Contributions held at conferences (a selection)
(for invited lectures see heading below )


 

Saarbrücken, 1986: The subjective representation of Europe in East-, West- and non Europeans (Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Marburg, 1988: What do Psychologists "learn"? - Alterations in attitude towards neurosis in the course of studies. (Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Osnabrück, 1992: A word before love: A new paradigm to prognosticise congeniality. (Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Bochum, 1995: The hedonic evaluation of gender-specific odours through homo- and heterosexuals (Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Eichstätt, 1996: Evolutionary psychology of gender specific selection criteria in mate choice (Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Vienna, 1996: Dating like in the African savannah: An evolutionary psychological contribution to human mating behaviour. (International Society for Human Ethology)

 

Munich, 1996: Chair of the Study group "Odour-communication" (Conference of the German Psychological Society)

 

Zurich, 1996: Modern dating behaviour as a reflection of the African Savannah (German Society of Art and the Psychopathology of Expression)

 

Berlin, 1997: Chair of the Study group "Gender differences" and presentation "The first time: Scripts we have in our minds about a first date" (Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Bressanone, 1997: Across the border from the Soviet Union to Russia - How disintegration could be prognosticated from expressed behaviour of ex and still Soviet citizens. (German Society for Art and Psychopathology of Expression)

 

Hamburg, 1998: Evolutionary aspects of school achievement (16th Congress of the German Society for Educational Science)

 

Marburg, 1998: Chair of the work group Interpersonal Relationships and presentation: White, single seeks - The world of singles (40th Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Düsseldorf, 1998: From the Dreamtime to pupils wide awake. Time in Education (Annual conference of the work group Educational Anthropology of the German Society for Educational Science)

 

Andechs, 1999: Universal aspects of education  - An interdisciplinary approach. (Annual meeting of the Society of Anthropology, Unit Anthropology and Education)

 

Potsdam, 2000: Strategies of mate selection - history and future (Homo - our history and future. 4th Congress of the Society for  Anthropology)
 

Baku, 2008: Educating citizens for the global challenge. (19th Annual Conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM))

 

Bursa, 2009: Who is to blame? – Alleged causes and cures for the tension between Hungarians and Gypsies. (20th Annual Conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM))
 

Invited lectures (a selection)


 

Hatfield, GB, 1996: Genes and memes: An experiment to predict congeniality (Presentation and Discussion at the University of Hertfordshire)

 

Berlin, 1996: In search of the dream partner: Aspects of evolutionary psychology in human mate choice (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania.)

 

Berlin, 1997: Political psychology and prognosis: What features announced the decline of the Soviet Union? (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania.)

 

Quito, 1997: Entre la Filosofía, la Medicina y las Ciencias Exactas - Qué es la Sicología? [Between philosophy, medicine and the exact sciences - What is Psychology?] (Presentation and Discussion held in the Aula of the Central University of Ecuador.)

 

Passau, 1997: IQ - EQ: Educational and psychological aspects of the change of a paradigm (Presentation and Discussion held at the University of Passau)

 

Altenberg/Vienna, 1997: Making the mate market: The evolutionary roots of communication in relationships (Presentation and Discussion at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolutionary and Cognitive Research)

 

Matrei, 1998: Relics of tribal life in the East African Savannah under the conditions of post modern society (Matrei Conference on Interdisciplinary Cultural Research)

 

Berlin, 1999: How can emotional intelligence help to cope with aggression and depression? (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania.)

 

Hamburg, 1999: Social bonding in a global age: How group size is related to the evolution of communication (Conference on Universalistic Moral and Education for Global Citizens. The Challenge of Globalisation Tackled by Modern Evolutionary Research)

 

Bressanone, 1999: Women and men in the context of evolutionary psychology. Ring lecture Gender studies at the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bolzano.

 

Passau, 1999: Developing emotional intelligence. Catholic Academy of Bavaria.

 

Schliersee, 1999: Evolution - out of the past for the future. A contribution towards more human co-operation in a global mass society (Responsible organiser of the conference on behalf of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, opening lecture Educational goal: Promoting the intelligence of the stone age)

 

Regensburg, 1999: Mate choice and relationship. Lecture and Workshop at the VHS

 

Matrei, 1999: Development of the meaning of the German "Michel" (Cultural development - Matrei Conference on Interdisciplinary Cultural Research)

 

Karlsruhe, 2000: Global corporate success based on the intelligence of the stone age (Lecture and discussion at the Medical and Technical Directors' Meeting of the IAS Institute of Work and Social Hygiene Foundation)

 

Hildesheim, 2000: Do women feel differently? (Public lecture organised by the University's Female Interests' Officer: Do women feel differently?) 

 

Vienna, 2000: Automat to autarky: Mankind perceived in the social sciences at the verge of the new millennium (Kochholzer Society for Philosophy, prep f. 17.06)

 

Karlsruhe, 2000: Emotional intelligence - a must for successful managers (Modern methods in company health management Conference in the Europahalle)

 

Matrei, 2000: Maps in minds - The art of cognitive mapping (Orientation  - Matrei Conference on Interdisciplinary Cultural Research)

 

Koblenz, 2001: Is loving a woman's domain? (Public lecture in co-operation with Senate's Committee for Gender Issues at the University of Koblenz-Landau)

 

Berlin, 2001: Human individuality in a  globalised world (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

 

Berlin, 2001: Emotional intelligence in family relationships (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

 

Frankfurt am Main, 2001: Modern methods in work and health protection (Conference in the Chanber of Industry and Trade, IHK)

 

Hildesheim, 2001: "All men are created equal" - Psychological aspects of human gender. (Invited speaker at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Hildesheim)

 

Passau, 2002: Identity and integration. (Invited speaker at the moral theological meeting "No time to lose. Man on the hunt for his identity")

 

Budapest, 2002: Társkereső. A párválasztás evolúciós pszichológiája [Finding the right one. Evolutionary psychology of mate selection]. (Invited speaker at the Bocskai István University, Budapest

 

Berlin, 2003: Fashion as a means of communication. (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

 

Budapest, 2003: Emocionális intelligencia – múltunk és jövőnk [Emotional intelligence – our past and our future] (Invited speaker at the Bocskai István University, Budapest

 

Berlin, 2004: Understanding and overcoming depression. (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

 

Budapest, 2004: Az agyirányítás-hadművelet. Új világrendre utasítás a politikailag korrekt fejmosástól az agymosásig. [Operation Mind Control. ] (Invited speaker at the Hungarian Academy of Arts, Budapest)

 

Berlin, 2005: A social scientist as eyewitness in occupied Iraq. (Presentation and Discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

 

Budapest, 2008: A négy elem az európai gondolkodásban. [The four Elements in Western schools of thought]. (Symposium of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

 

Pécs, 2010: Beavatás és ujjászületés - Felkészítés a felnőtt- és az örök életre [Initiated and born again - Getting prepared for adult and eternal life]. (The values of culture - Celebrational lectures in Europe's Cultural Capital 2010)