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On the value and the future of reading
Are reading skills actually declining? Or are such complaints really disapproval of what is read and how? An interview about attention and reading choices.
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Reliable AI: “If AI is to make decisions, it needs context and causality”
LMU statistician Christoph Kern on algorithms in sensitive fields of application.
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“Extreme speech and hate hide in everyday chats”
How does hate find its way into birthday greetings and family chats? Media anthropologist Sahana Udupa explores the dark side of messaging apps.
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Apply now for the winter semester: Your dream degree program is waiting!
LMU offers extensive information on how to apply for a study place. The application deadline for international students is 15 July.
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DFG funding for three LMU researchers
Neonatologist Vincent Gaertner, molecular biologist Marta Russo, and psychologist Alexander Soutschek receive funding from the Emmy Noether and Heisenberg programs.
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Amino acids as catalysts in the emergence of RNA
Amino acids helped build RNA at the dawn of life, shows the laboratory of LMU Professor Dieter Braun in a new study.
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Multimedia
LMU's University Library over the course of time
500 years of change: How the university library today is a place of learning, a cultural asset and a meeting place all in one.
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Studying abroad – a boundless adventure
How studying and internships abroad can change and enrich your life: Multimedia story with experience reports and tips.
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Cultural Heritage: „We’re making time visible“
Drones over Heloros: Nicola Lercari investigates historical sites with state-of-the-art remote sensing methods.
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Working the land to save the climate
Reforestation and a new approach to land management will play a crucial role in efforts to mitigate climate change.
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Viruses: the invisible danger from the wilds
Monkeypox, COVID-19, Ebola: viruses that jump from animals to humans can cause pandemics. LMU scientists are studying the tricks of the pathogens and developing suitable vaccines.
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Origin of life: Molecular gastronomy
What was the recipe for the "Ursuppe" from which life emerged? The early steps in the evolution of life some four billion years ago.
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