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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:39,530 Seen with correct measuring instruments, 4 00:01:39,930 --> 00:01:43,210 Planet Earth 5 00:01:44,010 --> 00:01:46,850 is not perfectly spherical. 6 00:01:48,050 --> 00:01:49,330 No. 7 00:01:50,090 --> 00:01:52,290 It rather looks 8 00:01:53,090 --> 00:01:55,650 like a potato. 9 00:02:05,290 --> 00:02:08,570 In fact, you could say that Earth 10 00:02:10,090 --> 00:02:12,770 doesn't look like Earth at all. 11 00:02:14,010 --> 00:02:15,410 It merely resembles it. 12 00:02:19,010 --> 00:02:22,770 But if you're hoping for a voyage to the Moon 13 00:02:23,890 --> 00:02:27,210 or even the Red Planet Mars 14 00:02:28,970 --> 00:02:31,250 I'm sorry to disappoint. 15 00:02:32,930 --> 00:02:36,650 Everything here is set on Earth, 16 00:02:38,810 --> 00:02:43,770 in a very special potato field of science: 17 00:02:45,130 --> 00:02:48,290 Berlin University. 18 00:03:33,770 --> 00:03:34,770 That belongs here, 19 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:37,210 I nearly took it. 20 00:03:40,050 --> 00:03:42,490 Would that have been theft? 21 00:03:43,170 --> 00:03:45,890 - No one would have noticed. - You would. 22 00:03:46,210 --> 00:03:47,850 True, I would. 23 00:04:23,410 --> 00:04:25,410 How are we to formalize beauty? 24 00:04:26,010 --> 00:04:29,930 Or, how can such a formalization be rendered socially productive? 25 00:04:30,490 --> 00:04:33,090 AC: Aesthetic condition. 26 00:04:34,130 --> 00:04:37,490 The measure of aesthetic condition, 27 00:04:39,770 --> 00:04:44,770 or the character class of the aesthetic condition 28 00:04:45,490 --> 00:04:49,370 is 3.1, 29 00:04:50,370 --> 00:04:53,610 2.2, 1.3. 30 00:04:54,490 --> 00:04:57,370 The measure of aesthetic condition 31 00:04:57,730 --> 00:05:00,890 depends on the relation of the numeral O - 32 00:05:02,410 --> 00:05:04,770 all orientating ordering relations 33 00:05:05,130 --> 00:05:06,650 to the numeral C, 34 00:05:06,970 --> 00:05:09,690 the number of determinant construction elements: 35 00:05:09,970 --> 00:05:11,570 complexity. 36 00:05:12,410 --> 00:05:15,250 If you wish to join the free class, you're in the right place. 37 00:05:15,810 --> 00:05:18,570 Sorry, I'm looking for the cafeteria, actually. 38 00:05:19,890 --> 00:05:23,770 I feel bad you had to leave your students alone because of me. 39 00:05:24,170 --> 00:05:26,810 You gave me the perfect excuse. 40 00:05:28,330 --> 00:05:31,290 Let's go sit over there, where I can't be seen. 41 00:05:32,570 --> 00:05:34,570 So what are your plans this semester? 42 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:38,690 I'm teaching the introduction to simulation studies of Berger. 43 00:05:38,890 --> 00:05:40,210 With a teaching component? 44 00:05:41,050 --> 00:05:43,690 - Linked to a staff position? - In theory. 45 00:05:44,130 --> 00:05:46,570 - And in practice...? - The post is already canceled. 46 00:05:47,850 --> 00:05:50,050 - Where was it? - At BIC. - Wow. 47 00:05:50,770 --> 00:05:53,010 - It's nice up there. - Yes, very nice. 48 00:05:55,290 --> 00:05:57,130 - Julius. - Phoebe. 49 00:05:57,370 --> 00:05:59,090 - Glad to know you. - Me too. 50 00:06:00,210 --> 00:06:01,570 See? 51 00:06:02,250 --> 00:06:06,050 Mind what you wish for - you might get it. 52 00:06:06,330 --> 00:06:09,090 This lighting is a sweetener from ZEUS Electrical. 53 00:06:09,330 --> 00:06:13,090 They want to get in with us for some kind of strategic partnership. 54 00:06:13,970 --> 00:06:17,490 Anyway, it's supposed to give a constant glow of light 55 00:06:17,730 --> 00:06:21,210 at exactly the level of a sunny day in springtime. 56 00:06:23,770 --> 00:06:26,730 They thought about our problems, and this is the result. 57 00:06:27,050 --> 00:06:30,610 It's also said to be good for skin, hair, mind, everything. 58 00:06:30,890 --> 00:06:32,610 So, how's your course going? 59 00:06:33,210 --> 00:06:34,850 Pretty good so far, thank you. 60 00:06:35,610 --> 00:06:36,610 Phoebe, say, 61 00:06:37,170 --> 00:06:39,770 "as regards university, how you feel?" 62 00:06:40,530 --> 00:06:43,610 I... have... 63 00:06:46,770 --> 00:06:50,490 She was one of those highly qualified young people, 64 00:06:51,690 --> 00:06:53,130 who make you wonder 65 00:06:53,530 --> 00:06:58,130 why they never changed anything about their situation. 66 00:07:00,490 --> 00:07:02,610 Anyway their work was always solid. 67 00:07:04,970 --> 00:07:05,970 So? 68 00:07:06,370 --> 00:07:08,210 For the future, I don't know. 69 00:07:09,050 --> 00:07:10,770 Unfortunately neither do I. 70 00:07:11,410 --> 00:07:14,370 But I might have more for you than just a teaching post. 71 00:07:14,850 --> 00:07:16,930 We don't need to advertise it widely. 72 00:07:17,250 --> 00:07:20,570 A 28% position. It's not particularly demanding. 73 00:07:21,050 --> 00:07:26,130 Some admin ahead of the big evaluation at semester's end. 74 00:07:26,650 --> 00:07:29,650 Apart from that, you'd have time to read up, 75 00:07:29,970 --> 00:07:32,250 find your direction, and... 76 00:07:34,530 --> 00:07:35,730 Time, Phoebe, 77 00:07:36,290 --> 00:07:39,290 is the most important resource in the life of a scholar. 78 00:07:40,050 --> 00:07:43,810 While acquainting her students with my standard primer 79 00:07:44,250 --> 00:07:47,690 "Introduction to Simulation Studies", 80 00:07:48,530 --> 00:07:54,050 it inspired Phoebe to philosophical ruminations of her own. 81 00:07:54,810 --> 00:07:56,050 Can we argue, then, 82 00:07:56,330 --> 00:08:01,850 that the real catastrophe would be uninterrupted business as usual? 83 00:08:02,810 --> 00:08:07,690 So that our own present would be the actual catastrophe? 84 00:08:10,890 --> 00:08:14,290 Can any of you demonstrate this with help of these graphs? 85 00:08:22,810 --> 00:08:26,650 For everything to stay as it is, everything must be different. 86 00:08:28,690 --> 00:08:31,610 That's a somehow unsatisfactory position - 87 00:08:31,850 --> 00:08:33,690 driving all this effort for change... 88 00:08:35,410 --> 00:08:38,970 - Where did that tortoise come from? - Please be careful. 89 00:08:39,530 --> 00:08:42,810 This is Batagur Baska, one of the last surviving of its species. 90 00:08:43,170 --> 00:08:44,410 How do you communicate? 91 00:08:44,770 --> 00:08:47,850 I haven't figured that out yet. We're still experimenting. 92 00:08:48,130 --> 00:08:49,250 How do you know each other? 93 00:08:49,690 --> 00:08:52,290 From vacation. Vacation in the jungle. 94 00:08:53,970 --> 00:08:58,730 I spent last summer in the Amazon, protesting mining projects. 95 00:08:59,010 --> 00:09:01,690 If tortoises are removed from their original habitat, 96 00:09:02,610 --> 00:09:06,530 they lose their bearings and can no longer survive in the wild. 97 00:09:07,050 --> 00:09:09,730 And now? Have you found a place for her? 98 00:09:10,410 --> 00:09:12,810 Tricky. She's living with me in halls. 99 00:09:13,090 --> 00:09:16,890 - But that's no long term solution. - Come on, it isn't for anyone. 100 00:09:17,170 --> 00:09:20,330 For her, the cold air flows there could be fatal. 101 00:09:35,290 --> 00:09:39,890 She was subletting from a certain Dakkar Prinz. 102 00:09:41,170 --> 00:09:43,890 Another typical representative of her generation. 103 00:09:44,570 --> 00:09:46,370 A salon socialist, 104 00:09:46,810 --> 00:09:51,330 whose research project on cybernetics in socialist Chile 105 00:09:51,650 --> 00:09:54,890 as a model for equitable distribution run by computer 106 00:09:55,810 --> 00:09:58,490 I had only recently evaluated myself. 107 00:10:00,250 --> 00:10:01,890 Negatively, I need hardly add. 108 00:10:02,250 --> 00:10:05,530 How did the evaluation go? 109 00:10:07,130 --> 00:10:08,650 The commission recommended 110 00:10:08,930 --> 00:10:12,970 not to fuel hopes history long ago debunked. 111 00:10:13,770 --> 00:10:15,930 Who is "history" anyway? 112 00:10:16,770 --> 00:10:20,010 Could you ask her directly how she sees things? 113 00:10:22,010 --> 00:10:26,250 "Cybernetics in Socialist Chile" doesn't sound promising? 114 00:10:28,330 --> 00:10:31,730 Or do I have to formulate it politically "neutrally"? 115 00:10:32,730 --> 00:10:35,330 So without referencing socialism? 116 00:10:37,530 --> 00:10:39,130 Could I find a way of saying 117 00:10:39,530 --> 00:10:45,330 that they didn't use all this computer stuff to make a profit? 118 00:10:47,090 --> 00:10:48,650 I don't know. 119 00:10:49,410 --> 00:10:51,010 Me neither. 120 00:11:20,330 --> 00:11:22,890 This is the studio for testing the simulations, 121 00:11:23,170 --> 00:11:25,770 set up at the start of the funding period. 122 00:11:43,930 --> 00:11:46,250 Only signs of disintegration again? 123 00:11:46,570 --> 00:11:49,490 No wonder it's impossible to recognize the artifact. 124 00:12:01,850 --> 00:12:04,890 So the idea is to simulate climate change 125 00:12:05,210 --> 00:12:08,010 before it becomes a reality? 126 00:12:09,490 --> 00:12:11,410 Yes, but in practice... 127 00:12:15,170 --> 00:12:18,610 How do we get usable results at this technical standard? 128 00:12:18,810 --> 00:12:20,370 Maybe you should come back later. 129 00:12:21,050 --> 00:12:23,970 I have some technical glitches to solve. 130 00:12:24,610 --> 00:12:27,930 But then watch me ruin everything at the touch of a button. 131 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:30,170 I don't want to miss that. 132 00:12:32,250 --> 00:12:35,210 OK, so... in this simulation, 133 00:12:35,690 --> 00:12:39,050 we have around 4º of global warming. 134 00:12:39,890 --> 00:12:43,530 Um, that would bring us to a tipping point, 135 00:12:44,410 --> 00:12:48,290 then the consequences of climate change can no longer be predicted. 136 00:12:49,090 --> 00:12:53,090 So, yeah, because we're assuming self-reinforcing chains of events 137 00:12:53,490 --> 00:12:55,410 with unforeseeable consequences. 138 00:12:57,170 --> 00:12:59,490 So, like jeopardizing life on earth. 139 00:13:00,730 --> 00:13:01,850 Yeah, right. 140 00:13:07,330 --> 00:13:08,610 Sorry. 141 00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:11,370 Thank you very much for the great presentation. 142 00:13:27,290 --> 00:13:28,490 There you are! 143 00:13:28,850 --> 00:13:32,690 I already thought you weren't coming to Alfons' lecture. - Sure I am. 144 00:13:34,050 --> 00:13:38,170 Von Krolock? Yes, we're just on our way, no worries. 145 00:13:39,810 --> 00:13:42,650 Not long ago we greeted the Queen here. 146 00:13:44,130 --> 00:13:46,210 We want to uphold standards of excellency, 147 00:13:46,690 --> 00:13:49,770 and Alfons Abstract-Wege is a guarantee of that. 148 00:13:50,410 --> 00:13:55,490 His publications are numerous, so I'll just highlight two here. 149 00:13:55,770 --> 00:13:57,330 One is a compendium 150 00:13:57,610 --> 00:14:01,570 published in the USA with Professor Krull, titled, 151 00:14:01,810 --> 00:14:05,810 "Who, How, What? Decision-Making in the Digital Age", 152 00:14:06,210 --> 00:14:08,250 and the other is an essay from last November, 153 00:14:08,610 --> 00:14:11,730 in the "Journal of the History of Ideas": 154 00:14:12,290 --> 00:14:16,050 "May I Trouble You? Discourses of Politeness in the Hotel Trade". 155 00:14:17,210 --> 00:14:19,250 In which spirit, it's a pleasure to say, 156 00:14:19,890 --> 00:14:21,570 "May I trouble you?" 157 00:14:21,890 --> 00:14:24,730 Alfons Abstract-Wege, I am eagerly anticipating your lecture. 158 00:14:28,930 --> 00:14:33,010 Thank you, Julius Kelp, for the friendly welcome. 159 00:14:34,130 --> 00:14:35,130 Ladies and gentlemen, 160 00:14:35,650 --> 00:14:37,850 my lecture is headlined, 161 00:14:38,250 --> 00:14:39,850 "Focusing on the Essential: 162 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:42,610 Nudging in Digitally Augmented Realities". 163 00:14:43,530 --> 00:14:45,730 Nudging is a social technology 164 00:14:46,050 --> 00:14:48,890 helping people reward themselves. 165 00:14:49,370 --> 00:14:51,210 But how do we reward ourselves? 166 00:14:51,570 --> 00:14:53,130 Who says thank you? 167 00:14:53,730 --> 00:14:56,530 The answer is simple: it's our own bodies. 168 00:14:57,530 --> 00:15:00,330 Let me start with a basic example: 169 00:15:01,690 --> 00:15:04,290 The Swiss Canteen Association 170 00:15:04,810 --> 00:15:07,810 cut sugar content in goods sold last year 171 00:15:08,210 --> 00:15:13,130 by around 115 million cubes of sugar. 172 00:15:14,490 --> 00:15:17,010 I repeat, 115 million. 173 00:15:19,130 --> 00:15:21,170 What, I hear you ask, has this to do with us? 174 00:15:21,610 --> 00:15:22,610 Very simply, 175 00:15:23,130 --> 00:15:26,410 we launched a pilot project in the main canteen here, 176 00:15:26,770 --> 00:15:29,050 to study some of these issues further. 177 00:15:36,970 --> 00:15:39,770 Well, thank you for the wonderful lecture. 178 00:15:41,050 --> 00:15:45,170 There's time for one or two questions before we vacate the hall. 179 00:15:45,810 --> 00:15:46,810 Yes, please. 180 00:15:48,130 --> 00:15:52,250 We had the intro course with Phoebe Phaidon. 181 00:15:52,930 --> 00:15:56,530 Adorno distinguishes between two character types. 182 00:15:57,050 --> 00:15:59,770 The strong and the weak character. 183 00:16:00,490 --> 00:16:03,730 The weak character is the one that, with fascism... 184 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:11,610 so the followers, and then there's the good... 185 00:16:11,890 --> 00:16:13,290 - er... strong character... - Yes. 186 00:16:14,410 --> 00:16:16,730 And so my question is: 187 00:16:17,090 --> 00:16:22,170 is nudging for strong or weak characters? 188 00:16:23,770 --> 00:16:25,330 Thank you for the question. 189 00:16:27,370 --> 00:16:28,850 Character... 190 00:16:31,410 --> 00:16:36,730 Well, nudging isn't about ideological battles. 191 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:40,130 It's just about what works. 192 00:16:42,010 --> 00:16:44,770 Thank you for this beautiful lecture. 193 00:16:45,490 --> 00:16:48,650 Thank you, it was really well conceived. 194 00:16:49,330 --> 00:16:52,650 Thank you for this daring impulse 195 00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:55,050 that fills us with hope. 196 00:16:56,410 --> 00:16:59,770 Thank you for this exciting work. 197 00:17:00,050 --> 00:17:03,370 Thank you, we're really impressed. 198 00:17:03,650 --> 00:17:06,930 Thank you for the brilliant input. 199 00:17:07,250 --> 00:17:09,850 More of this, please. 200 00:17:10,690 --> 00:17:13,810 Thank you for the illuminating ideas... 201 00:17:14,330 --> 00:17:16,410 Can I invite you to dinner soon? 202 00:17:16,810 --> 00:17:18,810 If you're up for it? 203 00:17:19,250 --> 00:17:21,170 After the annual conference. 204 00:17:21,930 --> 00:17:24,810 Neither of you going? To Gdansk? 205 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:27,010 Let me see which evenings I'm free. 206 00:17:27,650 --> 00:17:30,170 Good, I'll send a doodle when I get a moment. 207 00:17:32,090 --> 00:17:34,530 May I introduce you? Wendela... 208 00:17:34,690 --> 00:17:36,730 - Hello. - Phoebe. Julius. 209 00:17:37,050 --> 00:17:39,770 Both working here at the institute. 210 00:17:40,490 --> 00:17:43,930 Wendela was assigned to our institute by the board. 211 00:17:44,530 --> 00:17:49,210 She'll support you as coach during the evaluation phase. 212 00:17:50,930 --> 00:17:53,090 Oh gosh! The president himself. 213 00:17:53,570 --> 00:17:54,930 Would you excuse me? 214 00:17:56,410 --> 00:17:57,970 I'm very glad to meet you both. 215 00:17:58,330 --> 00:18:01,290 To begin with, I'll just be observing 216 00:18:01,690 --> 00:18:03,290 acquainting myself with your work, 217 00:18:03,650 --> 00:18:05,970 maybe some informal feedback. 218 00:18:06,170 --> 00:18:09,810 The second part will then be coaching 219 00:18:10,050 --> 00:18:12,530 in one-on-one sessions, 220 00:18:13,090 --> 00:18:16,170 though I must emphasize these are not mandatory. 221 00:18:16,490 --> 00:18:19,970 It's about optimizing workflow in the institute 222 00:18:20,250 --> 00:18:23,610 and ensuring a productive work environment for all. 223 00:18:23,930 --> 00:18:27,370 And "Nudging" sets the right tone. 224 00:18:27,730 --> 00:18:29,170 You enjoyed the lecture? 225 00:18:29,570 --> 00:18:33,490 Well, for me as coach, it's... 226 00:18:34,290 --> 00:18:38,490 It's very interesting... I have to respond to this, sorry. 227 00:18:41,210 --> 00:18:44,730 I can't believe the university is being used 228 00:18:45,050 --> 00:18:48,490 so individuals hand over their biodata to corporations. 229 00:18:48,890 --> 00:18:50,530 Isn't it clear to see 230 00:18:50,970 --> 00:18:53,930 all they're optimizing here is companies' profits! 231 00:18:54,930 --> 00:18:57,090 Maybe people want to know how they work. 232 00:18:57,410 --> 00:18:59,850 What does them good. Because they don't know. 233 00:19:00,170 --> 00:19:05,210 But this desire only arises from the technology itself, 234 00:19:05,570 --> 00:19:07,250 not before. 235 00:19:09,370 --> 00:19:10,690 Brenda just called me. 236 00:19:11,570 --> 00:19:14,610 In case we fall short in evaluations 237 00:19:14,890 --> 00:19:17,250 of our Excellence Projects 238 00:19:17,610 --> 00:19:20,570 and stop receiving external research funding, 239 00:19:21,130 --> 00:19:22,690 the board decided 240 00:19:23,010 --> 00:19:25,170 to close down our institute. 241 00:19:26,410 --> 00:19:29,970 Probably down to a shortage of tact on my part again. 242 00:19:30,290 --> 00:19:33,090 The money's being spent on refugees! 243 00:19:33,410 --> 00:19:36,210 No, not for refugees, it's external money, 244 00:19:36,570 --> 00:19:38,530 that's being spent on designer furniture. 245 00:19:38,930 --> 00:19:40,570 What kind of a challenge is that? 246 00:19:40,970 --> 00:19:44,850 This evaluation is an opportunity to demonstrate 247 00:19:45,330 --> 00:19:47,530 the strength of our research. 248 00:19:47,890 --> 00:19:49,890 Is it? Really? Why? 249 00:19:50,810 --> 00:19:55,530 Since in Chinese "opportunity" and "crisis" are the same? 250 00:19:55,850 --> 00:19:59,250 Will this constant evaluation ever end? 251 00:19:59,610 --> 00:20:01,130 Always new applications. 252 00:20:01,490 --> 00:20:04,970 - Well, but... - Better to reapply than not at all. 253 00:20:05,290 --> 00:20:07,770 Instead of panic or fatalism... 254 00:20:08,090 --> 00:20:10,690 We are making wonderful progress in the nudging project. 255 00:20:11,050 --> 00:20:15,050 Firstly, there will be the tour with the evaluators, 256 00:20:16,010 --> 00:20:17,690 it will revolve around the nudging project. 257 00:20:18,010 --> 00:20:20,170 I think I'm being nudged completely round the bend. 258 00:20:20,730 --> 00:20:22,690 One important component here 259 00:20:22,970 --> 00:20:25,330 is the report for the commission. 260 00:20:25,730 --> 00:20:27,810 Viktoria and Phoebe, I'd like you to do it. 261 00:20:28,130 --> 00:20:32,010 That would allow you to present your research project. 262 00:20:32,730 --> 00:20:34,730 Can you tell us anything about it yet? 263 00:20:35,570 --> 00:20:36,970 Well, it will be on 264 00:20:37,290 --> 00:20:39,970 whether climate scenarios tend to stabilize systems... 265 00:20:40,170 --> 00:20:43,050 How will this report be bound, when it's all finished? 266 00:20:43,570 --> 00:20:46,930 I recently had a folder that was bound in bast fiber. 267 00:20:47,250 --> 00:20:49,770 Bast is special, and it feels so nice. 268 00:20:50,090 --> 00:20:51,410 Bast would be great. 269 00:20:53,930 --> 00:20:57,850 What about my suggestion that we make an image film? 270 00:20:58,490 --> 00:21:02,130 To draw attention to the advantages of our research site. 271 00:21:03,530 --> 00:21:05,170 A guided tour, 272 00:21:05,570 --> 00:21:07,250 there's a crying baby. 273 00:21:07,610 --> 00:21:10,810 And the guide says, "Shh, quiet" and then 274 00:21:11,250 --> 00:21:15,610 "We're an open workspace! New blood - we start them young." 275 00:21:15,970 --> 00:21:18,930 Nice idea... But we'd need a baby. 276 00:21:20,010 --> 00:21:24,530 The manipulative use of babies is deeply repellent to me. 277 00:21:25,090 --> 00:21:27,970 What we'd need is some kind of storyline 278 00:21:28,290 --> 00:21:30,650 linking all the individual projects together. 279 00:21:30,970 --> 00:21:33,490 Maybe a robot 280 00:21:34,690 --> 00:21:37,250 or an animal could guide through the installation. 281 00:21:37,690 --> 00:21:39,770 One of my students has a tortoise. 282 00:21:41,250 --> 00:21:43,130 Sounds like a long image film. 283 00:21:43,530 --> 00:21:46,410 Though, as a Darwinist, 284 00:21:46,850 --> 00:21:48,890 I'm very pro-tortoise. 285 00:21:49,690 --> 00:21:51,570 Of course, one possibility would be 286 00:21:52,170 --> 00:21:54,210 to have simulations, or holograms, 287 00:21:54,650 --> 00:21:57,370 for simulated holograms to do the guiding. 288 00:21:58,530 --> 00:22:00,690 Alfons, that's brilliant. 289 00:22:01,730 --> 00:22:06,570 Then presentation and product of our research are identical. 290 00:23:45,210 --> 00:23:47,170 This is Ms Posati from Satellite, 291 00:23:47,530 --> 00:23:49,850 Ms Trojanow from PR. 292 00:23:50,290 --> 00:23:54,730 If you could explain how to optimize student employability, 293 00:23:55,050 --> 00:23:58,610 and what Ernst-Reuter-Platz has to do with Silicon Valley. 294 00:23:58,930 --> 00:24:03,610 Making Europe's Silicon Valley will need commitment from business. 295 00:24:04,570 --> 00:24:07,570 I mean politicians. Business can't do everything alone. 296 00:24:07,890 --> 00:24:09,690 I mean politicians... 297 00:24:10,130 --> 00:24:11,210 Business? 298 00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:13,850 Maybe you want to go into a little more detail 299 00:24:14,170 --> 00:24:16,410 concerning the actual project, 300 00:24:16,770 --> 00:24:18,010 Mr Abstract-Wege. 301 00:24:18,410 --> 00:24:19,490 Nudging. 302 00:24:19,810 --> 00:24:22,810 Where else than in the belly of the university - the canteen? 303 00:24:23,130 --> 00:24:26,010 We have just begun a major field research project here. 304 00:24:26,490 --> 00:24:30,890 What would students pay for ethically produced food, 305 00:24:31,210 --> 00:24:33,850 if they could use their smartphones to find out 306 00:24:34,170 --> 00:24:37,890 what the food does for their health and the environment? 307 00:24:38,770 --> 00:24:40,650 This might sound overly lofty, but 308 00:24:41,010 --> 00:24:45,970 we Quantified Self pioneers see this experiment as a chance 309 00:24:46,970 --> 00:24:50,970 to kickstart consumers' sense of individual responsibility 310 00:24:51,370 --> 00:24:56,090 for their own health and the future of the planet as a whole. 311 00:24:56,530 --> 00:24:58,730 Wow, that's quite a challenge. 312 00:24:59,930 --> 00:25:01,810 That's complete nonsense. 313 00:25:03,050 --> 00:25:04,890 Don't big this up too much, OK? 314 00:25:05,210 --> 00:25:07,330 Don't make me some starry-eyed idealist. 315 00:25:07,690 --> 00:25:10,730 I'm just taking advantage of technology. 316 00:25:11,050 --> 00:25:12,050 Totally. 317 00:25:12,370 --> 00:25:14,290 Here are our canteen diners, live, 318 00:25:14,650 --> 00:25:16,490 each equipped with our sensor - 319 00:25:16,810 --> 00:25:18,730 a light, rather elegant wristband. 320 00:25:31,050 --> 00:25:32,410 Exchange these two with me? 321 00:25:32,770 --> 00:25:35,810 - Europe or emerging markets? - Europe. 322 00:25:36,330 --> 00:25:39,170 Could I perhaps interest you in some oil? 323 00:25:39,810 --> 00:25:42,650 - I represent the OPEC states. - Play properly. 324 00:25:42,970 --> 00:25:45,530 - I'm interested in your bauxite. - In return for what? 325 00:25:45,850 --> 00:25:48,050 - Oil? - So what do I do now? 326 00:25:48,570 --> 00:25:52,370 Oil is 10 points, bauxite 4. You do the math. 327 00:25:52,730 --> 00:25:54,610 I'm offering 2 oil, you give me... 328 00:25:54,930 --> 00:25:57,410 5 bauxite, I understand that, but... 329 00:25:58,130 --> 00:26:02,050 If you think you can afford your anti-system skepticism, 330 00:26:02,410 --> 00:26:05,210 - there are also sanction points. - How many do you have? 331 00:26:05,490 --> 00:26:08,410 You mustn't tell us how many you have. 332 00:26:08,930 --> 00:26:10,890 How can my coercion be effective 333 00:26:11,210 --> 00:26:13,890 if no one knows how many sanction points I have? 334 00:26:14,210 --> 00:26:15,930 How do you handle sanction points? 335 00:26:16,250 --> 00:26:18,290 - We've abolished them. - Why? 336 00:26:18,650 --> 00:26:21,530 - Too warlike. - But economics is warlike. 337 00:26:21,850 --> 00:26:24,810 That's simplistic. This whole game is simplistic. 338 00:26:25,570 --> 00:26:27,810 I found it puzzling too. But I was outvoted. 339 00:26:29,850 --> 00:26:32,250 I have a question about the game's logic. 340 00:26:32,610 --> 00:26:35,610 I feel that the assumptions underlying the rules of the game 341 00:26:36,050 --> 00:26:37,650 lack transparency. 342 00:26:37,970 --> 00:26:39,210 So what was your question? 343 00:26:39,610 --> 00:26:42,650 Why play off economics, politics and the environment? 344 00:26:43,050 --> 00:26:46,850 Why are climate goals set against economic interests? 345 00:26:47,210 --> 00:26:50,090 Ecology is about not separating these things. 346 00:26:50,370 --> 00:26:51,970 Well, I'd agree with that. 347 00:26:52,250 --> 00:26:55,170 The whole game is rather... schematic. 348 00:26:55,530 --> 00:26:58,690 We have to play this out, like a model. 349 00:26:59,010 --> 00:27:00,410 In the board game? 350 00:27:00,770 --> 00:27:05,010 We have this major research project on simulation. 351 00:27:05,530 --> 00:27:08,010 Everything is based on that. We have to try it out. 352 00:27:08,530 --> 00:27:11,130 I doubt whether this is of any relevance at all. 353 00:27:11,530 --> 00:27:13,610 We can gladly discuss that in the next session. 354 00:27:13,930 --> 00:27:17,170 - If there is a next session. - What do you mean by that? 355 00:27:17,730 --> 00:27:19,930 If the rules of the game don't change. 356 00:27:20,250 --> 00:27:21,610 I'm doing a BSc. 357 00:27:21,930 --> 00:27:24,770 But since it's worthless, I want to do a Master's. 358 00:27:25,090 --> 00:27:28,090 Then I'm 25 and working as secretary to the secretary, 359 00:27:28,490 --> 00:27:29,650 who's the boss's niece. 360 00:27:29,970 --> 00:27:32,610 And someone says, "To do well in business, 361 00:27:32,930 --> 00:27:35,530 take out a student loan and do another Master's." 362 00:27:36,210 --> 00:27:38,130 Then someone offers you a doctorate 363 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:39,970 and for that you need more time. 364 00:27:40,250 --> 00:27:43,650 And there are no jobs left at all, but somehow you muddle along. 365 00:27:43,970 --> 00:27:45,530 Till you're 52 and saying, 366 00:27:45,850 --> 00:27:48,210 "They might all be earning money, 367 00:27:48,570 --> 00:27:51,810 but I was clever. I spent my money getting even cleverer." 368 00:27:52,210 --> 00:27:55,250 Exactly. And when I'm dying, my diplomas will keep me warm. 369 00:27:55,850 --> 00:27:58,330 So they'll have been worth the money. 370 00:28:20,170 --> 00:28:21,970 What are your plans for the evaluation? 371 00:28:22,330 --> 00:28:23,530 Come on, pitch it to me. 372 00:28:23,970 --> 00:28:25,650 Like in a nutshell. 373 00:28:26,850 --> 00:28:29,210 It's about whether positive scenarios 374 00:28:29,570 --> 00:28:31,810 have better consequences than negative ones. 375 00:28:32,130 --> 00:28:34,770 So? Is the positive scenario more expedient? 376 00:28:35,170 --> 00:28:37,330 I don't know until I've researched it. 377 00:28:37,690 --> 00:28:40,370 Sorry, that's not a catchphrase. 378 00:28:41,490 --> 00:28:43,650 So we have to make a scenario ourselves. 379 00:28:44,050 --> 00:28:46,850 Yes. And one formulated as positively as possible. 380 00:28:47,730 --> 00:28:49,970 I should claim it's better 381 00:28:50,370 --> 00:28:52,530 to be positive about the climate crisis? 382 00:28:52,850 --> 00:28:55,730 No, a positive prognosis for the project. 383 00:28:56,050 --> 00:28:57,170 A successful outcome? 384 00:28:57,530 --> 00:29:00,730 That the results will be exciting, show new things! 385 00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:03,810 But make it vivid, turn it up a notch. 386 00:29:04,130 --> 00:29:06,170 Especially with all the relevant data. 387 00:29:07,890 --> 00:29:10,130 And once everything's compiled... 388 00:29:11,410 --> 00:29:13,890 We need to feel a tad more enthusiasm. 389 00:29:14,570 --> 00:29:18,730 - But I am enthusiastic. - But we need to feel it. 390 00:29:32,930 --> 00:29:34,490 OK, Brenda. 391 00:29:36,970 --> 00:29:38,930 What we can say with confidence is that 392 00:29:39,410 --> 00:29:42,330 human influence is a decisive factor. 393 00:29:42,810 --> 00:29:45,010 And the boundaries of the virtual world 394 00:29:45,330 --> 00:29:47,650 model the intensity of our experiences. 395 00:29:48,810 --> 00:29:50,850 More than that, we can't as yet prove. 396 00:29:51,730 --> 00:29:54,610 Everybody knows this. I don't need funding for that. 397 00:29:55,490 --> 00:29:58,290 You can buy this junk in any electronics store now 398 00:29:58,650 --> 00:29:59,930 for a tenth of the price. 399 00:30:00,690 --> 00:30:03,890 We're behind the curve... 400 00:30:08,250 --> 00:30:10,250 What happened? 401 00:30:11,690 --> 00:30:13,010 Proof... 402 00:30:14,090 --> 00:30:18,610 It used to verify our scientific observations. 403 00:30:21,530 --> 00:30:25,770 But in the business of proving we're the best, 404 00:30:26,930 --> 00:30:30,490 we no longer find anything worth proving. 405 00:30:37,370 --> 00:30:41,090 So what's it you want to tell me, that we have to meet here? 406 00:30:41,490 --> 00:30:44,050 We have reason to suspect that our institute, 407 00:30:44,370 --> 00:30:47,730 under the guise of science, is serving quite other purposes. 408 00:30:48,050 --> 00:30:50,930 With the aim of turning the university 409 00:30:51,370 --> 00:30:54,850 into a private enterprise fueled by public money. 410 00:30:55,570 --> 00:30:58,810 Allegedly it won't impact research or teaching, 411 00:30:59,170 --> 00:31:01,650 but there are indications. 412 00:31:02,370 --> 00:31:03,730 Especially in this app lab. 413 00:31:04,050 --> 00:31:07,130 The constant refrain is that it's a great opportunity for us 414 00:31:07,490 --> 00:31:09,890 to communicate with the free market. 415 00:31:10,930 --> 00:31:13,010 But to us, it's a concept sweatshop. 416 00:31:13,370 --> 00:31:15,610 A mine of ideas, to be exploited for free. 417 00:31:15,930 --> 00:31:19,210 - We're being bled dry here. - It should be suspended. 418 00:31:19,770 --> 00:31:22,050 It'll soon be suspended anyway 419 00:31:22,370 --> 00:31:24,250 in case this evaluation fails. 420 00:31:24,610 --> 00:31:26,210 We don't care about that. 421 00:31:51,650 --> 00:31:55,090 Get me out, get me out! 422 00:31:55,410 --> 00:31:58,130 Look at you! You're totally pixelated. 423 00:31:58,490 --> 00:31:59,490 Thanks. 424 00:32:00,650 --> 00:32:03,290 You're not here for my CV, are you? 425 00:32:03,690 --> 00:32:08,290 I'm way behind with the final report because of the conference in Gdansk. 426 00:32:08,770 --> 00:32:11,170 I thought I'd just check how the dossiers are doing, 427 00:32:11,570 --> 00:32:13,170 - but I'll leave you to it. - No, no, wait. 428 00:32:13,610 --> 00:32:15,890 In the meeting, when I was so agitated. 429 00:32:16,210 --> 00:32:17,370 I saw your glance. 430 00:32:18,210 --> 00:32:19,970 They were all staring at me, 431 00:32:21,730 --> 00:32:23,170 but you understood me. 432 00:32:23,850 --> 00:32:25,250 What do you mean? 433 00:32:26,210 --> 00:32:27,490 My fear. 434 00:32:27,970 --> 00:32:30,010 Of not being able to keep up 435 00:32:31,130 --> 00:32:33,250 with this whole simulation. 436 00:32:34,290 --> 00:32:36,690 I think we all feel a bit like imposters. 437 00:32:37,170 --> 00:32:39,650 We have to pretend to know the results 438 00:32:39,930 --> 00:32:41,770 before we can start work. 439 00:32:42,210 --> 00:32:44,530 That's the logic of how these applications work. 440 00:32:46,370 --> 00:32:50,050 What if we all joined forces amidst all this unpleasantness? 441 00:32:50,970 --> 00:32:53,090 That probably isn't a virtue currently. 442 00:32:53,770 --> 00:32:56,850 But how to change it? You don't know what people think, 443 00:32:57,170 --> 00:32:59,130 hope for, how they see themselves. 444 00:32:59,490 --> 00:33:00,850 What they really want. 445 00:33:01,290 --> 00:33:03,730 I don't even know what I want myself anymore. 446 00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:08,130 - But it's time for me to go home. - Pity. 447 00:33:09,050 --> 00:33:10,650 And Gdansk? 448 00:33:11,210 --> 00:33:12,770 Gdansk... 449 00:33:14,690 --> 00:33:17,210 Come on! Gdansk! 450 00:33:18,010 --> 00:33:20,490 Sometimes I felt sorry for him, poor Julius. 451 00:33:21,370 --> 00:33:23,890 He'd come here to marry, 452 00:33:24,210 --> 00:33:28,370 but now his contract was up before he'd made it. 453 00:33:36,050 --> 00:33:37,810 Did you know this used to be a cinema? 454 00:33:38,170 --> 00:33:39,410 The Palace Royale. 455 00:33:39,730 --> 00:33:41,690 One of the world's biggest screens. 456 00:33:43,490 --> 00:33:45,690 And today, instead of two hours' escapism, 457 00:33:46,010 --> 00:33:47,810 people can shop for their own tools. 458 00:33:48,690 --> 00:33:49,930 Fully integrated, 459 00:33:50,490 --> 00:33:53,970 from production to distribution to reception. 460 00:33:55,530 --> 00:33:58,650 Cameras, projectors, computers. 461 00:34:00,410 --> 00:34:03,570 So who needs a 300 sq.m. screen? 462 00:34:05,130 --> 00:34:07,250 Nobody seems to notice 463 00:34:08,410 --> 00:34:11,530 how ugly and dismal all of it is, 464 00:34:11,850 --> 00:34:14,090 this digital trash. 465 00:34:14,610 --> 00:34:15,890 On the other hand... 466 00:34:17,090 --> 00:34:19,330 Excuse me, where is the VR department? 467 00:34:19,690 --> 00:34:22,290 - Just over there, straight ahead. - I see, thank you. 468 00:34:27,090 --> 00:34:28,370 I've tried everything. 469 00:34:29,210 --> 00:34:33,130 I've... spared no effort to get myself there. 470 00:34:34,010 --> 00:34:35,730 I have all the degrees, 471 00:34:35,970 --> 00:34:39,010 I've learned foreign languages, made exchanges galore, 472 00:34:39,490 --> 00:34:41,330 I've published 20 papers. 473 00:34:42,690 --> 00:34:45,850 I've accepted literally every assignment on offer. 474 00:34:47,130 --> 00:34:48,570 But it's not enough. 475 00:34:49,250 --> 00:34:50,930 Why not? Why is it not enough? 476 00:35:00,170 --> 00:35:03,970 And now: The Chilean Project Cybersyn, 477 00:35:04,290 --> 00:35:06,810 a radio feature by Dakkar Prinz. 478 00:35:15,810 --> 00:35:18,090 On September 11, 1973, 479 00:35:18,290 --> 00:35:20,330 a military coup overthrew the government 480 00:35:20,650 --> 00:35:24,010 of the Unidad Popular and President Allende in Chile. 481 00:35:24,890 --> 00:35:27,130 This put an end to a remarkable chapter 482 00:35:27,530 --> 00:35:29,170 in the history of informatics. 483 00:35:44,690 --> 00:35:47,490 Two years before, in 1971, 484 00:35:47,810 --> 00:35:52,090 British consultant Stafford Beer went to Santiago 485 00:35:52,410 --> 00:35:56,090 to devise a network for nationalized industries, 486 00:35:56,570 --> 00:35:59,730 aiming to integrate socialism in the computer age. 487 00:36:12,490 --> 00:36:15,490 At the heart of this network was the operations room. 488 00:36:15,970 --> 00:36:19,530 Seven revolving fiberglass chairs with orange upholstery, 489 00:36:19,850 --> 00:36:22,810 surrounded by an array of futuristic screens. 490 00:36:33,170 --> 00:36:37,170 Together with an international group of scientists and designers, 491 00:36:37,570 --> 00:36:39,970 Beer developed Project Cybersyn, 492 00:36:40,330 --> 00:36:44,490 which today looks like a utopian precursor to the internet. 493 00:36:45,810 --> 00:36:48,250 Workers' participation. 494 00:36:50,890 --> 00:36:53,890 Production aligned to the needs of society. 495 00:36:56,770 --> 00:36:59,970 Planning instead of prices set by supply and demand. 496 00:37:08,050 --> 00:37:11,050 Yes, of course, but of course. 497 00:37:12,770 --> 00:37:15,410 Yes, just a moment, I'll have to call back. 498 00:37:15,770 --> 00:37:18,890 Please stay on the line, I just have to... 499 00:37:19,410 --> 00:37:24,010 - Hi, I need a key to 848, please. - Ah, Miss Phoebe! 500 00:37:24,410 --> 00:37:25,690 Yes, of course. 501 00:37:25,930 --> 00:37:27,290 But of course. 502 00:37:27,890 --> 00:37:29,730 - How are you? - Fine, thank you. 503 00:37:30,050 --> 00:37:32,250 Are you going on vacation this year? 504 00:37:32,810 --> 00:37:34,050 No, unfortunately not. 505 00:37:35,130 --> 00:37:39,010 - Are you? - I'm fine, I'm going to Asia. 506 00:37:39,330 --> 00:37:40,690 Oh, nice. 507 00:37:41,010 --> 00:37:45,010 I want to get away from stupid Berlin. 508 00:37:45,970 --> 00:37:47,610 I understand. 509 00:37:48,490 --> 00:37:51,290 I can do without all the stress 510 00:37:51,810 --> 00:37:53,490 that we get in Berlin. 511 00:37:55,650 --> 00:37:57,170 Thank you so much. 512 00:38:02,170 --> 00:38:06,130 I'm trying to finalize the list of course participants. 513 00:38:07,170 --> 00:38:09,090 Do I select them all individually? 514 00:38:09,410 --> 00:38:11,490 Yes, you have to click them one by one. 515 00:38:12,170 --> 00:38:13,530 Hi. 516 00:38:14,210 --> 00:38:16,490 Lightbulb gone here somewhere. 517 00:38:19,090 --> 00:38:21,090 Don't let me disturb you. 518 00:38:23,290 --> 00:38:25,170 Must be this one. 519 00:38:30,010 --> 00:38:33,570 - Why's it so crazy cold in here? - We were going to ask you that. 520 00:38:33,890 --> 00:38:36,850 I've tried everything, but the radiator just won't get hot. 521 00:38:37,610 --> 00:38:40,650 The temperature isn't set on the radiator, 522 00:38:40,970 --> 00:38:42,650 but on the thermostat at the door. 523 00:38:42,970 --> 00:38:44,810 Sorry, I haven't been here long. 524 00:38:45,290 --> 00:38:47,130 We don't just have one radiator here. 525 00:38:49,170 --> 00:38:50,610 The system functions thus: 526 00:38:50,890 --> 00:38:53,130 Simply set the temperature you want. 527 00:38:53,410 --> 00:38:54,770 That's the target value. 528 00:38:55,370 --> 00:38:58,650 And then this little miracle machine measures the temperature. 529 00:38:59,370 --> 00:39:00,530 The actual value. 530 00:39:01,210 --> 00:39:02,370 Exactly so. 531 00:39:04,210 --> 00:39:09,170 And the thermostat reconciles the actual with the target. 532 00:39:10,290 --> 00:39:13,010 Meaning: you don't need to fiddle with the radiator, 533 00:39:13,370 --> 00:39:16,050 you just tell your heating system what to do, 534 00:39:16,850 --> 00:39:20,010 and it brings about the desired conditions all by itself. 535 00:39:35,610 --> 00:39:37,970 It's incredible. 536 00:39:38,570 --> 00:39:42,890 They've put this stupid wristband on me, 537 00:39:43,210 --> 00:39:45,050 I don't get it. 538 00:39:45,730 --> 00:39:49,010 I wanted nut ice cream, my favorite one. 539 00:39:49,370 --> 00:39:51,970 And all I get is this stupid diet yoghurt! 540 00:39:52,330 --> 00:39:54,570 Who's going to eat that? 541 00:39:55,810 --> 00:39:58,250 - Enjoy your meal anyway. - Thanks. 542 00:39:59,970 --> 00:40:01,170 What do you mean? 543 00:40:01,570 --> 00:40:04,730 Am I mentally too set and physically too loose? 544 00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:09,330 So it'd be better to be physically robust and mentally flexible? 545 00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:12,770 Exactly. People who have easy, successful lives 546 00:40:13,170 --> 00:40:14,810 are stable in body 547 00:40:15,210 --> 00:40:17,410 and agile and flexible in mind. 548 00:40:17,930 --> 00:40:19,930 Just nudge a smoothie for now. 549 00:40:21,130 --> 00:40:24,130 - Staff member. Let me pay for you. - Thanks. 550 00:40:24,610 --> 00:40:27,090 Taking part in the nudging project? - No, thanks. 551 00:40:27,410 --> 00:40:31,330 - That cost us 5 fitness points. - But we are fit. 552 00:41:54,090 --> 00:41:57,130 Same stuff as on our website. 553 00:41:58,970 --> 00:42:01,290 Very interesting and creative, this protest. 554 00:42:02,730 --> 00:42:05,850 How to avoid getting leafleted again? 555 00:42:08,250 --> 00:42:09,930 We have those glass doors. 556 00:42:10,250 --> 00:42:13,130 Could we install a card-based locking system? 557 00:42:14,090 --> 00:42:15,850 But how would we communicate that? 558 00:42:16,330 --> 00:42:17,970 Heightened security requirements? 559 00:42:18,490 --> 00:42:19,930 Fire safety. 560 00:42:23,210 --> 00:42:25,930 We assert that the university system 561 00:42:27,010 --> 00:42:30,890 is ignorant towards the solution of social problems. 562 00:42:31,290 --> 00:42:36,250 The extreme inequality of wealth within society around the globe 563 00:42:36,610 --> 00:42:38,570 is the best example. 564 00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:40,610 Climate change is no exception. 565 00:42:40,930 --> 00:42:44,730 On the other hand, we also quite naturally focus on our own futures. 566 00:42:45,050 --> 00:42:47,810 And here, my fellow students, 567 00:42:48,130 --> 00:42:50,650 no one really believes in the use of theory, 568 00:42:50,970 --> 00:42:54,810 abstraction or critique to get their lives on track anymore. 569 00:42:55,890 --> 00:42:57,370 In our view, 570 00:42:57,930 --> 00:43:01,930 both experiences are two aspects of the same problem. 571 00:43:02,650 --> 00:43:05,370 In the absence of welfare, 572 00:43:05,730 --> 00:43:08,050 each individual must look out for themselves 573 00:43:08,370 --> 00:43:11,010 and will expect an educational institution 574 00:43:11,330 --> 00:43:14,250 to focus on optimizing their employability. 575 00:43:14,810 --> 00:43:18,330 But this is the exact opposite of what we would expect 576 00:43:18,690 --> 00:43:21,930 of a university acting with solidarity and responsibility. 577 00:43:22,490 --> 00:43:23,930 But what are our demands? 578 00:43:24,250 --> 00:43:27,850 First we need a framework to discuss our demands, 579 00:43:28,170 --> 00:43:30,610 independent of hierarchies... 580 00:43:35,290 --> 00:43:37,490 Let's just wait and see, shall we? 581 00:43:37,890 --> 00:43:40,090 It's really not clear what they want. 582 00:43:40,650 --> 00:43:42,370 We aren't so easily impressed. 583 00:43:42,730 --> 00:43:45,570 In my day, we were always at protests. 584 00:43:45,890 --> 00:43:48,250 - You went to protests? - I certainly was. 585 00:43:48,610 --> 00:43:49,850 I bet you not. 586 00:43:50,810 --> 00:43:52,810 Well, maybe not "always". 587 00:43:53,730 --> 00:43:56,810 So today they are doing this on the internet? 588 00:43:57,170 --> 00:43:58,250 Absolutely. 589 00:43:58,850 --> 00:44:02,650 You mean "liking" something is a political act? I don't think so. 590 00:44:03,130 --> 00:44:04,130 But yes! Yes! 591 00:44:05,370 --> 00:44:07,770 Well, at this institute they don't. 592 00:44:09,090 --> 00:44:13,410 As you're all aware, we have an extraordinary agenda item. 593 00:44:13,890 --> 00:44:17,730 The students had the genius idea of occupying our library. 594 00:44:19,050 --> 00:44:23,650 But provided the protest doesn't jeopardize the evaluation, 595 00:44:24,090 --> 00:44:27,010 it may be a positive stimulus. 596 00:44:27,970 --> 00:44:31,690 It's a chance to show how divergent needs are managed here. 597 00:44:32,010 --> 00:44:35,410 And that performance and liberality are not mutually exclusive. 598 00:44:37,410 --> 00:44:40,010 If need be, the library can be cleared very quickly. 599 00:44:40,330 --> 00:44:42,210 I have to go. 600 00:44:46,130 --> 00:44:47,930 I also have another meeting. 601 00:44:51,410 --> 00:44:54,570 It really looks like your students mean it. 602 00:44:55,250 --> 00:44:56,890 They're totally committed. 603 00:44:57,290 --> 00:44:59,170 They can't have gotten that from me. 604 00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:00,930 I wouldn't be sure about that. 605 00:45:10,570 --> 00:45:11,770 Nope. 606 00:45:20,650 --> 00:45:23,890 This neon light is cold... Just a moment. 607 00:45:27,610 --> 00:45:30,330 Do you have difficulties identifying with your employer? 608 00:45:32,010 --> 00:45:35,090 Is this an interrogation? You're sitting in the pitch dark. 609 00:45:42,730 --> 00:45:45,330 Ok, let's continue. How... 610 00:45:47,370 --> 00:45:49,090 What animal would you like to be? 611 00:45:55,290 --> 00:45:56,530 Message 1. 612 00:45:56,890 --> 00:46:01,650 Phoebe, I think it would be good if you went to Gdansk with Julius. 613 00:46:02,530 --> 00:46:04,810 It'll be a great conference. 614 00:46:05,210 --> 00:46:07,530 The city is great too. The religious art... 615 00:46:07,970 --> 00:46:11,490 It might be interesting for your scenario research. 616 00:46:12,210 --> 00:46:13,530 Could be of use to you. 617 00:46:47,250 --> 00:46:50,250 AC: 24h aesthetic condition 618 00:48:08,130 --> 00:48:09,690 - Can I get a ride? - Sure. 619 00:48:20,090 --> 00:48:22,690 Is the university an enterprise to you? 620 00:48:23,290 --> 00:48:27,890 It's about aligning with the best. The competition is extreme. 621 00:48:28,250 --> 00:48:29,850 But who says who's best? 622 00:48:30,130 --> 00:48:34,010 Evaluations, fundraising, rankings, for example. 623 00:48:34,850 --> 00:48:37,010 In whose interest is all this done? 624 00:48:38,050 --> 00:48:41,330 Sounds like student conspiracy theories. 625 00:48:41,690 --> 00:48:43,010 "Interests" and so on. 626 00:48:43,690 --> 00:48:48,650 It just makes sense. If you treat it like a business, 627 00:48:48,970 --> 00:48:52,730 you obtain objective benchmarks, to know what you do all day. 628 00:48:53,130 --> 00:48:55,050 We teach and we do research. 629 00:48:55,890 --> 00:48:57,890 But in whose interest? 630 00:48:58,370 --> 00:49:01,250 In the interest of truth. Or truths. 631 00:49:01,850 --> 00:49:04,530 Let me rephrase the question. What use is it to anyone? 632 00:49:07,770 --> 00:49:12,010 Why not find the niche where the truths you find have value, 633 00:49:12,290 --> 00:49:14,410 where you can use them strategically? 634 00:49:14,850 --> 00:49:18,210 There's so much money to be earned in greentech right now. 635 00:49:19,370 --> 00:49:21,690 Or go into political consultancy. 636 00:49:24,610 --> 00:49:28,410 Wouldn't we love our lives more under different circumstances? 637 00:49:29,370 --> 00:49:30,650 All this? 638 00:49:31,570 --> 00:49:34,650 If we knew, bottom line, there's enough for all. 639 00:49:35,010 --> 00:49:37,370 Time, space, money. 640 00:49:38,690 --> 00:49:40,210 Dreams are good. 641 00:49:40,690 --> 00:49:43,090 It's not a dream, it has been real. 642 00:49:44,250 --> 00:49:46,010 Then answer the "W's": 643 00:49:46,490 --> 00:49:50,250 - Where, when, what... - Why. 644 00:49:50,610 --> 00:49:52,810 Yes. And who. 645 00:53:23,850 --> 00:53:26,130 - You made it! - Hi! 646 00:53:27,610 --> 00:53:29,730 - Good luck! - Thank you. 647 00:54:41,570 --> 00:54:44,890 What's the status of the presentation? 648 00:54:45,210 --> 00:54:47,250 Phoebe, I have studied your proposal. 649 00:54:48,010 --> 00:54:49,690 I find room for improvement. 650 00:54:50,010 --> 00:54:54,090 The data could be more graphically vivid. 651 00:54:54,530 --> 00:54:58,250 I'm sorry, I wasn't finished with the admin for the lectures. 652 00:54:58,570 --> 00:54:59,650 I'll work on it. 653 00:54:59,970 --> 00:55:02,370 We moved away from the tortoise. 654 00:55:03,090 --> 00:55:07,650 Someone could guide through the presentation, like an audio guide. 655 00:55:08,090 --> 00:55:10,250 What about the library? 656 00:55:10,690 --> 00:55:13,690 Our strategy of subverting the protestors 657 00:55:14,010 --> 00:55:18,250 by politely ignoring them should slowly bear fruit. 658 00:55:18,610 --> 00:55:23,210 Do you know what the ancient Greeks did to unreliable advisors? 659 00:55:23,570 --> 00:55:26,530 Have them ridiculed in an Aristophanes comedy? 660 00:55:26,850 --> 00:55:29,650 They banished them. To Rhodes, if they felt kind. 661 00:55:29,970 --> 00:55:32,010 I could live with that. 662 00:55:34,570 --> 00:55:36,850 Has anyone been there lately? 663 00:55:37,970 --> 00:55:39,770 To Rhodes? 664 00:55:45,090 --> 00:55:49,410 My roommate Dakkar is working on the biography of Stafford Beer. 665 00:55:49,770 --> 00:55:52,410 - Ever heard of him? - No. 666 00:55:52,770 --> 00:55:54,890 - He was a business consultant too. - Was he? 667 00:55:55,410 --> 00:55:58,650 Working for the Allende government in Chile. 668 00:55:59,490 --> 00:56:01,370 Now you want to tell the students about him? 669 00:56:03,570 --> 00:56:05,530 How can we get them out of the library? 670 00:56:06,170 --> 00:56:07,250 We can't. 671 00:56:08,370 --> 00:56:10,730 Brenda isn't going to like that. 672 00:56:40,610 --> 00:56:42,330 - Phoebe... - Julius? 673 00:56:44,610 --> 00:56:48,570 What's the meaning of science? There is none. 674 00:56:49,290 --> 00:56:52,770 It offers no answers to the questions that matter to us. 675 00:56:54,130 --> 00:56:55,570 How should we live? 676 00:56:56,050 --> 00:56:57,570 What should we do? 677 00:56:59,730 --> 00:57:01,050 Get home safe. 678 00:57:20,370 --> 00:57:23,570 I wanted to talk about cybernetic socialism. 679 00:57:23,850 --> 00:57:26,410 Equitable distribution controlled by computer, 680 00:57:27,050 --> 00:57:29,890 and how this attempt in Santiago de Chile 681 00:57:30,410 --> 00:57:34,810 was stopped by the military and economists from Chicago. 682 00:57:35,610 --> 00:57:37,370 Also to say a few words on the ties 683 00:57:37,930 --> 00:57:40,650 between neoliberalism and digitalization, 684 00:57:41,090 --> 00:57:44,250 on how media corporations since the 1970s 685 00:57:44,610 --> 00:57:47,690 have been creating a wide education market. 686 00:57:48,010 --> 00:57:51,210 Since then, corporate consultants have come here 687 00:57:51,570 --> 00:57:55,490 to impose economic irrationalization. 688 00:57:56,130 --> 00:57:57,650 Well now, 689 00:57:58,770 --> 00:58:00,250 be that as it may, 690 00:58:00,770 --> 00:58:04,490 Phoebe was hired, if I may put it crudely, 691 00:58:04,970 --> 00:58:07,250 to keep things ticking over. 692 00:58:17,130 --> 00:58:18,250 Hello? 693 00:58:22,490 --> 00:58:24,570 Can nobody hear me? 694 00:58:26,730 --> 00:58:27,850 You had... 695 00:58:29,010 --> 00:58:30,650 Is it because of the dossier? 696 00:58:31,610 --> 00:58:35,410 Hurry, elite! Existence depends on excellence! 697 00:58:38,290 --> 00:58:40,250 Or maybe I should come back later? 698 00:58:41,130 --> 00:58:42,130 Listen, 699 00:58:42,250 --> 00:58:47,130 I hear that you're inciting the students in the library. 700 00:58:47,490 --> 00:58:51,090 I just wanted to hold my course, to keep it going, somehow. 701 00:58:51,490 --> 00:58:54,530 We need them to get out! They'd nearly given up! 702 00:58:55,610 --> 00:58:56,810 I just thought... 703 00:58:57,130 --> 00:59:00,130 how to proceed? Let me make a suggestion! 704 00:59:01,090 --> 00:59:02,370 Either what you say is true, 705 00:59:02,810 --> 00:59:05,290 in which case, forget this conversation took place. 706 00:59:05,650 --> 00:59:06,850 Otherwise... 707 00:59:08,570 --> 00:59:11,010 tomorrow they're still there. 708 00:59:11,810 --> 00:59:15,330 Then you will personally drag them out. 709 00:59:18,330 --> 00:59:21,690 Why can't everything be lovely here? 710 00:59:22,170 --> 00:59:25,050 And why can't we achieve bliss? 711 00:59:26,570 --> 00:59:29,770 Why does the sun never shine bright? 712 00:59:30,410 --> 00:59:33,330 And why must the food taste like this? 713 00:59:34,290 --> 00:59:37,570 Of barrenness and loneliness, 714 00:59:38,370 --> 00:59:41,250 of betrayal and lost time, 715 00:59:41,930 --> 00:59:45,210 of destitution, scarcity and nothing 716 00:59:45,970 --> 00:59:48,250 that will do us good. 717 00:59:49,970 --> 00:59:52,690 An emptiness creeps in on us, 718 00:59:53,690 --> 00:59:56,730 the moment we stand in line. 719 00:59:57,490 --> 01:00:01,090 We make our choice, and the refectory staff 720 01:00:01,530 --> 01:00:03,810 looks as if it were ashamed. 721 01:00:04,930 --> 01:00:08,490 For the system of gastronomy 722 01:00:08,930 --> 01:00:12,010 in the cold light of the profit-economy, 723 01:00:12,610 --> 01:00:16,210 because they know: people save on food 724 01:00:16,690 --> 01:00:19,210 when the wages paid are low. 725 01:00:20,090 --> 01:00:23,530 With a feeling of midday malaise, 726 01:00:24,170 --> 01:00:27,370 we stare the truth in the face. 727 01:00:28,010 --> 01:00:31,370 Will the good life ever be a reality? 728 01:00:32,170 --> 01:00:34,770 Probably not in this place. 729 01:00:36,210 --> 01:00:39,650 Why can't everything be lovely here? 730 01:00:40,050 --> 01:00:43,490 And why can't we achieve bliss? 731 01:00:44,170 --> 01:00:47,650 Why does the sun never shine bright? 732 01:00:48,050 --> 01:00:51,050 And why must the food taste like this? 733 01:01:40,010 --> 01:01:42,850 So, morning everyone. 734 01:01:44,650 --> 01:01:46,330 You'll clear the library by tonight. 735 01:01:46,690 --> 01:01:48,650 Otherwise, charges will be filed. 736 01:02:07,650 --> 01:02:09,370 That goes on the wall over there. 737 01:02:12,010 --> 01:02:13,690 Enough fiddling around. 738 01:02:14,210 --> 01:02:16,290 Time for a proper salon-style hang. 739 01:02:17,690 --> 01:02:19,610 Salon-style hang! 740 01:02:51,930 --> 01:02:53,810 I'm still totally hyped. 741 01:02:54,890 --> 01:02:58,130 Go home if you want. I'll be done soon too. 742 01:02:58,650 --> 01:03:01,250 - Are you sure? - Totally. No hard feelings. 743 01:05:15,730 --> 01:05:17,410 Everything was ordained. 744 01:05:18,290 --> 01:05:20,570 Dress rehearsal done. 745 01:05:21,210 --> 01:05:24,610 Judgment Day dawned. 746 01:05:26,850 --> 01:05:28,290 This will be a good day. 747 01:05:28,810 --> 01:05:30,810 The protestors have withdrawn. 748 01:05:31,250 --> 01:05:33,290 I bet we'll be celebrating tonight. 749 01:05:33,650 --> 01:05:35,330 Have you reserved a table? 750 01:05:59,050 --> 01:06:00,290 Mr Francini! 751 01:06:10,730 --> 01:06:12,090 That works wonderfully. 752 01:06:14,890 --> 01:06:18,970 Such a stylish vehicle you've chosen, Monsieur Francini. 753 01:06:19,250 --> 01:06:21,810 It has a fabulous carbon footprint! 754 01:06:23,650 --> 01:06:25,010 Great binding. 755 01:06:25,410 --> 01:06:26,970 - Is that bast? - It is. 756 01:06:28,370 --> 01:06:30,690 As you have seen, 757 01:06:31,290 --> 01:06:34,050 we are interested in simulation and game theory 758 01:06:34,370 --> 01:06:37,570 in digitally augmented realities. 759 01:06:38,650 --> 01:06:41,770 We will show you holograms of ourselves, 760 01:06:42,090 --> 01:06:46,010 which you'll see in the simulation environment. 761 01:06:46,850 --> 01:06:50,050 The tour itself is thus a product of our research. 762 01:06:50,610 --> 01:06:55,010 The application of our work is revealed in its demonstration. 763 01:06:57,810 --> 01:07:02,050 My name is Julius Kelp and I'll be your guide today. 764 01:07:02,410 --> 01:07:05,530 Now prepare yourself for our virtual climate change. 765 01:07:05,850 --> 01:07:07,010 Snow? 766 01:07:08,370 --> 01:07:10,730 They're long, these Berlin winters. 767 01:07:24,610 --> 01:07:26,890 I can't see anything. Do they? 768 01:07:27,210 --> 01:07:29,610 They're walking, so they must see something. 769 01:07:30,010 --> 01:07:34,170 Can't we see what they see? This is exactly what I wanted to avoid! 770 01:07:34,650 --> 01:07:35,890 Should we abort? 771 01:07:36,170 --> 01:07:37,810 Over my dead body. 772 01:07:48,650 --> 01:07:49,970 Nudging. 773 01:08:02,610 --> 01:08:04,930 Get a move on, faster, faster, faster. 774 01:08:27,850 --> 01:08:30,290 What's going on? Are the students back? 775 01:08:30,650 --> 01:08:32,850 The smart house system is breaking down. 776 01:08:33,170 --> 01:08:34,570 And you've done nothing about it? 777 01:08:34,890 --> 01:08:36,890 You told us to do nothing. 778 01:08:37,530 --> 01:08:40,730 - Evacuation! - Get out immediately! 779 01:08:59,210 --> 01:09:00,810 My pleasure. 780 01:09:01,850 --> 01:09:03,290 May I trouble you? 781 01:09:46,970 --> 01:09:48,410 Nudging, nudging. 782 01:09:53,370 --> 01:09:54,530 Quiet! 783 01:10:02,610 --> 01:10:03,610 Stop! 784 01:10:32,770 --> 01:10:33,930 Nudging, nudging. 785 01:10:34,850 --> 01:10:38,610 Why can't everything be lovely here? 786 01:10:38,890 --> 01:10:42,130 And why can't we achieve bliss? 787 01:10:54,210 --> 01:10:57,250 An emptiness creeps in on us, 788 01:10:57,890 --> 01:11:01,250 the moment we stand in line. 789 01:11:01,810 --> 01:11:05,690 We make our choice, and the refectory staff 790 01:11:05,970 --> 01:11:08,890 looks as if it were ashamed. 791 01:11:12,210 --> 01:11:15,930 With a feeling of midday malaise, 792 01:11:16,290 --> 01:11:19,370 we stare the truth in the face. 793 01:11:19,970 --> 01:11:23,490 Will the good life ever be a reality? 794 01:11:23,970 --> 01:11:27,290 Probably not in this place. 795 01:11:28,650 --> 01:11:31,970 Why can't everything be lovely here? 796 01:11:32,570 --> 01:11:35,930 And why can't we achieve bliss? 797 01:12:10,890 --> 01:12:13,970 Reactions are mixed 798 01:12:14,650 --> 01:12:17,650 to the Abstract-Wege project. 799 01:12:19,050 --> 01:12:20,970 The principle of economization 800 01:12:21,370 --> 01:12:22,610 was adressed 801 01:12:23,410 --> 01:12:24,770 with determined effort. 802 01:12:25,130 --> 01:12:28,610 But this was executed in a way 803 01:12:28,970 --> 01:12:33,210 that we find highly questionable. 804 01:12:33,970 --> 01:12:37,570 Nudging has certainly not made us feel freer. 805 01:12:39,730 --> 01:12:40,850 Now, 806 01:12:41,570 --> 01:12:43,530 my next remarks concern 807 01:12:44,370 --> 01:12:47,730 the project of... just a moment... Berger. 808 01:12:48,050 --> 01:12:51,370 If you paint the devil on the wall - he'll show up. 809 01:12:51,650 --> 01:12:54,130 Phoebe's hypothesis was vindicated. 810 01:12:54,610 --> 01:12:57,210 Climate scenarios indeed seemed to exhibit 811 01:12:57,570 --> 01:13:00,530 stabilizing effects on systems. 812 01:13:01,010 --> 01:13:04,610 At least, this was the case in this particular potato field. 813 01:13:04,970 --> 01:13:07,010 It is an outstanding novelty. 814 01:13:07,490 --> 01:13:09,730 - Bravo, well done. - What? 815 01:13:10,210 --> 01:13:11,610 Other than so many projects... 816 01:13:12,090 --> 01:13:13,610 He must be joking. 817 01:13:17,210 --> 01:13:19,250 It is absolutely outstanding. 818 01:13:19,810 --> 01:13:21,330 We would like to congratulate you 819 01:13:21,970 --> 01:13:25,290 on the successful evaluation. 820 01:13:42,330 --> 01:13:45,330 Maybe I should do it like Stafford Beer. Grow a long beard, 821 01:13:46,530 --> 01:13:49,250 sublet my room and live in the communal roof garden 822 01:13:49,610 --> 01:13:51,970 as an ornamental hermit in a flower bed. 823 01:13:52,370 --> 01:13:55,330 Listen. A long article about insect population collapse. 824 01:13:55,890 --> 01:13:56,890 It says, 825 01:13:57,210 --> 01:13:59,650 "insects provide an enormous economic benefit. 826 01:14:00,490 --> 01:14:02,330 The Beekeepers Association estimates 827 01:14:02,690 --> 01:14:05,490 bees alone account for two billion euros a year." 828 01:14:05,850 --> 01:14:08,130 Too bad we aren't insects. 829 01:14:28,290 --> 01:14:30,010 So, how are things? 830 01:14:31,690 --> 01:14:35,570 Strange, isn't it? After working so long to gain autonomy, 831 01:14:36,330 --> 01:14:39,930 you're at the mercy of decisions beyond your control. 832 01:14:40,490 --> 01:14:42,290 I'd like to keep you here. 833 01:14:43,090 --> 01:14:45,010 Your commitment really helped us. 834 01:14:45,210 --> 01:14:47,890 I had nothing to do with how the evaluation went. 835 01:14:49,050 --> 01:14:52,570 I'd like you to coordinate future funding applications. 836 01:14:53,210 --> 01:14:56,850 It's going to be a tough job. We can't expect such goodwill again. 837 01:14:57,410 --> 01:14:58,850 I have to think about it. 838 01:15:13,970 --> 01:15:15,370 - Hey! - How's it going? 839 01:15:15,850 --> 01:15:18,330 - Good, thanks, you? - Good. I heard it went well? 840 01:15:18,930 --> 01:15:19,930 Well... 841 01:15:20,330 --> 01:15:21,930 Didn't she know everything? 842 01:15:22,570 --> 01:15:24,530 What would she be afraid of? 843 01:15:25,090 --> 01:15:30,290 Every decision she'd make on the basis of a rational calculation. 844 01:15:31,370 --> 01:15:34,130 And how could I blame her for that? 845 01:15:37,730 --> 01:15:39,610 Her heartbeat was steady, 846 01:15:40,090 --> 01:15:41,530 pulse calm. 847 01:15:44,050 --> 01:15:46,970 My research sabbatical came to an end. 848 01:15:47,690 --> 01:15:49,330 Spring sprang anew. 849 01:15:49,770 --> 01:15:51,770 Couldn't you just feel it? 850 01:15:52,850 --> 01:15:55,410 The Earth must have moved on. 851 01:15:56,170 --> 01:15:57,690 Maybe... 852 01:15:59,050 --> 01:16:02,170 its orbit round the Sun wasn't an ellipse at all, 853 01:16:03,090 --> 01:16:05,650 but an obstacle course. 854 01:16:07,490 --> 01:16:12,570 Maybe I would seriously start something anew. 855 01:16:14,090 --> 01:16:16,050 Think a thought. 856 01:16:17,850 --> 01:16:19,850 Discover. 61793

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