⚡ Germany’s Energy – 50–70% Imports by 2030 🛢️
Germany will continue to source a large portion of its energy from abroad in the future. Studies estimate that between 50 and 70% of total energy demand will need to be imported by 2030—across all sectors: electricity, transportation, heating, and industrial processes.
This means that, despite the energy transition, Germany will remain an energy-dependent country. While the share of fossil fuels can be reduced and “greened” through renewable sources, complete self-sufficiency is unrealistic in the foreseeable future.
The key, therefore, is not “imports or domestic production,” but a smart combination of regional solutions and international partnerships. The two are not mutually exclusive—on the contrary: they complement each other.
In our Zoomposium series “Energy and Climate” (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRP2MUtBGr8xweQ7h-IpjgjSEl17Lmcqq), we are conducting an interview with Christopher Hebling that will address precisely these questions about the future.
Hebling is a physicist, has been one of the leading experts on solar and hydrogen technologies for decades, and serves as Director of International Affairs at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg—Europe’s largest solar research institute.
His work focuses on renewable energy, energy storage, the hydrogen economy, and global energy systems of the future.
His work focuses on renewable energy, energy storage, the hydrogen economy, and the global energy systems of the future.
In our conversation, we discuss, among other things:
• How can rising energy demand be reconciled with climate protection?
• What role do solar energy and hydrogen play for Germany?
• Can green hydrogen become a global energy source?
• How do we solve the energy trilemma of environmental sustainability, security of supply, and economic viability?
• Are projects like “Desertec” or “E-Fuels” viable in the long term?
The energy supply of the future will be global, technologically diverse, and politically challenging—and it will play a decisive role in shaping the economy, prosperity, and climate protection.
📺 Interview: https://youtu.be/E62Kij5i_Ck
📎Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/12/17/wasserstoff-als-loesung/
⚛️ Quantum physics – The double-slit experiment explained simply! 👍
The famous double-slit experiment is one of the most fascinating experiments in modern physics. It demonstrates something that completely contradicts our everyday understanding: particles can behave like waves.
For example, if electrons are fired through a double slit – a classic experiment in optics – an interference pattern appears on the detector, which is something we normally only see with waves.
This means that as long as we do not observe the path taken by the electron, it behaves as if it were in several places at once. Physicists refer to this as the particle not being localized.
In order for this strange behavior to become visible at all, the experiment must take place under very specific conditions: for example, in a high vacuum so that the particles are not disturbed by air molecules.
Only when the particles are sufficiently decoupled from their environment does this peculiar quantum physical nature become apparent.
In our Zoomposium, we talk to experimental physicist Prof. Dr. Gerd Ganteför about precisely such phenomena and the big questions of modern physics:
• What role does the observer play in quantum physics?
• What does the double-slit experiment tell us about the nature of reality?
• Are there perhaps aspects of reality that go beyond classical materialism?
• And are we already reaching the limits of physics here?
An exciting insight into the mysterious structure of our reality – explained in an understandable way and with a dash of scientific humor.
📎 Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/04/16/zoomposium-gerd-gantefoer/
📺 Interview: https://youtu.be/V4pUEEtFCUo
🧠🤍 Understanding psychosomatic reactions – the key to healing 🌱✨ ?
Almost everyone is familiar with this scenario: constant stress at work, conflicts with your boss – and suddenly your body reacts with stomach pain or an ulcer. We call this psychosomatic.
But the crucial question usually remains unanswered: how exactly does a psychosomatic reaction actually arise?
The core of the problem lies in the fact that the cause is mental—anger, fear, inner conflicts—while the effect is physically visible.
Despite decades of research, there is still no convincing explanation for how mental processes are “translated” into concrete physical symptoms. It is precisely at this interface that classical medical and psychological models reach their limits.
In a conversation with physicist and psychologist Walter von Lucadou, it becomes clear that a deeper understanding of psychosomatic phenomena may only be possible if we are willing to go beyond disciplinary boundaries.
Systems theory, embodiment, consciousness research, and even physical concepts such as non-causal correlations open up new perspectives on the interaction between mind and body.
Perhaps the key to healing lies not only in treating symptoms, but in a radically expanded understanding of what we mean by psyche, body, and reality in the first place.
📺 Interview: https://youtu.be/TPCADLkSBWM
📎 Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/03/12/grenzen_physik_psychologie/
🌱 Can life be explained physically—or is it just a product of chance? 🎲
Gerd Ganteför joins us at Zoomposium to discuss the limits of physics and the role of information in the universe.
From John Wheeler’s participatory universe to quantum information—an exciting look at the metaphysics of reality!
📽 Interview: https://youtu.be/V4pUEEtFCUo
📎 Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/04/16/zoomposium-gerd-gantefoer/
🌱 The emergence of the self – mind & body united 🧠 🙋
What if our self arises from the living organism and not from the separation of mind & body? 🤯
Thomas Fuchs shows how embodiment, consciousness & AI shape our sense of self.
🎥 Interview https://youtu.be/1ouxs6P3Enc
📎Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/11/20/das-verkoerperte-bewusstsein/
🌡Entropy and Life – How Thermodynamics Deceives Us 🪄
Life processes elude classical thermodynamics. We do not live in closed systems, but in open, dynamic processes far from equilibrium.
That is why entropy cannot simply be applied to life – the common models deceive us about the complexity of real systems.
In conversation with Walter von Lucadou about physics, psychology, and the limits of what can be explained.
📽 Interview: https://youtu.be/TPCADLkSBWM
📎 Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/03/12/grenzen_physik_psychologie/
Sylvia Plath Zoomposium II 2020 06 06 MASTER
én pontosan 1 óra 30 percnél kezdek, borzasztó akcentussal, mert iszonyúan izgultam.
