UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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Dossier“Mommy, put your phone down!”
Text: Eva Mell / What effect does it have on a child’s development when its parents are permanently stuck on their smartphones. Psychologist Eva Unternährer is developing tips for healthy smartphone use in the family.
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DossierResearch tweets.
Text: Anika Zielenski / Communicating with the community and finding out what other research groups are doing: Six scientists' experiences in their Twitterverse.
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DossierMaking politics visual.
Text: Jonas Frey / Those seeking to win favor with voters are well-advised to be present on social media. How exactly politicians go about this – and how successful they are in their endeavors – is the subject of research by a team of political and computer scientists.
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DossierA disturbing dictionary.
Text: Urs Hafner / Right-wing populism has been gaining strength for years now. The pandemic provided rich soil for the growth of conspiracy theories. Now, researchers have demonstrated a link between these phenomena based on online comments from right-wing populist circles.
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DossierThe manipulation machine.
Interview: Angelika Jacobs / Advances in artificial intelligence pervade social networks. Data scientist Geoffrey Fucile on the curated self, bots and the battle over the definition of truth.
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DossierWho rules the metaverse?
Text: Eva Wolfangel / When social media creates virtual realities, many artifacts of the material world play out there. A voyage into a possible future of social media shows what this might look like.
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OpinionWhat does neutrality mean for Switzerland, Georg Kreis?
Text: Georg Kreis / From participation in international alliances to its stance on the war in Ukraine – Swiss neutrality is in a constant state of renegotiation within Switzerland. A historian and a political scientist reflect on how the role of Switzerland in the international community has developed over time and how it is defined today.
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OpinionWhat does neutrality mean for Switzerland, Laurent Goetschel?
Text: Laurent Goetschel / From participation in international alliances to its stance on the war in Ukraine – Swiss neutrality is in a constant state of renegotiation within Switzerland. A historian and a political scientist reflect on how the role of Switzerland in the international community has developed over time and how it is defined today.
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In picturesA forest without rain.
Text: Angelika Jacobs / In woodland in Hölstein (Canton of Basel-Landschaft), Ansgar Kahmen’s team studies how trees cope with climate change. A visit to the forest lab.
