Archive Arts and Social Sciences 2015

Article list Arts and Social Sciences

• 08.07.2015 Sociology

  Global Nomads

  So-called transnational mobiles live in more and more places around the globe. For her research, sociologist Claudia Vorheyer has interviewed people who have made being on the move a fundamental way of life.

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• 30.03.2015 Cooperation with Japan

  Technology for Aging

  Last week researchers from Japan and Switzerland met at a workshop in Tokyo to discuss ways modern technology could facilitate healthy aging. The co-organizer of the workshop, UZH gerontologist Mike Martin, talked to us about the background to the meeting.

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• 15.01.2015 Clinical Research Priority Programs

  A Boost for Sleep Research

  A hectic lifestyle has lead to sleep problems and a chronic sleep deficit for many people. Under its Sleep and Health Clinical Research Priority Program (CRPP), the University of Zurich is seeking more effective therapies for sleep disorders and trying to gain a deeper understanding of the functions of sleep.

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• 14.01.2015 Neurosciences

  Teach Them Young

  Learning English can be child’s play for primary school kids, provided the teaching is intensive enough. Neuroscientists are now looking into how learning foreign languages affects the brain.

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• 13.01.2015 Geography

  Babies to Order

  Surrogate mothers dream of a better life, while the prospective parents dream of a happy family. But the people who profit most from this business are the lawyers and the surrogate parenting agencies.

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