Deutschlandfunk – Gletscherseen / Eisfischen / Langlebigkeit

January 30, 2026
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During ice fishing competitions in eastern Finland, an international research team investigated real-life foraging strategies in a large-scale field experiment.

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An international research team from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, the Cluster of Excellence ‘Science of Intelligence’ at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu organised ice fishing competitions in eastern Finland to study human decision-making when foraging in natural settings. GPS recorders and cameras were used to track the position of each fisherman.
Alexander Schakowski, postdoc at the Center for Adaptive Rationality, explains their observations and the role that personal experience and social information play in decision-making in an interview with Deutschlandfunk. (approx. from minute 15)

Full podcast: Deutschlandfunk | 30.01.2026 (German)

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