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School is supposed to prepare students for life. Some demand more knowledge, AI provides quick answers – but who still understands the solution, and how can learning become exciting again?

We take a look at Germany's most absurd media debate with the journalist and podcaster. What can we learn from it for today?

Trauma, triggers and Self-Care: mental health has turned into a social media trend. At re:publica 25 we'll discuss the causes and consequences of this development with the sociologist.

Social media drives a need for constant consumption - across all generations. At #rp25, we talk to the media psychologist about the psychology of social media and what media literacy means today.

Which ideologies prompt oligarchs to dismantle democratic structures around the world? We will analyse what’s behind the global attack on democracy with political scientist Christopher Coenen.

It's high time we grasped the dynamic of ‘us’ versus ‘them’. At re:publica, we talk to the philosopher about how we can respond to attempts of polarisation.

How susceptible is digital communication to strategic manipulation and instrumentalization? We’ll discuss this with political scientist Katja Muñoz.

"Mind-reading" AI aims to decode our thoughts. With tech journalist and futurist Janosch Delcker, we’ll talk about the state of mental privacy.

Whether in Austria, Germany or the USA - fascism has started to use new strategies. Natascha Strobl will talk about what these strategies look like and what we can do to counter them.

Online platforms live of our constant attention. In most cases, they earn money from it. At #rp25, we will discuss the consequences this relationship of dependency can have for us personally, for society and for democracy.

How can democratic forces put forward content that counteracts a shift in discourse instead of fueling it? At #rp25, Sally Lisa Starken and Franzi von Kempis show ways how we can counteract the normalization of far-right content.

AI companions aren't solving problems – they're creating them. Casey Mock reveals the venture-backed machinery behind them, which seems to only be designed to profit from the need for human connection.