20/09/2017
Superhero is worried about his alp. In a dream, he has a vision of Prof. Darstein …
Superhero saves science: Continue
11/09/2017
Two exhibitions will present the best pictures of Swiss research, one in Zurich as part of the Zurich Film Festival, the other at the Fondation Suisse in Paris.
SNSF Scientific Image Competition exhibition travels to the Zurich Film Festival and Paris: Continue
05/09/2017
According to neuro-economists, our desire always to want more is not fully explained by simple human biological determination. Anthropologists even see it as a political and social imperative. By Nic Ulmi
Growth hunger: Continue
04/09/2017
Society, politics and the economy are faced with major challenges on account of the increasing pace and global scope of change today. Horizons has been looking at the most important issues. Text: Pascale Hofmeier. Infographics: CANA atelier graphique
The biggest challenges: Continue
01/09/2017
In 1929 – the year of the crash on Wall Street – aircraft accidents killed 61 people, i.e., one death for every 1.6 million kilometres flown.
Let's not fan the flames: Continue
31/08/2017
The phrase 'sustainable economy' ought to be tautological. But it's not, in part because of problems of comprehension among different scientific disciplines. By Marcel Hänggi
Sustainability is a distant dream: Continue
28/08/2017
Ten years after the housing bubble burst, the economic sciences are still battling with reforms, says Marc Chesney. Thomas Bieger, on the other hand, insists that economists are today also taught the psychological and sociological aspects of their discipline. We've interviewed them both. Moderator: Philipp Hufschmid
The crisis-free economy that has yet to be invented: Continue
25/08/2017
Horizons goes in search of new economic theories. Economics as a science has barely changed since the real estate bubble burst. But is Homo really that oeconomicus? And how long will it take to build an economy that is truly sustainable?
Horizons magazine: the economy needs updating: Continue
24/07/2017
Whenever a study programme is listed as being in 'German' or 'French', there's still a good chance that English will be in it too. This is increasingly the case even at Bachelor level. Many universities see this simply as a fact they have to cope with. But it doesn't have to be this way. By Pascale Hofmeier
Parlez-vous English?: Continue
12/07/2017
The photos that Swiss researchers submitted to the SNSF Scientific Image Competition offer a surprising, nuanced picture of science. They prompt astonishment, they inspire and they tell stories. The image editor for Horizons, Valérie Chételat, has chosen her own favourites from among them, independent of the jury's decision.
Snapshots of research: Continue