Ausgabe 23/2026

And What If Life Came from the Stars?

A conversation with Ernst Zürcher, the researcher who demonstrated the moon’s influence on trees. Interview by Louis Defèche.

Ernst Zürcher und Louis Defèche · 17 June 2026 · 18 min

Well-being Instead of Well-off

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, has released its 2026 report on child well-being. Germany is in 25th place out of the 37 countries evaluated. How is that possible?

Philipp Reubke · 17 June 2026 · 4 min

Working with the Intelligence of Life

Every time we go online, AI is there. Whether we want it to or not, AI is becoming part of our everyday lives. In many cases, it is incredibly convenient—the machine knows! In other situations, it’s enormously unsettling—how can a machine know that? And then there’s the question: Are there other forms of intelligence besides AI? There is the intelligence of life. Ernst Zürcher knows this. Trees are living witnesses to annual rhythms, pulsations of cosmic forces. They are also …

Ueli Hurter · 17 June 2026 · 1 min

There Are Infinite Truths

Ytterjärna, Sweden. What is life like as a young person in today’s world? We asked around. Answers from Phoebe Leenhouwers from Aotearoa New Zealand, currently a participant of the Youth Initiative Program in Ytterjärna, Sweden.

Paula Boslau · 17 June 2026 · 1 min

Learning From Trees

A tree’s life story is inscribed in its core. Each year, a new layer of cells forms around the existing wood. It’s thickness and color tell the story of weather and circumstances. Was it windy, wet, particularly hot that year? Was there a fire? A drought? It’s all written in the layers of wood, if you know how to read it, and enclosed in a layer of bark.

Laura Liska · 17 June 2026 · 1 min

Flowforms

Cape Town, South Africa. Online seminar series on the quality of water in human life.

Redaktion · 10 June 2026 · 1 min