The Epstein Files: A Test for Academia
Recently, millions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein have been made public. These files not only reveal a network of sexual abuse and criminal organizations …
Ahmet Turan Alkan: An Intellectual Silenced in an Authoritarian Regime
The death of Ahmet Turan Alkan saddened all intellectuals. His final years should be considered a concrete example of the problematic relationship that authoritarian political …
Global Uncertainties and Academia’s Fragility Increase in the Post-Davos World
As every year, the Davos World Economic Forum served as an important showcase of how global political and economic elites view the world and the …
As the world order crumbles, what will be the place of Islamic thought, academic freedom, and exiled intellectuals?
In a period when trust in international institutions and dominant ideologies is shaken, the search for “meaning” is not only an individual problem; it also …
The Current State of Artificial Intelligence: More Than 130 Diseases Can Be Predicted from a Single Night’s Sleep Recording
A study published in Nature Medicine in January 2026 revealed that sleep is not just a moment of rest. Sleep is also a powerful biological …
The (No Longer) Silent Crisis Awaiting Developed Societies: Aging and Demographic Transformation
Developed countries are currently facing two major and interconnected demographic transformations simultaneously. On the one hand, the population is rapidly aging, fertility rates are falling, …
How and For Whom Will the Increasingly Widespread Health Kiosks Be?
Health kiosks, installed in public spaces, are becoming one of the most visible and controversial faces of digital health. Spanning from shopping malls and airports …
We Condemn Attacks Targeting the Jewish Community as We Condemn the Genocide in Palestine!
We are academics. We bear the responsibility of knowledge, critical thinking, and ethical consistency. Therefore, our stance against violence cannot change according to identity, geography, …
Increase in Measles Cases is Alarming
2025 is shaping up to be a year in which measles is on the rise globally. This disease, which has been kept under control for …
Artificial Intelligence and Health: Time to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Approximately 90 people from various countries and healthcare disciplines attended the online seminar “AI in Healthcare,” organized by Akademische Solidarität e.V. on December 1, 2025. …