Germany 📍

Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.

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Welcome to Germany! – DW – 03/27/2025

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Dear US researchers: Welcome to Germany! – DW – 03/27/2025

Mass layoffs, frozen or cut research funds, political directives — US President Donald Trump's massive attack on science is not only affecting areas he dislikes, such as climate, energy, social, or gender studies. Other fields like AI or mRNA vaccine technologies are impacted, too.

Critics view Trump's assault on research freedom as a politically-motivated attack on the pluralistic system and the liberal democratic order. Trump, critics say, is taking aim at the scientific method of refuting claims and myths with facts and analyses.

The uncertainty created by Trump's actions is so great that many researchers want to leave the US for jobs in Canada and Asia, but especially in Europe.

Germany – Cities and States

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Last week I was making up PDF maps of various countries. This week I am trying something new, with an interactive maps featuring major cities and states in different countries. Today I start out with Germany. Hotter color balloons are larger cities, click for their name and population.