{"title": "Lesung mit Dr. Hajo Schumacher \"12 Gesetze der Macht\"", "start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek", "address": "Bizetstraße 41, 13088 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/biography"], "description": "The library hosts a reading with Dr. Hajo Schumacher from his book „12 Gesetze der Macht“. The author, who has accompanied Angela Merkel since 1995, analyzes the secrets of success of the powerful politician, who remains a stranger to many despite her fame. He shows how she has always achieved her goals, examines her strategies and political instincts, and explains why her chancellorship is the result of strategic planning. The book offers exciting insights into her techniques of power and brings the seemingly unapproachable chancellor closer to the reader.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-mit-dr-hajo-schumacher-12-gesetze-der-macht-90013/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=295406&ls=0&c=409&v_ort=40313&date_start=01.11.2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/02d737ebebfd05b9a6369cb7ec17632e1367f3837746f7f832b1d16844b2317c-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek", "address": "Bizetstraße 41, 13088 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Lesung mit Bundeskanzlerin a. D. 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The former German Chancellor currently heads the new North-South Commission together with Costa Rica's former president Laura Chinchilla. According to the organizers it will be humorous, serious and highly entertaining, lasting about two hours with an intermission.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-elefantenrunde-mit-hajo-schumacher-frank-stauss-zu-gast-4445/", "official_url": "https://diestachelschweine.de/programm-details/elefantenrunde-podcast-mit-hajo-schumacher-frank-stauss-mit-olaf-scholz-08-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/445c55dbdd9ea420e5c4fcda7b73023610befca0540faf451ed33d42263a9906-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Signierstunde mit Angela Merkel in Berlin", "start": "2026-11-10T16:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Buchbox", "address": "Kastanienallee 97, 10435 Berlin", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/biography/autobiography", "history/germany"], "description": "Angela Merkel signs copies of her autobiography »Freiheit« at the BuchBox! Kiezbuchhandlung. 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The book shows how the rise of the right in Germany can be stopped and offers practical advice for everyday life in clubs, workplaces, schools and families. With best-practice examples for politicians, volunteers, school heads and parents, it explains how the fight for democracy can be won and which mistakes must be avoided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/widersetzt-euch-michael-kraske-autor-17009/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a97fd8bdf574c33bc8a3a2c108b988657df085dc8346045ddf094939ab19173-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Joschka Fischer „Wer sind wir?“", "start": "2026-11-15T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schlosspark Theater", "address": "Schloßstraße 48, 12165 Berlin", "price": "25,50–30,50 €", "price_from": "25.50", "price_to": "30.50", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A reading by Joschka Fischer titled \"Wer sind wir?\" (Who are we?) – Germany in search of its identity. The former foreign minister (1998 to 2005) analyzes Germany's role in a new world order in times of global upheaval. Questions addressed include an increase in the defense budget, the reintroduction of conscription and European nuclear deterrence. The event lasts about 1 hour 50 minutes including a break after about 35 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/joschka-fischer-wer-sind-wir-9025/", "official_url": "https://www.schlossparktheater.de/produktionen/joschka-fischer-wer-sind-wir.html?ID_Vorstellung=4078&m=2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/453bfe9d8b3eb29ce13ee88f40aac45bd970248b062810ab09dea35920f88cdc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium: Adenauer's Heirs", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T12:30:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "Friedrichstraße 187, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/germany", "society/politics"], "description": "A scholarly colloquium about the CDU/CSU after the Adenauer era. The Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung is hosting its 8th scholarly colloquium on the book “Adenauer's Heirs: The CDU/CSU from Détente to Reunification”. The author Dr. Ronald Granieri and Dr. Hugo Müller-Vogg present the years that were decisive for the union; the discussion is moderated by Dr. Michael Borchard. It also explores how Helmut Kohl prevailed against Rainer Barzel and Franz-Josef Strauß and how a party can preserve its brand core while reaching new groups of voters. 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Using concrete and practical examples, he discusses fundamental questions about the relationship between politics and morality, such as whether there is \"moralische Politik\" and \"politische Moral\" and what distinguishes them from \"moralisierender Politik\" and \"politisierender Moral\". The event is a cooperation with the Volkshochschule Steglitz-Zehlendorf; admission is free, and registration is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/politik-und-moral-vortrag-mit-dr-michael-fuchs-zum-festmonat-57706/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=293854&ls=0&c=11&date_start=28.10.2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dcf336a6c8efbc386f59592d726982b44312cfed02b1dbd6b03ae85f5b2fbdb0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Evidence and Power: Why Facts Fail in Politics", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A discussion round examining why scientific evidence often fails to shape politics. It takes place at Falling Walls and is supported by the Hertie Foundation. The speakers include Angela McLean (Chief Scientific Adviser, UK Government), Michael Sanders (King's College London), Helge Reinhold Braun (University of Lübeck) and Marie-Eve Sylvestre (University of Ottawa). The debate addresses evidence losing out to electoral logic and short-term incentives, and the political structures that let governments act on knowledge without losing democratic legitimacy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/evidence-and-power-why-facts-fail-in-politics-72427/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/evidence-and-power-why-facts-fail-politics", "image": ""}, {"title": "Arne Semsrott – Gegenmacht: Die Zivilgesellschaft schlägt zurück", "start": "2026-11-15T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Hansabibliothek", "address": "Altonaer Straße 15, 10557 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society", "literature"], "description": "A reading and conversation with political scientist and activist Arne Semsrott about his new book »Gegenmacht: Die Zivilgesellschaft schlägt zurück«, moderated by Ingo Arend. Semsrott, who runs the transparency portal FragDenStaat, uses concrete examples – from strategic legal battles and strikes to referendums – to show how civil society can move from defence to offence. His bestseller »Machtübernahme« described a gloomy scenario of a right-wing conservative turnaround that, according to the book, has already become bitter reality. The event takes place at the Hansabibliothek as part of the project OFFEN FÜR KULTUR.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/arne-semsrott-gegenmacht-die-zivilgesellschaft-schlagt-zuruc-96876/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/da188b1b658ce998e6616d36fd524f51e0ff9ca90d3c63506e85091bb63428a9-600.webp"}, {"title": "Buchvorstellung und Gespräch: Politischer Streik", "start": "2026-11-13T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schwarze Risse", "address": "Gneisenaustraße 2a, 10961 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/germany", "society/labour"], "description": "At the bookshop Schwarze Risse, the book »Politischer Streik« is presented, about the history and legality of political strikes in Germany, from the 1918 revolution to today. The book argues that political strikes deserve renewed attention as a means of democracy, offering arguments and legal tips for practice. Taking part are lawyer Benedikt Hopmann, GEW unionist and Gorillas strike organiser Duygu Kaya, and ver.di historian Günter Watermeier. The presentation is followed by a discussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/buchvorstellung-und-gesprach-politischer-streik-40520/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Am achten Tag schuf Gott den Rechtsanwalt", "start": "2026-11-15T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Theater am Frankfurter Tor", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 133, 10243 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/kabarett", "society/law"], "description": "\"Am achten Tag schuf Gott den Rechtsanwalt\" is a German cabaret show performed by Johannes Hallervorden. Werner Koczwara wrote the book behind it. It takes aim at the wealth of German laws and paragraphs and at legal wording that even lawyers can hardly follow anymore, answering it with laughter, dense punchlines and dark humour. The evening runs for two hours.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/am-achten-tag-schuf-gott-den-rechtsanwalt-7985/", "official_url": "https://www.theater-am-frankfurter-tor.de/produktionen/am-achten-tag-schuf-gott-den-rechtsanwalt.html?m=3", "image": "https://noky.io/images/04fbfa49ca180134ec4c979b8af127b481637d62278199f1c7af4b9973a16b1d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Künstliche Intelligenzen – echte Konsequenzen", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Futurium", "address": "Alexanderufer 2, 10117", "price": "8 € / ermäßigt 4 €", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "The Futurium hosts a talk on artificial intelligence and its real consequences. It is given by Hubert Zitt, a computer science lecturer at the Hochschule Kaiserslautern who has become known across Germany for his Star Trek lectures. He asks how AI is already changing work, communication and decision-making, and whether it really leads people into a better world. The talk weighs promises such as better treatment of diseases against fears of disinformation, manipulation and loss of control, asking which tasks should be left to machines and where humans remain irreplaceable.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kunstliche-intelligenzen-echte-konsequenzen-16906/", "official_url": "https://futurium.de/de/veranstaltung/kuenstliche-intelligenzen-echte-konsequenzen/kuenstliche-intelligenzen-echte-konsequenzen", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6fc003e1f2898197646a87df4fedf649044f3de47debe3a1c272a293923756d3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Siegfried Franke: Ein Anker in der Krise von Staat und Verfassung – Die ungebrochene Aktualität des Konservatismus", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bibliothek des Konservatismus", "address": "Fasanenstraße 4, 10623 Berlin", "price": "10 Euro pro Person (ermäßigt 5 Euro) an der Abendkasse", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A talk with discussion on the state of conservatism in politically turbulent times in Germany. The economist and political scientist Siegfried Franke, professor of economic policy at the Andrássy University in Budapest from 2012 to 2015, explains how conservative thinking can offer perspectives for solutions in the face of crises. It is about proven courses of action such as fostering the family, protecting private property combined with effective competition policy, and preserving the rule of law and defending fundamental rights. Thanks to his international work, he also takes in developments beyond Germany, such as those in Hungary, where Viktor Orban was voted out despite successful government.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/siegfried-franke-ein-anker-in-der-krise-von-staat-und-verfas-13258/", "official_url": "https://www.bdk-berlin.org/veranstaltungen/siegfried-franke-ein-anker-in-der-krise-von-staat-und-verfassung-die-ungebrochene-aktualitaet-des-konservatismus/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be1a601ca0af8b4f9ce38c8d2c9e49ea03cdec226848d1c79ebaa5670493e592-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Das Imposter Phänomen", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Restaurant Am Posthorn", "address": "Eckernförder Str. 217, 24119 Kronshagen", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/psychology"], "description": "The German Women Lawyers Association, whose board signed the invitation through Dr. Eva-Maria Kellermann, hosts a discussion evening on the imposter phenomenon. After a short introduction to the topic, participants exchange ideas on the subject together. They will develop strategies to counteract excessive self-criticism and fear of failure. The aim is to better appreciate and trust oneself.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/das-imposter-phanomen-85160/", "official_url": "https://www.djb.de/termine/details/das-imposter-phaenomen?actbackPid=289&cHash=05d07737f6d6e6891e4d607a74dd8070", "image": ""}, {"title": "Das Pferd, das zu viel wusste", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Museum für Naturkunde", "address": "Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin", "price": "Freier Eintritt", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "A talk and book presentation of \"Das Pferd, das zu viel wusste\" in the event hall of the Museum für Naturkunde. Author Reto U. Schneider, in conversation with science journalist Lilo Berg, tells the story of the clever horse Hans, who could calculate, read and answer questions by tapping his hoof, and how he reappeared in AI research a hundred years after his death. The story travels through the circuses and variety shows of Berlin, then to London and Washington where early AI researchers worked, and on to California, where ChatGPT triggered the great AI boom in 2022. The evening offers surprising anecdotes, never-before-seen pictures, songs about thinking animals and recordings of a talking dog.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/das-pferd-das-zu-viel-wusste-80004/", "official_url": "https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/programm/veranstaltungen/detail/das-pferd-das-zu-viel-wusste/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2f41655ed9127f2aea675aad7ae729d9f310eb2c9d08f7217a36d30e7dc8884-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Eckart von Hirschhausen - Musik macht glücklich – und rettet die Welt", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Tipi am Kanzleramt", "address": "Große Querallee, 10557", "price": "", "price_from": "37.90", "price_to": "67.90", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/kabarett", "science/neuroscience"], "description": "A comedy-cabaret evening titled \"Eckart von Hirschhausen: Musik macht glücklich – und rettet die Welt\". It features Eckart von Hirschhausen, a physician, science journalist and bestselling author, who combines humour with conviction and science with the joy of living. He asks how people can live well – with themselves, with each other and on this planet. The question of what a coral reef sounds like also plays a role.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/eckart-von-hirschhausen-musik-macht-glucklich-und-rettet-die-16783/", "official_url": "https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/eckart-von-hirschhausen-musik-macht-gluecklich.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/125d7b1632cb8a284b43e265dc826862ab10695a820fea30da2c203dda4882e6-2000.webp"}]}