Media Responses
Beyond the municipal assembly: how visualisation can strengthen Swiss democracy (DE: Jenseits der Gemeindeversammlung: Wie Visualisierung die Schweizer Demokratie stärken kann)
NZZ Sustainable Switzerland has published an article about our recent publication.
Breaking the code: Multi-level learning in the Eurovision Song Contest
Dirk Helbing, togehter with Luis Amaral from Northwestern University, and with Arthur Capozzi, a member of COSS's team, analysed nearly 1,800 songs from Eurovision’s 70-year history, combining classic data collection with Spotify analyses, evaluations of lyrics, AI models and language data.
... sind wir machtlos gegen Katastrophen wie in Crans-Montana?
Unglücke verstehen: Was Sie aus Crans-Montana lernen könnenBeobachter, Birthe HomannWie weiter nach einer Tragödie?
ETH-Soziologe Dirk Helbing, 60, erforscht seit einem Vierteljahrhundert Unglücke weltweit – mit dem Ziel, die Gesellschaft ein Stück sicherer zu machen.
https://www.beobachter.ch/gesellschaft/werte/sind-wir-machtlos-gegen-tragodien-wie-in-crans-montana-897255?srsltid=AfmBOorxhbnq7JtZMZJDSyCPf2nwYnKOeWY4UttqfWSCHgQWvUqjk-wv
Breaking out of the social media echo chamber
Farah Al Toukhi from WIRED discusses work by Andrea Musso and Dirk Helbing about how to decentralize social networks and preserve minority voices.
Digi, Nano, Bio, Neuro – or why we should care more about converging technologies
Dirk Helbing discusses the importance of converging technologies in the fields of digital, nano, bio, and neuro sciences. The article explores the potential benefits and challenges of these integrated advancements.
Computersoziologe: "Wir haben Wahlmanipulationen in großem Stil"
Karin Krichmayr interviews Dirk Helbing about large-scale election manipulation. The article discusses methods and implications of such activities.
Sie sind das Ziel!
Dirk Helbing discusses the concept of individuals being targeted in the digital age. The article examines surveillance and data privacy concerns.
Zukünfte, die (Plural)
Peter Lau and Dirk Helbing discuss multiple potential futures, considering various scenarios and their implications. The article explores how different trends might shape the world.
Ist noch Platz für andere Meinungen?
In this article by Ernst Ritzi, Dirk Helbing questions whether there is still room for diverse opinions in society. The article explores the current state of free speech and public discourse.
Überwachungsstaat oder digitale Demokratie?
Dirk Helbing discusses the balance between surveillance states and digital democracy in this video. The content examines the implications of technology on privacy and governance.