@misc{KampeZimmermannHornConradetal.2020,
  author    = {Kampe, Heike and Zimmermann, Matthias and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Scholz, Jana and Pchalek, Magda and Szameitat, Ulrike and Engel, Silke and Eckardt, Barbara},
  title     = {Portal = Bio{\"o}konomie},
  number    = {1/2020},
  organization    = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit},
  issn      = {1618-6893},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-46810},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-468105},
  pages     = {58},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Ein bisschen sperrig ist es schon, dieses Wort: Bio{\"o}konomie. Noch ist es vielleicht nicht in aller Munde, aber das k{\"o}nnte sich dieses Jahr {\"a}ndern. Immerhin ist es das Thema des Wissenschaftsjahres 2020. Und selbst wenn „Bio{\"o}konomie" dem einen oder anderen schwer {\"u}ber die Lippen geht - sie umgibt uns bereits. Das l{\"a}sst sich auch an den zahlreichen Projekten erkennen, die sich an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam mit der nachhaltigen Nutzung nachwachsender Ressourcen besch{\"a}ftigen. In dieser Ausgabe des Unimagazins Portal stellen wir Ihnen Menschen vor, die Bausteine erarbeiten f{\"u}r eine moderne, biobasierte Wirtschaft, die biologische Materialien, Pflanzen, Tiere und Mikroorganismen umweltschonend und effizient nutzt. Eine brandenburgische Initiative zum Beispiel bringt Landwirte und Lehrer, Vertreter aus Verwaltung, Einzelhandel oder Umweltorganisationen zur bio{\"o}konomischen Wende ins Gespr{\"a}ch. Eine Informatikerin und eine Agrarwissenschaftlerin erkl{\"a}ren, was die Digitalisierung in der Landwirtschaft leisten kann, und wir erfahren, wie die Universit{\"a}t weiter Treibhausgase einsparen wird. Ern{\"a}hrungswissenschaftler kultivieren Algen und Salzpflanzen, um unseren Gaumen an ver{\"a}nderte (land-)wirtschaftliche Bedingungen zu gew{\"o}hnen. Ob schon Alexander von Humboldt die Welt durch die Bio{\"o}konomie- Brille gesehen hat? Wie entwickeln Chemiker abbaubare Polymere? Und wie k{\"o}nnen Heilpflanzen Tropenkrankheiten bek{\"a}mpfen? All dies in unserer Titelgeschichte. Wie immer haben wir uns auch auf dem Campus umgesehen und und dabei interessante Geschichten aufgesp{\"u}rt. Wie studiert es sich eigentlich mit Mitte 60 - und wie ist es, als Sch{\"u}ler Uni-Luft zu schnuppern? Sie erfahren, wer außer Studierenden und Besch{\"a}ftigten noch in den Hallen des Hochschulsports boxt und warum es so wichtig ist, sich f{\"u}r die Belange ausl{\"a}ndischer Studierender einzusetzen. Botaniker zeigen uns die Flora Sansibars und zwei junge G{\"a}rtner nehmen uns mit in die Potsdamer Pflanzenwelt; wir erfahren, warum botanisches Wissen gar nicht altmodisch ist und Ernten auch Studierenden Spaß macht. Ein Spitzensportler mit Aussichten auf Olympia erkl{\"a}rt, warum f{\"u}nf Sportarten besser sind als eine. Wir haben uns {\"u}ber die Gender Studies informiert und {\"u}ber neue Lernroboter an Schulen. Lesen Sie, wie die Universit{\"a}tsschule aussehen kann und ob der Amerikanische Traum wahr geworden ist! Ob Vitamin C in der Krebstherapie eingesetzt werden k{\"o}nnte, warum sich ein Besuch in deutschen Geoparks lohnt und wie sich Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland entwickelt - wir haben uns schlau gemacht. 15 unverbl{\"u}mte Fragen hat uns ein Ern{\"a}hrungswissenschaftler beantwortet. Und wir wollten noch mehr wissen: Wie das Wetter eigentlich bei Shakespeare ist, warum das Lehramt der tollste Beruf der Welt ist, wie die Potsdamer Konferenz die Welt ver{\"a}nderte und welche optischen Sch{\"a}tze sich im Fotoarchiv der Uni Potsdam verbergen. Zuletzt erfreuen Sie sich doch an einigen verbalen Sch{\"a}tzen, die hier und da an der Universit{\"a}t gehoben werden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{MangelsdorfHornConradBagdahnetal.2011,
  author    = {Mangelsdorf, Birgit and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Bagdahn, Christian and Schmidt, Bernd and Eckardt, Barbara and G{\"o}rlich, Petra and Peter, Andreas and P{\"o}sl, Thomas and Nestler, Ralf and Zimmermann, Matthias},
  title     = {Portal = Wenn die Chemie stimmt: L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r heute und morgen},
  series = {Das Potsdamer Universit{\"a}tsmagazin},
  journal   = {Das Potsdamer Universit{\"a}tsmagazin},
  number    = {03/2011},
  organization    = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit},
  issn      = {1618-6893},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-45981},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-459810},
  pages     = {43},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Aus dem Inhalt: - Wenn die Chemie stimmt: L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r heute und morgen - Das Kreuz mit dem Kreuz - „Das verr{\"u}ckteste Jahr unseres Lebens"},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{CornelTrilckeWinkleretal.2019,
  author    = {Cornel, Hajo and Trilcke, Peer and Winkler, Kurt and Zimmermann, Matthias and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Engel, Silke and Szameitat, Ulrike and Krafzik, Carolin and Kampe, Heike and G{\"o}rlich, Petra and Eckardt, Barbara and Eccard, Jana},
  title     = {Portal = Theodor Fontane: Zum 200. Geburtstag},
  number    = {01/2019},
  organization    = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit},
  issn      = {1618-6893},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44352},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-443528},
  pages     = {42},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Aus dem Inhalt: - Theodor Fontane: Zum 200. Geburtstag - Licht an! - Durch Nacht und Eis},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{SchmidtEckardtMarszałeketal.2014,
  author    = {Schmidt, Anna and Eckardt, Barbara and Marszałek, Magdalena and G{\"o}rlich, Petra and Bieber, Sabine and Kampe, Heike and J{\"a}ger, Sophie and Horn-Conrad, Antje and G{\"u}nther, Oliver and Seckler, Robert and Sepp{\"a}, Silvana and Guske, Katja and Szameitat, Ulrike and Bezzenberger, Tilman and S{\"u}tterlin, Sabine and Weller, Nina and Klauke, Lars},
  title     = {Portal = Sommer an der Uni: Leere H{\"o}rs{\"a}le? Volle Terminkalender!},
  number    = {03/2014},
  organization    = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44302},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-443021},
  pages     = {42},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Aus dem Inhalt: - Sommer an der Uni: Leere H{\"o}rs{\"a}le? Volle Terminkalender! - St{\"a}rken st{\"a}rken - Unter Stress},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{GuentherWellerJaegeretal.2014,
  author    = {G{\"u}nther, Oliver and Weller, Nina and J{\"a}ger, Sophie and Grabsch, Gabriele and Eckardt, Barbara and S{\"u}tterlin, Sabine and Kampe, Heike and Szameitat, Ulrike and Lange, Ruth and Zimmermann, Matthias and Horn-Conrad, Antje},
  title     = {Portal = Investition in die Zukunft: Forschung f{\"u}r die digitale Gesellschaft},
  number    = {01/2014},
  organization    = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit},
  issn      = {1618-6893},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44271},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-442712},
  pages     = {42},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Aus dem Inhalt: - Investition in die Zukunft: Forschung f{\"u}r die digitale Gesellschaft - Doppelt stark - Eine f{\"u}r alles},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{KampeHornConradZimmermannetal.2019,
  author    = {Kampe, Heike and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Zimmermann, Matthias and Scholz, Jana and G{\"o}rlich, Petra and Eckardt, Barbara and Krafzik, Carolin},
  title     = {Portal Wissen = Data},
  number    = {02/2019},
  editor    = {Engel, Silke and Zimmermann, Matthias},
  organization    = {University of Potsdam, Press and Public Relations Department},
  issn      = {2198-9974},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44257},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-442574},
  pages     = {54},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Data assimilation? Stop! Don't be afraid, please, come closer! No tongue twister, no rocket science. Or is it? Let's see. It is a matter of fact, however, that data assimilation has been around for a long time and (almost) everywhere. But only in the age of supercomputers has it assumed amazing proportions. Everyone knows data. Assimilation, however, is a difficult term for something that happens around us all the time: adaptation. Nature in particular has demonstrated to us for millions of years how evolutionary adaptation works. From unicellular organisms to primates, from algae to sequoias, from dinosaurs ... Anyone who cannot adapt will quickly not fit in anymore. We of course have also learned to adapt in new situations and act accordingly. When we want to cross the street, we have a plan of how to do this: go to the curb, look left and right, and only cross the street if there's no car (coming). If we do all this and adapt our plan to the traffic we see, we will not just safely cross the street, but we will also have successfully practiced data assimilation. Of course, that sounds different when researchers try to explain how data assimilation helps them. Meteorologists, for example, have been working with data assimilation for years. The German Weather Service writes, "In numerical weather prediction, data assimilation is the approximation of a model run to the actual development of the atmosphere as described by existing observations." What it means is that a weather forecast is only accurate if the model which is used for its calculation is repeatedly updated, i.e. assimilated, with new measurement data. In 2017 an entire Collaborative Research Center was established at the University of Potsdam, CRC 1294, to deal with the mathematical basics of data assimilation. For Portal Wissen, we asked the mathematicians and speakers of the CRC Prof. Sebastian Reich and Prof. Wilhelm Huisinga how exactly data assimilation works and in which areas of research they can be used profitably in the future. We have looked at two projects at the CRC itself: the analysis of eye movements and the research on space weather. In addition, the current issue is full of research projects that revolve around data in very different ways. Atmospheric physicist Markus Rex throws a glance at the spectacular MOSAiC expedition. Starting in September 2019, the German research icebreaker "Polarstern" will drift through the Arctic Ocean for a year and collect numerous data on ice, ocean, biosphere, and atmosphere. In the project "TraceAge", nutritionists will use the data from thousands of subjects who participated in a long-term study to find out more about the function of trace elements in our body. Computer scientists have developed a method to filter relevant information from the flood of data on the worldwide web so as to enable visually impaired to surf the Internet more easily. And a geophysicist is working on developing an early warning system for volcanic eruptions from seemingly inconspicuous seismic data. Not least, this issue deals with the fascination of fire and ice, the possibilities that digitization offers for administration, and the question of how to inspire children for sports and exercise. We hope you enjoy reading - and if you send us some of your reading experience, we will assimilate it into our next issue. Promised!},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ZimmermannHornConradKampeetal.2020,
  author    = {Zimmermann, Matthias and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Kampe, Heike and Scholz, Jana and Engel, Silke and Eckardt, Barbara and Krafzik, Carolin and Schneider, Simon and Schumacher, Juliane},
  title     = {Portal Wissen = Energie},
  number    = {01/2020},
  organization    = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit},
  issn      = {2194-4237},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44252},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-442521},
  pages     = {98},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Energie hat etwas. Nat{\"u}rlich - so die n{\"u}chterne Definition in jedem Sch{\"u}lerlexikon - „die F{\"a}higkeit, mechanische Arbeit zu verrichten, W{\"a}rme abzugeben oder Licht auszustrahlen". Auf diese Weise begleitet sie uns, oft unerkannt, den lieben langen Tag: Aus dem Bett wuchten, die Heizung aufdrehen, das Licht anmachen, heiß duschen, anziehen, Kaffee kochen, fr{\"u}hst{\"u}cken - noch bevor wir das Haus verlassen, haben wir reichlich Energie freigesetzt, umgewandelt, zugef{\"u}hrt und getankt. Und dabei haben wir noch nicht einmal selbst gearbeitet, jedenfalls im herk{\"o}mmlichen Sinn. Aber Energie ist nicht nur eine physikalische Gr{\"o}ße, die aufgrund ihrer Allgegenwart in jeder naturwissenschaftlichen Disziplin - wie Biologie und Chemie, aber auch so ziemlich alle technischen Felder - eine zentrale Rolle spielt. Vielmehr ist sie ebenso nicht wegzudenken, wenn es darum geht, wie wir unsere Welt und unser Wirken in ihr verstehen und beschreiben. Und zwar nicht erst seit heute. Eine Kostprobe gef{\"a}llig? Der griechische Philosoph Aristoteles war der Erste, der von en{\´e}rgeia sprach, f{\"u}r ihn eher unphysikalisch eine lebendige „Wirklichkeit und Wirksamkeit" - das, was das M{\"o}gliche real werden l{\"a}sst. Rund 2100 Jahre sp{\"a}ter erkl{\"a}rte sie der ungekr{\"o}nte K{\"o}nig der deutschen Literatur Johann Wolfgang von Goethe zum humanistischen Wesenskern: „Was k{\"o}nnen wir denn unser Eigenes nennen als die Energie, die Kraft, das Wollen!" Und f{\"u}r seinen Zeitgenossen Wilhelm von Humboldt war „Energie die erste und einzige Tugend des Menschen". Auch wenn die Physik mit ihrem Aufstieg zur Leitwissenschaft im 19. Jahrhundert auch den Energiebegriff zu dominieren begann, blieb dieser doch in vielen Gebieten zu Hause. Grund genug f{\"u}r uns, einmal zu schauen, wo es an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam energetisch zugeht. Wir wurden in verschiedensten Disziplinen f{\"u}ndig: W{\"a}hrend die iranische Physikerin Safa Shoaee erforscht, wie sich mit organischen Materialien die Solarzellen der Zukunft herstellen lassen, nimmt der schwedische Umweltwissenschaftler Johan Lilliestam die verschiedenen Dimensionen der Energiewende in den Fokus, um zu kl{\"a}ren, wovon ihr Gelingen abh{\"a}ngt. Die Slavistin Susanne Str{\"a}tling wiederum l{\"a}sst auf der Suche nach einer komplexen Begriffsgeschichte s{\"a}mtliche Disziplingrenzen hinter sich und versucht zu ergr{\"u}nden, warum die Energie uns heute mehr denn je elektrisiert. Und dem Physiker Markus G{\"u}hr gelingt es, mithilfe von ultrakurzen Lichtblitzen zu untersuchen, wie sich Molek{\"u}le unter Lichteinfluss ver{\"a}ndern und dabei Energie umwandeln. Freilich haben wir genug Energie, um neben dem Titelthema auch Einblicke in die Vielfalt der Forschung an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam zusammenzutragen. So erkl{\"a}rt ein Kognitionswissenschaftler, warum unser Hirn Musik und Sprache gleichermaßen nach ihrem Rhythmus verarbeitet, und ein Materialforscher zeigt, wie Bakterien k{\"u}nftig unter richtiger Anleitung biologisch abbaubares Plastik produzieren. Sozialwissenschaftler untersuchen, ob es der Bundeswehr gelingt, echte Gleichstellung f{\"u}r wirklich alle zu schaffen, w{\"a}hrend Umweltwissenschaftler eine Methode entwickeln, bei der sich mithilfe von Teilchen aus dem All die Bodenfeuchte messen l{\"a}sst. Ein Psychologe erforscht den Zusammenhang zwischen Emotionen und Ged{\"a}chtnis und Bildungswissenschaftler bringen eine Studie zu Hate Speech in Schulen auf den Weg. Außerdem stellen wir mit einer Pal{\"a}oklimatologin und einer Astrophysikerin zwei der insgesamt zw{\"o}lf Forschenden des neuen Postdoc-Programms der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam vor. Gin ohne Akohol, Sprachforschung mit Ultraschall, Drohnen im Einsatz der Wissenschaft, Rechtswissenschaft im Dienste der Menschenrechte und vieles mehr finden sich in dieser Ausgabe. Wir haben keine Energien gescheut!},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{ZimmermannScholzEckardtetal.2018,
  author    = {Zimmermann, Matthias and Scholz, Jana and Eckardt, Barbara and Kampe, Heike and G{\"o}rlich, Petra and Horn-Conrad, Antje},
  title     = {Portal Wissen = Language},
  number    = {01/2018},
  organization    = {University of Potsdam, Press and Public Relations Department},
  issn      = {2198-9974},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44166},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-441666},
  pages     = {53},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Language is perhaps the most universal tool of human beings. It enables us to express ourselves, to communicate and understand, to help and get help, to create and share togetherness. However, that does not completely capture the value of language. "Language belongs to the character of man," said the English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon. If you believe the poet Johann Gottfried von Herder, a human is "only a human through language". Ultimately, this means that we live in our world not with, but in, language. We not only describe our reality by means of language, but language is the device through which we open up the world in the first place. It is always there and shapes and influences us and the way we perceive, analyze, describe and ultimately determine everything around us. Since it is so deeply connected with human nature, it is hardly surprising that our language has always been in the center of academic research - and not only in those fields that bear the name linguistics. Philosophy and media studies, neurology and psychology, computer science and semiotics - all of them are based on linguistic structures and their premises and possibilities. Since July 2017, a scientific network at the University of Potsdam has been working on exactly this interface: the Collaborative Research Center "Limits of Variability in Language" (SFB 1287), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Linguists, computer scientists, psychologists, and neurologists examine where language is or is not flexible. They hope to find out more about individual languages and their connections. In this issue of Portal Wissen, we asked SFB spokeswoman Isabell Wartenburger and deputy spokesman Malte Zimmermann to talk about language, its variability and limits, and how they investigate these aspects. We also look over the shoulders of two researchers who are working on sub-projects: Germanist Heike Wiese and her team examine whether the pandemonium of the many different languages spoken at a weekly market in Berlin is creating a new language with its own rules. Linguist Doreen Georgi embarks on a typological journey around the world comparing about 30 languages to find out if they have common limits. We also want to introduce other research projects at the University of Potsdam and the people behind them. We talk to biologists about biodiversity and ecological dynamics, and the founders of the startup "visionYOU" explain how entrepreneurship can be combined with social responsibility. Other discussions center round the effective production of antibodies and the question of whether the continued use of smartphones will eventually make us speechless. But do not worry: we did not run out of words - the magazine is full of them! Enjoy your reading! The Editors},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{KampeZimmermannHornConradetal.2017,
  author    = {Kampe, Heike and Zimmermann, Matthias and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Scholz, Jana and Eckardt, Barbara},
  title     = {Portal Wissen = Earth},
  number    = {02/2017},
  organization    = {University of Potsdam, Press and Public Relations Department},
  issn      = {2198-9974},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44165},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-441652},
  pages     = {53},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Earth's surface is constantly changing. It is the synergetic overlap between the geosphere, biosphere, and climatic sphere and influences the development of our planet. It is our habitat and plays a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of humanity. Many aspects of this system as a whole, however, are not yet understood. This needs to change immediately because there is not much time left for the Earth - or for us. Photographer and filmmaker Yann Arthus- Bertrand warned in 2009, "In less than 200 years we have disturbed the balance of the Earth that has been created in over four billion years." Potsdam and Berlin geoscientists, biologists, and climatologists have now joined forces*: They are investigating processes of the Earth's surface in order to better understand them on various spatial and time scales and to predict how our living environment will develop. In this issue of the research magazine "Portal Wissen", we present some of the research projects as well as the researchers who drive them. We followed researchers to Ethiopia - to the "cradle of humankind" - where elaborate drilling is offering a glimpse into climate history. Analyses of the several-hundred-thousand- year old deposits provide insights not only for geological and climate researchers. Biologists were able to reconstruct how entire ecosystems developed over long periods using state-of-the-art genetic analysis. A geomicrobiologist shows us the vast insight you get when you cross disciplinary boundaries. His research is no longer taking place on and in the earth but even in outer space. The young researchers of the research training group StRatGy cut large boulders from the Argentinean Andes into the thinnest of slices in order to understand how the mountains developed. And a data analysis expert explains why it is not enough to collect and feed a lot of data into a computer; they also have to be made readable using the right analytic tools. "The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for," wrote Ernest Hemingway. This is exactly what researchers are doing when they look for solutions to prevent humanity from irreversibly damaging the Earth. We met a researcher who is working with colleagues throughout Europe to learn more about trace elements and using plants as pollutant "vacuum cleaners". And it was explained to us how satellite images taken from afar are revolutionizing nature conservation. The diversity of research at the University of Potsdam should not be forgotten. We followed administrative scientists on the trail of successful reforms around the world and we looked at how reading can be more successful. We asked what supplementary extracurricular lessons can offer (or not offer) and looked into the networked classroom of the future. Germanists also revealed their Brandenburg linguistic treasures to us, psychologists showed us their experiments, and a historian explained to us why the MfS - the GDR state security ministry - were active as development workers. Last but not least, we visited a chemist in the lab, were introduced to the language of climate images, and listened to a romance philologist who researches with all her senses. Enjoy your read! The Editors},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{KampeZimmermannScholzetal.2017,
  author    = {Kampe, Heike and Zimmermann, Matthias and Scholz, Jana and G{\"o}rlich, Petra and Eckardt, Barbara},
  title     = {Portal Wissen = rich},
  number    = {01/2017},
  organization    = {University of Potsdam, Press and Public Relations Department},
  issn      = {2198-9974},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-44164},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-441642},
  pages     = {58},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The current Issue of Portal Wissen is entitled "reich", a German word with several meanings. Both an adjective and a noun, it can be translated as rich, wealthy, and abundant, or realm, empire, and kingdom. It is also part of words like Reichtum (wealth, fortune), Reichweite (reach, scope), lehrreich (informative, instructive) and ruhmreich (glorious, renowned*). Realms - a complex subject. While the worldly empires of mankind come and go, even if they often claim the opposite, and the eternal existence of the kingdom of heaven has not been credibly proven, another and much older realm has an almost inexhaustible wealth - the animal and plant kingdom. Speaking of wealth: Some people are rich and want to stay rich at any price. Others still want to become rich and are looking for a path to wealth - some for the fastest, some for the easiest, and some for the perfect path. There are even people who want to leave nothing to chance and use a scientific approach, for example the American author Wallace D. Wattles, who published the book The Science of Getting Rich in 1903. His essay was intended for "for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterward." He was so convinced of his work that he even offered a guarantee of success. Anyone who followed his manual would "undoubtedly become rich because the science that is used here is an exact science, and failure is impossible." Wattles has been almost forgotten, but the secret of wealth - at least financial wealth - seems anything but deciphered. Some have got it, others want it. There are worlds in between - as well as envy, prejudices and ignorance. More than enough reason for us to look again at Wallace D. Wattles and his self-confidently presented alleged relationship between wealth and science, and to say: Yes! Of course, science makes us rich, but primarily rich in perception, experience and - in knowledge. Science in itself is not glorious but instructive. The great thing is: All can equally benefit from the wealth created by science at the same time. Nobody has to get rich at the expense of others, on the contrary: You can often achieve much more together with others. Everything else comes (almost) by itself. "Those who acquire knowledge are richly rewarded by God," is the religiously informed praise of sciences by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The current issue of the Portal Wissen, however, focuses on facts, which is admittedly not in style at the moment. We therefore invite you to a tour of the University of Potsdam and its partners. It is about studies on the rich biodiversity of porpoises and lab mice. We present a historian who studies rich church treasures and talk with an education researcher about the secret of financial wealth. German philologists explain the rich language of literary criticism in the era of Enlightenment, and we follow a geo-scientist into the mountains where he moved large boulders to find the right stones. It is also about the cities of tomorrow, which have many high-rise buildings but are still (rich in) green, abundant water from once-in-acentury flash floods, and insects as an alternative to a rich diet of tomorrow. We take you to the border area of two disciplines where law and philosophy work hand in hand, talk with two literary scholars who are studying the astounding reach of the Schlager phenomenon of traditional German-language pop music, and learn from a sustainability researcher how to work together to achieve long-term solutions for pressing global problems. We wish you a pleasant read! The Editors},
  language  = {en}
}