Offers for researchers

We all know what it’s like when the penny suddenly drops. Animals too experience such moments of insight. They could prove useful for research, according to Ekrem Dere.

Rocks undergo changes over millions of years. Yet it is possible to extract information from them about the climate at the time of their formation.

When water is split electrolytically, the result is typically hydrogen – and useless oxygen. Instead of oxygen, you can also produce a useful product. If you know how.

Wanja Wiese explores which conditions must be met for consciousness to exist. At least one of them can’t be found in a computer.

Pain is learned faster and in a more lasting way than other things. Although that makes sense from an evolutionary perspective, for people with chronic pain, it’s a problem.