9 Best Articles in 2022
The Guardian
Why we should learn German
The Guardian
7 min read · From 2017 · To help make the European debate decent and civilised, it is now more important than ever to value the skills of the linguist
Reader View · Shared by 108, including William Gibson, Nils Hitze, Lynne Murphy, Alex Selby-Boothroyd, George M 🇪🇺, Tauno, Oliver Gassner / @oliverg@mastodon.social, Marcus Schwarze 🚀, Clemens M. Schuster, Felix M, Esther Schindler, Wolfgang Blau, Johannes Lenz, Jeremy Cliffe, Cathy B 🌻, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
The Hacker News
German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR
The Hacker News
1 min read · Jan 31st · A German court has ruled that websites that embed fonts from Google servers violate GDPR, and must pay €100 in damages.
Reader View · Shared by 85, including Nils Hitze, Judith Lewis
Fast Company
This simple but powerful analog method will rocket your productivity
Fast Company
6 min read · 2020-08-02 · A German author of more than 70 books and 400 academic articles got so much done because of his pioneering system called Zettelkasten.
Reader View · Shared by 320, including Bernhard Huessy, Katja Evertz, Ⓓarío Macchi, Sagun Shrestha, Deb Lee, Rich, David Garner, Oscar MacDonald, Nrupal Akolkar, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Bill Johnston, rohit
medium.com
The German Artificial Intelligence Landscape
medium.com
5 min read · From 2017 · As a Venture Capital firm for Artificial Intelligence we follow the growing AI market closely. For the German AI Landscape Map, we created…
Reader View · Shared by 69, including Charlie Oliver, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Antonio García, Klaus Eck, Leslie D, Thomas Power, Michael Schär, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, DON’T PANIC, Chung Chen, Kris Fannin, Thomas Pleil, Benoit Curdy, Veronika Lampion
The Verge
How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world
The Verge
~14 min read · From 2017 · Igor Schwarzmann is the German co-founder of Third Wave, a strategy consultancy based in Berlin that works with small-scale industrial manufacturers. The company’s clients range across Europe, the...
Reader View · Shared by 262, including Leslie D, Axelle Tout 🍝, Alexia Bonatsos, Charlie O'Keefe, Kyle Chayka, Jakub Albert Ferenc, Gian Klain, Thomas Euler, Dominic Grzbielok, Mathew Ingram, Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Taylor Pearson, Veronika Lampion, 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙤 𝙇𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖, Auf der Isar gibt es keine Matrosen, nur Flößer., Stowe Boyd, Nils Hitze, David Thair, Luis Roig, Tillmann Allmer
The New York Times
The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind the Leading Vaccine to Solve Covid-19
The New York Times
10 min read · 2020-11-10 · The German company BioNTech, founded by two scientists, has teamed up with Pfizer on a vaccine that was found to be more than 90 percent effective.
Reader View · Shared by 254, including Alberto Nardelli, Josh Felser, Max Roser, Shelly Kramer, Tiffany Shlain, Jeffrey Flier, Sam Maule, Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна, Eghosa Omoigui, Emily Riehl, Julia Belluz, Eric Topol, Patrick Collison, Carlos del Rio, Anand Sanwal, Juan Cole, Dean Baker, Bilal Zuberi, Wolfgang Blau, Carl Zimmer
Aeon+Psyche
Amalia Holst, and how the German Enlightenment failed women
Aeon+Psyche
~13 min read · 2021-09-13 · Brilliant and fierce, the philosopher and educator Amalia Holst demonstrated how the German Enlightenment failed women
Reader View · Shared by 64, including Guy Longworth, Anita Leirfall, Larry G. Maguire 🇺🇦, Dr Rani Lill Anjum ☮️🌍, Nigel Warburton 🧡 #RejoinEU 🇺🇦
Nautilus Magazine
Plants Feel Pain and Might Even See
Nautilus Magazine
10 min read · 2021-07-22 · In 2018, a German newspaper asked me if I would be interested in having a conversation with the philosopher Emanuele Coccia, who had…
Reader View · Shared by 224, including Lali, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Howard Getson, John Hagel, Ceferino Díaz, Matt Walton R.TCMP, Botany One
The New York Times
A German Exception? Why the Country’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low
The New York Times
~11 min read · From 2020 · The pandemic has hit Germany hard, with more than 91,000 people infected. But the percentage of fatal cases has been remarkably low compared to those in many neighboring countries.
Reader View · Shared by 242, including Sally Kohn, Thomas Power, Denise Silber - Doctors 2.0 - VRforHealth, Max Roser, Shelly Kramer, Christopher D. Long (Крістофер Д. Лонг), Gerd Leonhard, Thomas Knuewer, Robert Lepenies, Eric Topol, Amy Cuddy, PhD, Paul Graham, Esther Schindler, Amesh Adalja, John Koetsier, Danielle 👩🏻💻, Richard Deitsch, Scott McLeod, Caitlin Rivers, PhD, Carl Zimmer
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POLITICOEurope
Putin’s useful German idiots
POLITICOEurope
5 min read · Mar 28th · Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a repudiation of a whole generation of German politicians from across the spectrum.
Reader View · Shared by 50, including Horace Dediu, Clemens M. Schuster, Sascha Venohr, David Fisman, Luisa Weiss, Björn Ognibeni
SPIEGEL ONLINE
Possible Evidence of Russian Atrocities: German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha
SPIEGEL ONLINE
3 min read · Apr 7th · DER SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from the Russian military regarding the murder of civilians in Bucha. It appears that such atrocities were part of the plan.
Reader View · Shared by 59, including Jeff Jarvis, Michael Seemann, Fabio Chiusi, Mathieu von Rohr, George Conway🇺🇦, Tactical Tech, Anne Applebaum
SPIEGEL ONLINE
Bonn-Moscow Ties: Newly Released Documents Shed Fresh Light on NATO's Eastward Expansion
SPIEGEL ONLINE
9 min read · May 3rd · In 1991, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl wanted to prevent the eastward expansion of NATO and Ukrainian independence, according to newly released files from the archive of the German Foreign Ministry.…
Reader View · Shared by 104, including Tactical Tech
euronews
How AI may help radiologists detect breast cancer earlier
euronews
2 min read · May 16th · German start-up Vara's tech may help doctors detect breast cancer earlier.
Reader View · Shared by 60
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Guardian Tech
'Anonymous' browsing data can be easily exposed, German researchers reveal
Guardian Tech
5 min read · From 2017 · Pair secured database containing 3bn URLs from 3 million German users, spread over 9m different sites
Reader View · Shared by 57, including Merkstatt, Luminous Kaleidoscope, DON’T PANIC, Thomas Pleil, jean marc manach, Dez S. Papp, Kim Dik
Guardian US
Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
Guardian US
3 min read · From 2020 · German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports
Reader View · Shared by 191, including Matthias Lampe, Cory Doctorow, Carl T. Bergstrom, Graham Brown-Martin, Ernie Smith, Liv 😷, Isabel Drost-Fromm, Yann LeCun, Nigel Warburton 🧡 #RejoinEU 🇺🇦, Grzegorz Wapiński, Adrian Roselli 🗯, Patricia Churchland, Bill George, 𝔼𝕣𝕚𝕜 ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕞𝕒𝕟 ☕🐈💻, worms cited, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Chris Heilmann, ❤️ Umair, Bjorn Larsen, Mathew Ingram
POLITICOEurope
Putin’s useful German idiots
POLITICOEurope
5 min read · Mar 28th · Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a repudiation of a whole generation of German politicians from across the spectrum.
Reader View · Shared by 50, including Horace Dediu, Clemens M. Schuster, Sascha Venohr, David Fisman, Luisa Weiss, Björn Ognibeni
The New York Times
At Axel Springer, Politico’s New Owner, Allegations of Sex, Lies and a Secret Payment
The New York Times
10 min read · 2021-10-17 · A high-flying German media giant is ahead on digital media but seems stuck in the past when it comes to the workplace and deal-making.
Reader View · Shared by 177, including Richard Gutjahr, Armin Wolf, Claudia Sommer, Frank Stratmann, hakan, Klaus Eck, Thomas Knuewer, Hunter Walker, Johannes Lenz, Katharina Borchert, Mathieu von Rohr, Dirk von Gehlen, Boas Ruh, Jeff Jarvis, Tarik Abou-Chadi, Deborah Blum, Ole Reißmann, Merkstatt, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
SPIEGEL ONLINE
Possible Evidence of Russian Atrocities: German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha
SPIEGEL ONLINE
3 min read · Apr 7th · DER SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from the Russian military regarding the murder of civilians in Bucha. It appears that such atrocities were part of the plan.
Reader View · Shared by 59, including Jeff Jarvis, Michael Seemann, Fabio Chiusi, Mathieu von Rohr, George Conway🇺🇦, Tactical Tech, Anne Applebaum
UX Collective
Applying the Panofsky method to your own design
UX Collective
10 min read · 2021-01-27 · If you are unfamiliar with the Panofsky method it comes from Erwin Panofsky, a German art historian who in 1932 looked into the study of…
Reader View · Shared by 149, including Christophe Jean, Gabriele, Shut Up and Create, Johannes Dornisch, Boris Périsset
medium.com
State of the German Startup and Venture Capital Landscape in 2016
medium.com
1 min read · From 2016 · A Frontline & Point Nine collaboration: The German startup and VC ecosystem
Reader View · Shared by 44, including Veronika Lampion, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Euler, Martin Rajcan 🇺🇦🕊, ross, Philipp Laurim, Christoph Magnussen
The New Statesman
The four thinkers who reinvented philosophy
The New Statesman
9 min read · 2020-12-11 · In 1936, writing from exile in Paris, the German-Jewish writer Walter Benjamin looked back at the storms of the recent past with clear-eyed despair. Everything had happened so quickly that it was…
Reader View · Shared by 152, including Jonathan Kogan, Coll, Miguel Angel Escotet, Dr Rani Lill Anjum ☮️🌍, Barry C Smith, Jeremy Cliffe, Anita Hill, Ceferino Díaz, Jason Stanley
The New Yorker
How a German Newspaper Became the Go-To Place for Leaks Like the Paradise Papers
The New Yorker
7 min read · From 2017 · Ten reporters at Süddeutsche Zeitung have worked in secret on the enormous, years-long effort to investigate international financial dealings.
Reader View · Shared by 156, including Thomas Power, Andrzej Jóźwik, Merkstatt, Dan Gillmor, Dominik Grolimund, Harald Ille, Helmi, Stephanie A Kowalski, Felix M, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Florian Hanke 🍎, Alexandre Haederli, henrik, Christian P. Stobbe, Nick Lüthi, Luzius Meisser
