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The Heart of Australia
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In conversation with Michael Zankel
A Matter of Perspective
Christina Gasser in conversation with Michael Zankel… Read more
Research
No distance too far
Even today, people still conduct research in remote and virtually inaccessible places… Read more
Column
Running
The fun runner Alex Raack prefers to go running to clear his head… Read more
In conversation with Hermann Höglinger
Three days there, three days back
Hermann Höglinger im Gespräch mit Merlin Herrmann… Read more
World trip on bike
Cycling around the world
At the age of 24, Dennis Kailing left his hometown in the German state of Hesse to circumnavigate the globe on a bicycle… Read more
Kazakhstan
A blank spot on the New Silk Road
The transcontinental country is not only the world’s largest land-locked nation; it also lies equidistant from all its oceans… Read more
In conversation with Hartmut Rosa
Danger at close range
For a successful life, it is indispensable that we are open to our environment and interact with it… Read more
The first human being at the North Pole
The kind heart at the North Pole
133 years ago, an expedition set out to reach the North Pole. The African-American Matthew Henson was part of the team… Read more
Transport of tomorrow
Fly high or dig deep?
Los Angeles tests the transport of tomorrow… Read more
Gernot Grömer in conversation
“I’m not volunteering for a suicide mission.”
Frank Haas converses with Gernot Grömer about the great opportunities of a mission to Mars.… Read more
AMADEE-20-Mission
Close to the action
Teamwork is key to the Amadee-20 mission. We asked various players for their views of the project… Read more
Mars analog mission
How the Mars analog mission works
Gebrüder Weiss is partnering AMADEE-20, the Austrian Space Forum’s 13th Mars analog mission… Read more
Snail’s pace times two
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In conversation with Karlheinz Geißler
Slow down! Pronto!
Miriam Holzapfel talks to Karlheinz Geißler about timing, rhythm and the allure of having to wait… Read more
On fascination with speed
Faster!
Competitive sports are the purest expression of humankind's fascination with speed and peak performances… Read more
Right timing
Every minute counts
Fore some professions, perfect timing is absolutely crucial. Every minute counts. And in some cases, every second… Read more
Strategies for growing cities
By foot to the express train
Ours is an urban world, and the number of urban dwellers has risen dramatically… Read more
Port of Hamburg
A world in constant flux
Creative energy has enabled Germany’s top trading port to adapt to the winds of time… Read more
Expert skills
Knowledge conquers the world
As a result of migration, some crafts and art forms have reached every corner of the planet… Read more
In conversation with Robert Stahlschmidt
“It’s the combination of both worlds that sets us apart”
Frank Haas in conversation with Robert Stahlschmidt… Read more
Acquisition of knowledge
Where does our knowledge come from?
What we know has changed over the millennia, as have the ways we acquire our knowledge… Read more
Gebrüder Weiss
What you should know about Gebrüder Weiss
Interesting facts about Gebrüder Weiss… Read more
Memory of Mankind
A saltmine of information
An artist is seeking to preserve the culture of the early 21th century on ceramic tiles – for the archeologists of tomorrow.… Read more
Teamwork
Our common quest for knowledge
Those who seek knowledge in research are not solitary geniuses… Read more
Earthquakes and eruptions
On shaky ground
Massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are anticipated in parts of southern Europe… Read more
Redistribution of the world
We’re the newbies
When people started moving around the globe, they began relocating the world’s flora and fauna… Read more
Brexit
Comings and goings
On the transformations it caused in the south of England… Read more
Gerd Kempermann in conversation
Recharging your batteries
Neuroscientist Gerd Kempermann on getting old and staying new… Read more
Michael Stephenson in conversation
“The demand for EU goods is pretty insatiable”
An interview with the managing director of Davies Turner, Gebrüder Weiss' partner logistics organization in Great Britain… Read more
Transport industry
Over the sea or through the air?
On new challenges for the transport industry… Read more
Constant learning
Learned anything new today?
A small collection of things that can be learned, whatever your age is… Read more
An analys, attempted
The half-full glass of the average town
Do we believe that an average city offers an enhanced quality of life?… Read more
Kathrin Passig on abnormality
Only the ice cream is normal
The nice thing about normality is its availability in abundance… Read more
Norbert Sachser in conversation
On humans and guinea pigs
Aren't animals within one species all the same?… Read more
Klaus Bannwarth in conversation
From start to finish along the value chain
On standards, employee motivation, and future scenarios… Read more
The European cucumber-regulation
The straight and narrow
It has been more than 30 years since the EU regulated the features of cucumbers as part of European law.… Read more
Harry Stiastny in conversation
The new normal
Harry Stiastny has been working at GW for 38 years, but he hadn't experienced today's growing number of peaks until recently.… Read more
The most normal employee
Who is Michael Fuchs?
Michael Fuchs is the most normal employee at Gebrüder Weiss. He differs from the norm in one respect only: he does not exist… Read more
Rajna Hristova answers
What was better back in the day?
On community and illusions… Read more
Petra Reski answers
Is tourism becoming unsustainable?
Petra Reski on mass tourism… Read more
Nora Gomringer answers
Is it naive to believe in human goodness?
On naivety as a privilege… Read more
Thomas Straubhaar answers
Are our best years already behind us?
Humankind is facing enormous challenges. But hasn't that always been the case, since Adam and Eve were banished from Paradise?… Read more
Florian Aigner answers
Once important – now passé
I don't know how potatoes are harvested. My great grandparents would have been mortified – Now it's more or less obsolete.… Read more
Stefan Sagmeister in conversation
Both beautiful and good
About beauty and function, Austria and the USA… Read more
Wolfram Senger-Weiss in conversation
Keeping the spirit alive
It will now be up to Wolfram Senger-Weiss to lead the company into a new era. Where will the journey take us?… Read more
Mammoth project in Khorgos
Paving the way for prosperity
Kazakhstan’s gateway to the New Silk Road… Read more
Barbara Bujacic in conversation
Long coastlines, start-ups and doing one’s own thing
Greyp Bikes combine the technologies and mechanics of bicycles and motorcycles… Read more
Crvena zvezda: Red Star Belgrade
A star that stands for you
No other soccer club epitomizes Serbia's sporting culture – and history – like Red Star Belgrade… Read more
Chess
Chess in their blood – and their school schedules
Reading, writing and arithmetic – these are disciplines that children learn early in school. In Armenia there's a fourth: chess.… Read more
Barbara Vinken in conversation
Knowing the rules, breaking the rules
A discussion about men, courage and the financial limitations of fashion-conscious people… Read more
Andreas Cukrowicz in conversation
Thinking inside the box
Andreas Uebele and architect Andreas Cukrowicz in conversation on the headquarters of Gebrüder Weiss… Read more
Export of textile goods to West-Africa
Out to Africa!
The traditional trade in embroidery from Austria's Vorarlberg region… Read more
Future visions for logistics
Digitization – a universal panacea?
Today's logistics world is an El Dorado for trend researchers. They dream of intelligent transport containers… Read more
Empowering orange
Orange comes to Austria
How a color activates the body's own defenses… Read more
Chicago-Reportage
Go West!
A fresh start and time travel – A reportage from Gebrüder Weiss' new headquarters in the US.… Read more
Fashionet Austria
The fickle fads of fashion: an encounter of the close kind
On a textiles logistics provider straddling high fashion and off-the-shelf clothing… Read more
Breaking
Style, not fashion!
How a phenomenon from youth culture is turning into an Olympic sport… Read more
The Olympic Games
A global movement
The Olympic Games – from humble beginnings to the world's greatest spectacle… Read more
Friendship has many faces
Famous Friends
Famous couples stand for certain qualities: acceptance, trustworthiness, empathy and loyalty… Read more
Similarities among foes
Famous Foes
Enemies too can share certain affinities – in the form of similar interests, similar circumstances and similar needs… Read more
My man-made partner
Me and it.
Janina Loh on relationships to objects… Read more
Michael Wohlgenannt and Willibald Nigsch in conversation
"At that point I’m done with harmony"
On achieving the right balance between proximity and detachment between colleagues… Read more
Tarek Kohler in conversation
You again!
The truck driver Tarek Kohler tells, how he establishes routines on his tours and manages to stay in love with his career.… Read more
In conversation with Veera Sekaran
The Plant Whisperer
How can life be made healthier and more attractive in rapidly growing urban centers?… Read more
The Reformation and economic prosperity
Divided by Beliefs, United by Commerce
Could the schism between the Catholics and Protestants have fathered the capitalism we know today?… Read more
In conversation with Janosch Schobin
Surviving together
Friendships: what makes them tick and how they work – an interview with Janosch Schobin… Read more
Clemens Plank in conversation
Compacted Clay
A conversation with architect Clemens Plank on a brilliantly simple construction solution… Read more
On the road in Hanoi
Everything to excess
On the road in Vietnam: People, motor bikes, cars, exhaust fumes; fruit in baskets, birds in cages… Read more
Doctors Without Borders
From building site to operating table
It only takes Doctors Without Borders a few days to erect a treatment camp with a small hospital – almost anywhere in the world… Read more
Smart Cities
The smarts to succeed
Scientists and companies are making increasing headway in the realm of proactive, urban control systems… Read more
Kazakhstan-reportage
»Kazakhstan!«
About a great big country, global visions and yi dai yi lu… Read more
Among inventors
Logistics Hall of Fame
Heidi Senger-Weiss is in best company – as the first woman among inventors, of which we will introduce a selection… Read more
Taking an Antonov from Bucharest to Qatar
The Land Rover of the Skies
Flying in a legendary AN-124 is one of the highlight experiences in the life of any transport employee.… Read more
Heidi Senger-Weiss in conversation
Making intuition pay
Making intuition pay… Read more
The model is the microcosm
The whole world in a nutshell
A model is often the best way of understanding reality… Read more
Rüdiger Safranski in conversation
Defying Convention
About Goethe's experiences of the world and the role of convention… Read more
Summer solstice
Here comes the sun
While the regional mid-summer customs seem similar – at least in Europe – the traditions do differ in their detail… Read more
Amber networks
A path of gold from sea to sea
Amber found far from its sources indicates a remarkably developed trading network during the Bronze Age… Read more
Alois Tement in conversation
On the road
GW-driver Alois Tement on discipline, the right diet "on the road" and the future of driving… Read more
A HGV tour from west to east
From Istanbul to Tbilisi
1,380 kilometres from Istanbul, 400 kilometres from Tbilisi, and 80 metres from the Black Sea… Read more
Travelling virtually
Around the world in 80 minutes – from the couch
Exploring different worlds from the comfort of ones own sofa… Read more
Life on asphalt
Flora and fauna of the world’s roads
On animals, plants and organisms that are undaunted by the unfriendly urban environment… Read more
A photo gallery
Port of Hamburg
Creative energy has enabled Germany’s top trading port to adapt to the winds of time. A photo report… Read more
Asphalt
Culture set in stone and asphalt
A brief cultural history of asphalt… Read more
New Silk Road
Trade, Culture, Religion
What defined the Old Silk Road? And how has its modern counterpart changed?… Read more