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How does our cultural background shape the way we think and behave? Prof. Dr. Steven Heine explores psychology’s WEIRD Challenge and the limitations of relying predominantly on research from Western societies.

How do good decisions come about in organizations? And what organizational forms help people and companies act in meaningful and effective ways? We explore these questions through a cinema evening and a Lightning Talks Night.

Ursula Krechel is one of the most significant voices in contemporary German-language literature and has been awarded, among others, the German Book Prize and the Georg Büchner Prize.

How Societies Overcame Crises and What We Can Learn From This Today. Reading with Annette Kehnel

In 2045, most of humanity spends its time in the virtual world OASIS. Its creator leaves his fortune to whoever finds an Easter egg. Steven Spielberg's «Ready Player One» opens cinema@SQUARE meets Gaming Club.

Robert Habeck is one of the defining political figures in Germany in recent years. As former Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, he was at the center of major debates on energy supply, economic transformation, and European cooperation.

In 1988, Henk Rogers travels to the Soviet Union to secure the rights to a video game: Tetris. The film, based on true events, tells how it made its way into the world.

The Totentanz is one of the most striking motifs in European cultural history. Origen brings this timeless theme to the stage at SQUARE, opening up a poetic view of impermanence, community, and the great questions of human existence.

Starting in the autumn semester, we will regularly bring the HSG community together at SQUARE to exchange ideas on the latest developments in AI.

Four misfits land in the Overworld, a world of blocks, through a portal. Jason Momoa and Jack Black star in «A Minecraft Movie», the finale of cinema@SQUARE meets Gaming Club.