The number of scientific articles that have had to be withdrawn due to errors has increased tenfold in the last decade. A conversation with biochemist and research manager Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker about responsibility and temptation.
Fraud scandals shake the credibility of science. The perpetrators are driven by personal motives such as the craving for recognition or greed for success. But the real reasons for fraud and manipulation are embedded in the system.
Coffee expert Professor Dr Chahan Yeretzian can produce twelve words to describe the flavour of coffee. He knows everything there is to know about roasting, the appearance of coffee beans and the ideal pressure. Because coffee, the pleasure-seeking society’s drug of choice, has long since become a science.
Professor Dr Bernhard Schölkopf, an expert in artificial intelligence, teaches robots to learn and impresses both the business and the science world. He is a pioneer of the so-called core methods, building the foundations for the use of robots or for autonomous driving.
Her future had been decided for her: the man she was supposed to marry, her role as a housewife, a life dictated by the rules of her caste. But then Geetha Thangavelu discovered her love of mathematics and everything changed. The story of a career swimming against the tide and against all expectations.
