Berlin: Food checker
Today’s Wall Street Journal brings a story of a nice gadget from Japan: the calorie counter for your cellphone. The gizmo comes from the giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. “The company and two other Japanese firms said this week that they will together launch what they say is the world’s first Internet-based mobile phone application … Read more
Berlin: Being Old
“By analyzing the DNA of the world’s oldest people, Boston University scientists said Thursday they have discovered a genetic signature of longevity. They expect soon to offer a test that could let people learn whether they have the constitution to live to a very old age.” I always thought I would die very old, at … Read more
Beijing: Journalism
Lately I am very interested in the basics behind journalism. One of my dearest friends just left for a correspondent job in Seoul, South Korea. He is fully prepared, knows what he wants, but it will not be easy to gather news in a country which is not your own. Because I am writing a … Read more
Ahrensfelde: Terrors
“It is difficult to imagine a street with more history than Niederkirchnerstrasse. Formerly Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse, it was one of the most feared addresses in Europe and synonymous with the evil of the Third Reich. The street houses what was once Gestapo headquarters, with its “house prison” and the Reich Security Main Office. Right next door is … Read more
