[Translate to Englisch:] Ein Raum im GameLab der Universität Konstanz, der mit zehn von der Decke hängenden Kameras ausgestattet ist. Die Fenster sind verdunkelt. Eine Seitenwand ist durch schwere, schwarze Vorhänge verdeckt.

Taking on new perspectives

What possibilities does a new research setup offer? This is often not foreseeable in advance and the full range of applications only becomes apparent while the system is being used. A new 3D recording studio has just been created in the GameLab at the University of Konstanz. Here, social interactions between people can be analyzed – from any perspective and even in virtual reality.

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Fellowship at the IAS

The Konstanz mathematician Mateusz Michalek was awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) for the 2024–25 academic year.

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One person is wearing a beekeeper's helmet. Two people are sitting and waiting for him and the bees he carries.

Waggle dance mysteries

How do bees navigate when the directions in the waggle dances by other bees are fuzzy? Dive into the intriguing research on bee behaviour, which occurs on the campus at the University Konstanz, to find out this research question.

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A woman in a light beige coat wears VR glasses

Press release from the pen of an AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in the modern working world. But how widespread is AI actually in German companies, and how do employees view this development? Are they rather worried or optimistic? These questions are examined in a new policy paper from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz. Inspired by the topic of the paper, this press release was written with the help of AI.

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A hall in which a large round screen is set up on which 15 video installations are shown.

Exhibition: More than human worlds of perception

How do animals perceive the world? The exhibition by media artists Kristin Jakubek and Leon Brandt questions our human-centric view of the world and will be on display in the Bürgersaal Konstanz from 6-8 September 2024. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz supported the creation of the artwork with scientific research findings and will engage in a public exchange with the artists in a panel discussion on 6 September 2024 at 6 pm.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Ein Baumstamm wächst um und in einen Zaun

People and the planet: a story with an uncertain outcome

Public podium discussion on the future of the Anthropocene on 5 September 2024 at 18:00 in the "Kulturzentrum am Münster" in Konstanz. Interested members of the public are welcome to join this event with Krisha Kops, Kirsten Mahlke and Achim Landwehr. Admission is free.

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