Wimmer’s Weekly

A few days ago, my daughter took the enrolment test at the University of Vienna. Her report reminded me of the impressions…

Measuring is awesome. Measuring is even essential for survival. Our perception of reality has reduced its focus on the measurable…

It must have been something big that happened. More than 50 heads of states who in another situation wouldn’t have…

Big scientific events tend to be somewhat confusing. With almost 500 participants and more than 200 presentations in up to…

Almost 15 years ago, the major cultural institutions of the federal republic of Austria changed their legal entities to full…

Lately there has been much public attention on two cases of bad governance. On the one hand, the breakdown of a regional…

Christkind is giving Austria a new government. Right before Christmas, the Austrian President has inaugurated the coalition…