Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Bacchus: I’m a Little Lost with What I Want in Life, but I’m Okay

I felt like I'd hit rock bottom, then another trap door opened, and I plunged further into despair. I had lost so many things that…

Sara Fontecha MorganMarch 28, 2025

Society Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Navigation: What We Know From Evolution and Neuroscience

When you think of the word navigation, what comes to mind? Is it the GPS on your phone that directs you to a new restaurant?…

Arya MallikMarch 24, 2025

Art Affairs Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Art Affairs: The Great Wall Walk

On the 30th March 1988, at opposite ends of The Great Wall of China, Marina Abramoviç and Ulay embarked on a 3 month journey, walking…

Sandra HernándezMarch 21, 2025

Science Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Should We Measure Our Own Intelligence?

What does intelligence really mean? Can an IQ test define your potential? The answer is far more complex than a single score.What does intelligence really…

Viktor FiskumMarch 19, 2025

Science Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Analysis Paralysis: The Burden of Choice

In this age of infinite choices, what happens when we are faced with too many decisions? The answer, in most cases, is simply nothing at…

Ritwika NairMarch 17, 2025

Camera Obscura Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Camera Obscura – Ladybird

Ladybird (2017) is a coming-of-age film about Christine “Ladybird” McPherson, a high school senior, who has a tumultuous relationship with her mother and dreams of…

Júlia TarMarch 14, 2025

Science Spiegeloog 437: Direction

The Invisible Creatures Controlling Your Mind: The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

They build the air you breathe; they shape the soil beneath your feet; they unlock the nutrients you eat; they enrich the water you drink.…

Taymara TimckeMarch 12, 2025

Athena Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Athena: A Scientific Approach to Divination

Imagine - you are visiting a medieval market and you discover a stall of tarot cards with an old, mysterious lady. Spontaneously, you decide to…

Paula BohmerMarch 10, 2025

People Spiegeloog 437: Direction

The Paradox of Progress: Looking for Little Green Men, Ignoring Big Red Flags

Technological advancement reshapes what matters in the human narrative: not just the direction of our story as a species, but also the values we choose…

Isabella HanaMarch 7, 2025

Society Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Neurotechnology: Will we Become Icarus?

With the constant progress of research in neuroscience and technology, a field that combines the two has emerged: neurotechnology. As current developments focus on helping…

Mykolas UndzenasMarch 5, 2025

Ask the Expert Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Ask the Expert: Nurture in Sexual Emotions

Mark Spiering Agneta Fischer Mark Spiering’s (Clinical Psychology) question Dear Agneta, Do you think all important gender differences in the sexual emotions are nurture? Mark…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 3, 2025

Spiegeloog 437: Direction Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: The Details

“I’ve had more than my share of magic in life, most often in the encounter with others. There is something there, and only there. I…

Milica RužićFebruary 28, 2025

Society Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Identity Formation from a Bicultural Perspective

No other period shakes things up more than adolescence, a time in our development marked by innumerable physical and psychological changes. As adolescents, we begin…

Evita EgertFebruary 26, 2025

People Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Spiegeloog 437: ‘Direction’ – Editorial

Dear readers, Over the span of a lifetime, we all tirelessly search for something - be it a person, a calling, a place in the…

Jules Kotowicz and Shriya BangFebruary 24, 2025