Beyond

If you want to get to know the scientists behind the work even better, this is just the right place for you. In this section of Beyond, the researchers present books which have impacted their lives and their ways of thinking in meaningful ways. The books presented range from novels, to memoirs, to science books of all sorts. You can filter the books by genre or just scroll through the list. This is also a great way to get inspiration for your own reading!

Christian Zimpelmann

Doing Good Better

The bible, popstars and woke yoga teachers praise altruism, but how does this laudable intention become reality? This hands-on and fact-based approach help all who want to do efficiently do good - and not only talk about it.

Franziska Jundt

Homo Faber

An absolute classic. What else is there to say? Perhaps that this is the kind of literature that speaks to us all, telling the story of a man who tries to be as rational as possible and yet realizes that he is being guided by fate.

Elena Dubovitskaya

The Master and Margarita

Set in two cities, Moscow and Jerusalem, The Master and the Margarita is a devastating yet funny satire about the soviet union, a manifest for artistic freedom and a literary streak of light on the horizon for russians all over the world.

Yuliyan Mitkov

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Two systems compete in our minds: Number one is fast and emotional, number two slower and more logical. The all time bestseller "Thinking Fast and Slow" by psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains how these systems work in an intriguing way.