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"Life" is a central concept in multiple cultures and academic disciplines. Reports on "human-made life" in the context of synthetic biology provide an interesting opportunity to introduce and compare different notions of the central concept of "life" and to discuss the idea of artificial life.

Freedom of research and democratization of science are often conflicting concepts in democratic societies. It is thus necessary to define when either applies.[Image: see text]

Games as a didactic tool (e. g., puzzles) are gaining recognition in environmental education to promote skill development, but also to develop a specific understanding of the natural world. However, a children's puzzle containing representations of nature may unwillingly lead to "misconceptions" of biodiversity themes and processes, and an over-simplification of the relationship between people and nature. To solve this problem, positive connotations of biodiversity may prompt a conceptual change to a more nuanced, multifaceted conception of biodiversity.