Beyond

If you want to get to know the scientists behind the work even better, this is just the right place for you. In this section of Beyond, the researchers present books which have impacted their lives and their ways of thinking in meaningful ways. The books presented range from novels, to memoirs, to science books of all sorts. You can filter the books by genre or just scroll through the list. This is also a great way to get inspiration for your own reading!

Anne Peters

The Story Of The Stone

This moving family novel from 1760 is about young Bao-Yu, who prefers to study girls than Confucian teachings, and his two cousins. The Chinese classic illuminates Buddhist concepts against the background of secular themes and shows how karma influences all of our lives.

Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern

The Glass Bead Game

Mastering the glass bead game, a program from all human sciences, is Joseph Knecht's goal in life. In doing so, he encounters dilemmas again and again. Joseph Knecht's journey is Hermann Hesse's last work – and an absolute classic.

Christiane Brosius

The Nutmeg's Curse- Parables for a Planet in Crisis

What do nutmeg, colonialism and the climate crisis have to do with each other? A lot, because the nutmeg symbolizes the colonial development of trade routes, a geopolitical strategy of the west. in this important work, amitav ghosh explains how this ultimately led to the exploitation of nature.