{:de}The Orient is much-loaded term - geographically and historically. Our present picture of those countries usually associated with the Orient is strongly influenced by the depiction of it as it […]
{:de}{:de} In all but the most repressive of dictatorships, ordinary people now have near universal and unrestricted access to knowledge. When we were young we turned to newspapers and TV […]
{:de}It feels like AI is everywhere right now, it’s certainly one of the latest buzzwords in the news, but do we really understand what it is, or how it differs […]
{:de}Football unites Unter diesem Titel wird der Fußballexperte Ralf Bockstedte, Spielerberater und Olympiabotschafter und zugleich Mitglied im Rat der Stadt Essen wie auch unserer Gesellschaft, einen Vortrag halten, der die […]
{:de}“No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” So said Aneurin Bevan, the ‘fiery’ but eloquent Welsh Labour […]
{:de}The labour movement is beyond doubt one of the most consequential (and, indeed, beneficial) developments in social and economic history. Viscerally linked to the Industrial Revolution, it has also been […]
{:de}The earliest twinships between cities in the Ruhr area and Northern England date from the post-war era. Bochum was twinned with Sheffield, Dortmund with Leeds and Essen with Sunderland. In […]
{:de}It sounds a bit weird, but did you know that James Bond, the famous British spy was “officially” born in Wattenscheid, Germany? You may ask why? Is there any proof? […]