021

The nose sits in the middle of the face, yet most people know surprisingly little about it. Yet our ENT department manages a large part of our perception – apart from breathing. Next to the eyes,...

Around the world, scientists are urgently trying to understand the human body in its entirety, from the smallest cell to the organism as a whole. Using the latest technology and new algorithms, s...

The sea is a place of trials: will I catch that wave? Or will it catch me? On a surfing trip, Dörthe Eickelberg is pulled into the depths by a killer wave. She only just manages to save herself, ...

Sophie Scholl is one of the most seminal figures of the resistance against Hitler. In honour of her 100th birthday on May 9th 2021, Werner Milstein tells the story of the life of this fascinating...

Everyone has to die. You, me, the animals in the wood, that plant on the office windowsill: sooner or later, it'll take all of us. When death enters our lives, it conjures up emotions such as ang...

Hemp seeds at the supermarket, CBD oil at the chemist's, medical cannabis for pain management – hemp has lately been undergoing an image change. We used to think of cannabis as nothing more than ...

What do I really want? How do I find the right path for me? What should I do with my life? In an effort to answer these questions, Nono Konopka once made a decision that would have far-reaching c...