Rainer Spiegel

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What do you think: Are scientists doing better when they work in nice buildings?

It can be taken for granted that lab infrastructure is highly important. But what about the architecture of buildings? Perhaps scientists are more motivated and doing better when they work in a...

10 October 2017 4,904 8 View

Do pupils show better progress in schools with a nice architecture?

What do you think? Does the appearance of a school (e.g. nice building) have an influence on pupils' learning progress (besides other things such as safety, teaching, interaction between pupils,...

10 October 2017 5,441 15 View

What to you think: do patients recover faster if the hospital is a beautiful, functional building?

Apart from the quality of treatment and care, the qualifications and friendliness of hospital staff, the teamwork, and hygienic standards, do you think that the architecture of the building also...

10 October 2017 9,642 12 View

Do spiders have remarkable cognitive abilities?

I have once made an observation that a spider apparently resided on a wall that had almost the same colour as the spider him-/herself. I lived at this location for several months and could see the...

09 September 2017 4,034 4 View

Do the following real-time speed displays exist in your region?

Dear all, in various areas, motorists are motivated to slow down voluntarily by having a display of their actual speed on a solar driven noticeboard next to the road (see picture 1). If they...

06 June 2017 493 25 View

How does researchgate guess what questions we can answer?

Researchgate recommends questions to us by indicating "questions we think you can answer". I am curious how these questions are assigned to us, e.g. is it based on our "skills and expertise" we...

01 January 1970 2,470 2 View

What makes a good scientist?

Dear all, I try to find out whether there is general agreement on what makes a good scientist. Looking forward to hearing your answers :-) Rainer

01 January 1970 10,103 20 View

What makes a good teacher?

Dear all, is it possible to provide a definition for a good teacher? Take care, Rainer

01 January 1970 4,687 16 View

What do you prefer, lectures or tutorials?

When being in the teaching role, do you prefer lectures or tutorials? Now remembering the times you were a student, what did you prefer back then?

01 January 1970 7,317 9 View

What is the relationship between coffee consumption and health?

I remember a time where coffee was considered potentially harmful to health. With recent evidence, e.g. the umbrella review by Grosso and colleagues, who reviewed different meta analyses, I get...

01 January 1970 10,132 10 View

Is there a relationship between coffee consumption and hours of sleep?

I am curious whether there are any studies that have analysed the question whether there is a relationship between the average number of coffee consumption per person per day and the average...

01 January 1970 9,708 38 View