18–20 Sept 2025
Kiel
Europe/Berlin timezone

What theoretical physics can tell us about social interaction and politics

18 Sept 2025, 12:17
12m
Hans Geiger Hörsaal (HGS)

Hans Geiger Hörsaal (HGS)

Talk Equity, ethics, and empowerment Parallel

Description

Anne Forker has studied physics from 2002-2010 and when she left, she thought it would be a goodbye for good. She spent her week days working in IT and her weekends learning about emergency medicine, reenacting accidents and volunteering with Red Cross and the German Agency for Technical Relief as well as a local mosque. However, the Corona pandemic brought an end to the membership at the German Agency for Technical Relief. This made her think about dynamics again - and she also learned about dynamics from a psychologist's view. This year we saw in Munich a celebration of Eid ul Fitr which largely exceeded the expected number of visitors which made her think about numbers again.
The talk will show how physics can be used to describe social dynamics. We will examine current events and even talk about politics.

Primary author

Anne Forker

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