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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 8 MIN

Lightbulb moment thanks to a rubber duck - Aha-Moment dank Gummiente – Warum laut erklären klüger macht

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A yellow rubber duck as a problem solver — a tried and tested trick from the IT scene: In so-called rubber duck debugging, you explain your own problem to a plastic bird step by step and often discover the solution all by yourself. SBS correspondent Barbara Barkhausen reveals why loud explanations structure our thinking, where the method comes from and whether modern alternatives such as language models can replace the duck. - Eine gelbe Gummiente als Problemlöser – was nach Kinderzimmer klingt, ist ein bewährter Trick aus der IT-Szene: Beim sogenannten Rubber-Duck-Debugging erklärt man einem Plastikvogel Schritt für Schritt das eigene Problem und entdeckt dabei oft ganz von selbst die Lösung. Warum lautes Erklären unser Denken strukturiert, woher die Methode stammt und ob moderne Alternativen wie Sprachmodelle die Ente ersetzen können, verrät SBS-Korrespondentin Barbara Barkhausen.

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