Spring, 2020

ÖBB Nightjet Takes You to 28 Destinations in Europe While you Sleep

Flight Shame getting to you? The ÖBB Nightjet offers low-impact alternative routes to several major European cities – or did so before the corona lockdown. A nightly trip to Milan on the eve of the coronavirus crises.

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Julia Seidl - May 31, 2020

Restaurants

Spoon in Vienna Serves Feel-Good Food at Great Value

Spoon offers feel-good food, great value and brisk service, but speed is a double-edged sword.

Bart de Vries - May 26, 2020

People

Ruth Wodak on How the Far-Right Deceives the Public and Undermines Democracy

How the far-right deceives the public and undermines democracy. A conversation with linguist Ruth Wodak.

Dardis McNamee - May 25, 2020

Science & Technology

IST Research in Klosterneuburg – Ranked 3rd in the World – Joins Forces with Startups to Make Ideas ...

Inventing something new is one thing. Turning it into a product is quite another. Here's how founders and researchers take ideas to market

Jusztina Barna - May 21, 2020

Books

A New Metternich Biography Rounds Out the Portrait of One of History’s Greatest Political Strategist...

Wolfgang Siemann draws on newly discovered notes and letters to paint a more nuanced portrait of diplomat and statesman Klemens von Metternich.

Simon Ballam - May 20, 2020

Culture

The Truth About the Vienna-born Bluetooth Bombshell Hedi Lamarr

The Jewish Museum and a recently published book re-evaluate the myths surrounding Hedy Lamarr

Kaja Seruga - May 19, 2020

Grätzl

Altes AKH |Forever a Student at the Vienna Commons

Wandering around the diverse and historic campus of Austria’s largest and best-known academic institution is compelling even if you are no longer a student

Binu Starnegg - May 16, 2020

Restaurants

The Long Hall, Vienna’s Newest Irish Pub, Brings a Modern Take on Pub Culture to the City

Modern gastropub with a well-considered drink selection and delectable food

Binu Starnegg - May 15, 2020

Spring, 2020

Donald Tusk, Former President of the European Council, Takes Stock

Hoping to the last to soften Brexit, while welcoming Scotland, the perennial European faces an even greater challenge: to strengthen the continent’s vision of itself.

Dardis McNamee - May 12, 2020

Business & Career

How Circle17 Aims for Impact with Businesses Following the SDGs

Can startups help reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? In Vienna, Circle17 started an Impacthon to find out.

Richard Asher - May 10, 2020

Books

Finding Purpose with Robert Musil

Robert Musil’s epic Austrian classic gets cut down to size to explore love and identity across the boundaries of self.

Janima Nam - May 9, 2020

Food & Drink

Meet Willi Klinger, Wine Seller & Head of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board

After guiding the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (ÖWM) through 15 successful years, Willi Klinger has returned to selling wines from all over at up-market retailer Wein & Co

Simon Ballam - May 7, 2020

Special Report

A New Way to Do Good Promises to Provide the Data to Make the Biggest Impact – Effective Altruism

There is a new way to do good that promises to provide the tools to have the most impact – Effective Altruism.

Yaël Ossowski - May 1, 2020

Culture

This Year’s Wiener Festwochen Exposes 21st Century Ills, But Offers Solutions, Too

Canceled or moved online in the age of Corona, the program of this year’s Wiener Festwochen seemed surprisingly prescient.

Andrew Standen-Raz - April 29, 2020

Diplomacy

From Schrödinger’s Cat to Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace,” Vienna’s IAEA is At the Center of Global N...

Even without a single nuclear reactor, Austria plays a vital role in ensuring the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Sophie Spiegelberger - April 28, 2020

Spring, 2020

Vital to Startups and Innovators, Here’s How European Patent Law Works

If you are an innovator in Europe, it pays to know how to protect your inventions.

Thomas In der Maur - April 28, 2020

Business & Career

How to Shape Your CV to Land Your Next Dream Job in Vienna

Although the current situation is everything but easy on the labor market, things will certainly change again. Prepare now with the tips of our expert in recruiting.

Metropole - April 9, 2020

Cover Stories

How Vienna Became the Petri Dish for Geniuses Like Schrödinger, Gödel & Freud

From saving mothers to preventing blood clots and unraveling the secrets of our physical universe, Vienna’s scientists have advanced humanity through the ages.

Lanay Griessner - April 7, 2020

Expat's Voice

HERSTORY – Metropole x Women of Vienna

Zilla Boyer a political scientist, campaigner and pod-cast creator who joined WoV in search of adventure when she relocated here almost three years ago.

Metropole - April 6, 2020

People

Meet Elisabeth Mertl, the Viennese Chemist Who Saved Mice From Animal Experiments

“I like wearing the white coat. I always pictured them on mad scientists in laboratories – that’s what I wanted to do.”

Janima Nam - April 3, 2020

Food & Drink

Small and Cozy, Eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 Is Like Having Dinner in Your Living Room

Small and cozy, eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 is like having dinner in your living room.

Metropole - April 2, 2020

Science & Technology

Inside the U.S. Pentagon’s Funding for Foundational Research in Austria – and the Fight to End It

The U.S. Pentagon funds critical studies in medicine and quantum physics in Austria. Does this threaten the country’s neutrality or academic freedom?

Metropole - March 29, 2020

People

Meet Nuno Maulide, Star Chemist & Learned Concert Pianist With a Mission

“I tell my students, ‘I can get your foot in the door, but then you have to open it.’ I’m the kind of person who once I get my foot in, I will bang that door down.”

Janima Nam - March 26, 2020

Science & Technology

Women in the Natural Sciences, from Lise Meitner to Today

Amid Austria’s glowing record of scientific enterprise, women’s involvement in the natural sciences has grown, albeit far too slowly. That may be changing.

Mahnoor Jalal - March 22, 2020

City Life

In the 250th Year of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birth, Here’s How to Find Him

For the 250th anniversary of the great composer’s birth, Vienna has pulled out all the stops; join us in tracing his footsteps.

Dardis McNamee - March 18, 2020

People

Meet Jenny Reddish, Storyteller of Our Age

“You could attach significance to any moment in history. Right now people are saying ‘Things are really changing’ – it’s about a search for meaning.”

Janima Nam - March 17, 2020

How To

How to Raise Your Kid to be a Scientist in Vienna

STEM-tastic opportunities await Vienna’s children, even before their first science class at school.

Michael Bernstein - March 15, 2020

Melange

Meet Gerhard Hirczi, Vienna’s Head Hunter

No stranger to challenges, the general manager of the Vienna Business Agency, Gerhard Hirczi is placing the city’s assets front and center.

Margaret Childs - March 12, 2020

People

Meet Herbert Störi, Vienna’s Master of the Supercomputer

“A [spending] limit for supercomputers? Well, it was unthinkable to fly to the moon before they managed to – but it wasn’t cheap!”

Janima Nam - March 11, 2020

Op-Ed

Opinion | What if Foreigners Had Voting Rights?

Having two homes is confusing, and the choice between convenience and (fragile) ideology, even more so.

Eden Vered - March 10, 2020

Publisher's Letter

Let the Great Minds of Vienna Stay Humble

Our publisher Margaret Childs introduces our spring issue, which is all about research, development, innovation and science – we present the Minds of Vienna.

Margaret Childs - March 9, 2020

Spring, 2020

Spring 2020 | Minds of Vienna

The Importance Of Research And Innovation Flip through the digital version

Metropole - March 1, 2020

Spring, 2020

ÖBB Nightjet Takes You to 28 Destinations in Europe While you Sleep

Spoon in Vienna Serves Feel-Good Food at Great Value

Ruth Wodak on How the Far-Right Deceives the Public and Undermines Democracy

IST Research in Klosterneuburg – Ranked 3rd in the World – Joins Forces with Startups to Make Ideas ...

A New Metternich Biography Rounds Out the Portrait of One of History’s Greatest Political Strategist...

The Truth About the Vienna-born Bluetooth Bombshell Hedi Lamarr

Altes AKH |Forever a Student at the Vienna Commons

The Long Hall, Vienna’s Newest Irish Pub, Brings a Modern Take on Pub Culture to the City

Donald Tusk, Former President of the European Council, Takes Stock

How Circle17 Aims for Impact with Businesses Following the SDGs

Finding Purpose with Robert Musil

Meet Willi Klinger, Wine Seller & Head of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board

A New Way to Do Good Promises to Provide the Data to Make the Biggest Impact – Effective Altruism

This Year’s Wiener Festwochen Exposes 21st Century Ills, But Offers Solutions, Too

From Schrödinger’s Cat to Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace,” Vienna’s IAEA is At the Center of Global N...

Vital to Startups and Innovators, Here’s How European Patent Law Works

How to Shape Your CV to Land Your Next Dream Job in Vienna

How Vienna Became the Petri Dish for Geniuses Like Schrödinger, Gödel & Freud

HERSTORY – Metropole x Women of Vienna

Meet Elisabeth Mertl, the Viennese Chemist Who Saved Mice From Animal Experiments

Small and Cozy, Eating at Patrick Sowa’s Seidengasse 31 Is Like Having Dinner in Your Living Room

Inside the U.S. Pentagon’s Funding for Foundational Research in Austria – and the Fight to End It

Meet Nuno Maulide, Star Chemist & Learned Concert Pianist With a Mission

Women in the Natural Sciences, from Lise Meitner to Today

In the 250th Year of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birth, Here’s How to Find Him

Meet Jenny Reddish, Storyteller of Our Age

How to Raise Your Kid to be a Scientist in Vienna

Meet Gerhard Hirczi, Vienna’s Head Hunter

Meet Herbert Störi, Vienna’s Master of the Supercomputer

Opinion | What if Foreigners Had Voting Rights?

Let the Great Minds of Vienna Stay Humble

Spring 2020 | Minds of Vienna

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