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The Friedel Chronicles

The Return of the Stick Insect

How a creature that was considered extinct for many decades was found on a rocky Pacific island and saved for the world.

Jan 7

The Return of the Stick Insect

Jan 7

A wonderful summer with blackbirds

…breeding in our back garden — a pictorial and video report

Nov 13, 2024

A wonderful summer with blackbirds

Nov 13, 2024

Countertenor Dennis Orellanas

It is a unique and fascinating form of classical singing, taken to new heights by a Honduran teenager.

May 20, 2024

Countertenor Dennis Orellanas

May 20, 2024

Alaa in Dresden

How an Arab chess girl encountered the West

Apr 25, 2024

Alaa in Dresden

Apr 25, 2024

Is global warming saving mankind?

No, I firmly believe it isn’t! But it could be, as this somewhat tongue-in-cheek thought experiment postulates

Feb 25, 2024

Is global warming saving mankind?

Feb 25, 2024

Uptalk: it’s all about intonation?

I believe it began in Australia? From there it migrated to California, and is now clearly gaining popularity in the US?

Jan 21, 2024

Uptalk: it’s all about intonation?

Jan 21, 2024

Magical moments with Randi (3)

The great man has passed. But memories of his escapades and his teachings will always remain.

Dec 7, 2023

Magical moments with Randi (3)

Dec 7, 2023

What’s in a name?

It is fascinating to see out how names work, in different countries and different social situations

Nov 3, 2023

What’s in a name?

Nov 3, 2023

Antalya and Gaza

Both are on the coast of the Mediterranean, both enjoy superb sea-shore climate, but what a difference!

Oct 25, 2023

Antalya and Gaza

Oct 25, 2023

Reading minds — part two

This is how easy it is to convince people you have supernatural powers

Oct 16, 2023

Reading minds — part two

Oct 16, 2023

The Friedel Chronicles

The Friedel Chronicles

Frederic Alois Friedel, born in 1945, science journalist, co-founder of ChessBase, studied Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg and Oxford.

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