Matthias Kohring is a professor of media and communication studies at the University of Mannheim. His research focuses on science communication and public trust in the media and in science. In this interview, he explains how trust in science has declined and the risks that come with growing skepticism.
The three-year “RettungsNetz-5G” project aimed to improve emergency stroke care using 5G technology and AI algorithms. In November 2024, the innovative project—supported by the Institute for Enterprise Systems (InES) at the University of Mannheim—was successfully completed.
The federal government wants to ease the burden on the German economy with numerous new laws. According to the latest results of the German Business Panel (GBP), however, companies in Germany are cautious about the effects of the Fourth Bureaucracy Reduction Act (Viertes Bürokratieentlastungsgesetz (BEG IV)).
In their first policy brief “Taking the Pulse of the Country,” University of Mannheim professors Dr. Oliver Spalt and Dr. Richard Traunmüller set out to examine the level of approval and respect people in Germany experience from politicians, within society, and at work. The political realm reveals the biggest discrepancy between expectations and reality, a phenomenon that is also known as the “dignity gap.”
How can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to make comprehensible medical decisions? The new project LAVA at the University of Mannheim, which has received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), will analyze this question.
Black people in the USA are disadvantaged in terms of access to relevant professional networks compared to White Americans. However, those who are already part of a professional network enjoy the same benefits. Lunch dates with randomly selected persons help to break up entrenched structures in companies.
The current issue of the “MZES Focus” series, published by the Mannheim Center for European Social Research (MZES), is dedicated to attitudes towards political conversations – both in general and in the case of differences in opinion.
The foundational skills of adults in Germany are above the international average and have remained stable since 2013, according to the latest PIAAC study by the OECD.
Artificial intelligence is changing medicine. However, progress in biomedical AI research is unevenly distributed across the globe, a new study shows. This might hinder equitable access to health care in some regions of the world.
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