Media offerings from the academy
The Academy’s media offerings range from the new video podcast seriesDer Blaue Salonto promotional videos, recordings of lectures, and livestreams. You can find recent media from the past few months below.
All videos are also permanently available on YouTube. Take a look:
brief profile
Introducing the “Karl Jaspers Complete Works” Project
The Heidelberg team working on the Karl Jaspers Complete Works offers a glimpse into their work.
Der blaue Salon
"We viewed Eastern Europe through Russian eyes" | Slavicist Schahadat in the Blue Salon
The eleventh episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Schamma Schahadat. Schamma Schahadat is Professor of Slavic Studies at the University of Tübingen. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.
Akademievorlesung
Genetic engineering research on pathogens after COVID-19
Akademievorlesung
Der blaue Salon
How Homer taught us to tell stories | Classical philologist Jonas Grethlein on the cultural heritage of "storytelling"
The tenth episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Jonas Grethlein. Jonas Grethlein is Professor of Classical Philology at Heidelberg University. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.
Der blaue Salon
China's desire for freedom | Sinologist Barbara Mittler in the Blue Salon
The seventh episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Barbara Mittler. Barbara Mittler is Professor of Sinology at Heidelberg University. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.
Der blaue Salon
Technological innovation – medical progress? Insights into the work of a medical ethicist
The tenth episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Florian Steger. Florian Steger is Professor of History, Theory, and Ethics of Medicine at the University of Ulm. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.
Der blaue Salon
"You have to suffer." Geriatrician Jürgen Bauer talks about aging in the Blue Salon.
The sixth episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bauer. Jürgen Bauer is a geriatrician at Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital in Heidelberg, professor of geriatrics, and director of the Network for Aging Research at Heidelberg University. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.
Der blaue Salon
The US election campaign and the power of conspiracy theories. American studies scholar Michael Butter in the Blue Salon.
The ninth episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Michael Butter. Michael Butter teaches American Studies at the University of Tübingen. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.
Der blaue Salon
"No affliction claims more lives than fever." Historian Stefanie Gänger in the Blue Salon
The eighth episode features Dr. Georg Wolff in conversation with Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gänger. Stefanie Gänger is a professor of modern history specializing in global history at Heidelberg University. Georg Wolff is a historian and member of the Academy's administrative staff.