UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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DossierLoving fathers and education at home.
Text: Eva Mell / Two historians are studying the role of knowledge transmission and emotions in Basel families of the eighteenth century. Research has long overlooked the fact that the Enlightenment was focused not only on reason, but also on emotions.
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DossierLove and care until the very end.
Text: Angelika Jacobs / Most people who develop a chronic or degenerative disease are cared for intensively by a female partner or daughter. Medical ethicist Christopher Poppe interviewed family carers of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to find out more about their situation and needs.
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DossierBetween old norms and new aspirations
Text: Samanta Siegfried / These days, balancing family and work is an issue for mothers and fathers alike. The Center for Gender Studies is examining why we find it so difficult to break out of traditional roles.
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The male breadwinner remains the norm.
Text: Samuel Schlaefli / More women outearn their male partner than commonly thought. Survey respondents tend to underreport women’s income, while overreporting that of men. Two economists link this systematic misreporting to the male breadwinner norm.
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“How should I tell the family?”
Interview: Angelika Jacobs / Cancer sometimes runs in families and occurs as a result of a genetic predisposition. However, it can be challenging for those who have the genetic predisposition to tell their biological relatives that they might also be carriers of the same cancer gene. Professor Maria Katapodi researches ways of providing support in conveying information to family members.
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DossierCare and violence in animal families.
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Parents looking after their young is a common feature of family life in many animal species. The goal of parental care is to ensure offspring survival. Yet, this often involves trickery and conflict, and sometimes even naked aggression.
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In conversation“China’s party-state is deliberately trying to subvert the West.”
Interview: Urs Hafner / China is politically more communist than it was 20 years ago. The country is converging with authoritarian move ments in the West, says Professor Ralph Weber, a political scientist and philosopher.
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PortraitNot a trace of coronavirus fatigue.
Text: Irène Dietschi / She was a rising star at the Department of Infectious Diseases, but when the coronavirus arrived, she faced her greatest challenge yet. She handled it brilliantly.
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OpinionShould the hidden carbon footprint of AI be regulated, Frank Krysiak?
Text: Frank Krysiak / Is a legal framework needed to regulate energy-intensive artificial intelligence applications? A debate between an environmental economist and a computer scientist.
