"Sometimes a brief moment is enough to change everything" — Carsten Hucho interviewed on physics and social change
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How can concepts from physics help us understand social change? In an in-depth interview with the Substack channel Glück. Schmerz. Politik., Dr. Carsten Hucho, Head of the Technology and Transfer Department and Scientific-Administrative Coordinator at PDI, draws parallels between phase transitions in matter and tipping points in society. Speaking with journalist Kai Schächtele, he reflects on superheated water and overheated societies, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and why every individual can be the "grain of salt" that triggers sudden change.
Read the full interview (in German) here: „Manchmal reicht ein kurzer Moment, der alles verändert."