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LMU Research and Innovation Research Magazine 01/2026 - Rhythm

All in time: Rhythm is a key to understanding the world. Why life depends on regular repetition, how rhythm structures language, society, and music, governs body and brain, and shapes natural processes.

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8 conductors of nature

Animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi have all developed strategies for adapting their lives to the rhythm of their environment. We present some of these conductors of life.

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The sound of the Middle Ages

Much of today’s “medieval sound” is modern fiction. But how close can we get to the true sound of the Middle Ages? Looking for clues with musicologist Irene Holzer.

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Behind the words: An oral history of German pop literature

In her book "Gegenwart machen" (Making the Present), Erika Thomalla got the movers and shakers of the scene to tell their stories.

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The rhythm of language

Germanist Frieder von Ammon on the drive in poetry and prose and on what links classic poems and rap

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Cycles of power

Political scientist Bernhard Zangl explains whether the USA will quickly lose influence, what China lacks as a rival, and whether the international order will come under even more pressure.

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From lecture hall… to the river

Fieldwork in Aotearoa New Zealand: Ethnologist Alina Berg visits riverbeds, workshops and museums to trace the history of the Māori stone pounamu.

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The rhythm of life

Cells follow a precise internal timetable. Axel Imhof studies how epigenetics regulate processes within the cell, preserve a molecular memory after division – while still allowing flexibility.

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Detecting Cancer with Laser Physics

Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz is combining his attosecond technology with medicine and AI.

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Against the clock

Sleep, hunger, alertness: The body’s natural processes are regulated throughout the day by our internal clock. But what happens when the body’s clock gets out of sync?

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The Interpreter: “Economic cycle”

Macroeconomist Mirko Wiederholt on the ups and downs of national economies.

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Humankind’s first calendars

Cuneiform expert Walther Sallaberger is researching how a common understanding of time 5,000 years ago created a sense of community and enabled city-states to function.

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