UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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DossierThe model-like nature of images
Text: Karen N. Gerig / When we look at an image, we are influenced by what we already know. Art theorist Markus Klammer investigates how images work, and the role that models play in this process.
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Photography: artistic creation or reflection of nature ?
Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Several Basel research projects are using photography as a lens through which to study the mass production of images and their impact. For many, the 19th-century medium still does not count as an art form.
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DossierPeople and animals
Text: Karen N. Gerig / Friederike Zenker is investigating how images influence our relationships with animals, how they change our thinking and actions with regard to animal ethics. She also takes a personal interest in the role images play in the fight for animal rights.
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In conversation“Stress is a public health problem”
Interview: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Neuroscientist Pasquale Calabrese discusses a widespread health problem, its physical and psychological aspects, and how people assess threats differently.
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OpinionWho owns our data?, Christian Tschudin?
Text: Christian Tschudin / We disclose data about ourselves on the internet all the time, without realizing it. A computer scientist and a lawyer show that research into safeguarding privacy can go hand in hand with asserting a right to privacy.
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OpinionWho owns our data?, Beat Rudin?
Text: Beat Rudin / We disclose data about ourselves on the internet all the time, without realizing it. A computer scientist and a lawyer show that research into safeguarding privacy can go hand in hand with asserting a right to privacy.
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ResearchWorking hours: autonomous workers are more productive
Text: Olivia Poisson / When the cat’s away, the mice will play – or so the saying goes. Despite the trend toward flexible working time, such as working from home and trust-based working time, these models are still the subject of concern at the management level. The economist Michael Beckmann challenges the idea that a lack of monitoring leads to idle employees.
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ResearchImproving early detection of psychosis
Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / A team at the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel is developing new methods for early detection of psychosis. Timely treatment can have a decisive beneficial effect on the course of the illness.
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Research
From Erasmus to JavaScript
Text: Urs Hafner / The University of Basel is positioning itself as a national center for digital editions. In doing so, it is helping to reinvent the tradition of editing established by Erasmus of Rotterdam at the bend of the Rhine river.
