How can plants, in particular in times of rapid climate change, become part of a political idea and help move away from anthropocentric notions of freedom? Zheng Bo, in House: Artist in Residence 2020 at the Gropius Bau will answer these questions in our Expert Talk.

“From hundreds of thousands of health apps, how do we know which to choose?” and “What is needed for a wise integration of apps into health care?” Claudia Witt from the University of Zurich will answer all these questions in our Expert Talk.

“How to develop a protein into a drug” and “How does a machine like BESSYII​ support the current SARS​-COV2 research?” We discussed these and other questions in the heart of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in our Expert Talk.

Today we are launching a very special Expert Talk and introducing two powerful professors sharing their knowledge on the current catalysis research with you and giving a first glimpse into their discussion “From Greenhouse Gas to Fuel” at #berlinscienceweek​! A very important topic for a sustainable energy future.

What will the future of food look like? What role do mega cities play? And how can we create a future in which everyone has enough to eat? Stephan Becker-Sonnenschein will answer these questions in our Expert Talk.

Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. The killing of George Floyd has triggered global protests challenging institutional discrimination and racism. In…

Livestream from the Queen`s Lecture by Dr Emily Shuckburgh. Dr. Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge’s climate change initiative, and Reader in Environmental Data Science at the Department of Computer Science and Technology held the Queen’s Lecture “A blue print for a green future”. It was…

Mehr als 17 Millionen Menschen haben das knapp einstündige Video gesehen, in dem Rezo eine große Volkspartei und deren Klimapolitik heftig kritisierte. Zuletzt hat er mit einem weiteren Video zum Thema Journalismus nachgelegt. Und darüber spricht Rezo (Musiker, Unterhaltungskünstler, Kolumnist und Webvideoproduzent) mit dem Wissenschaftsjournalisten und Physiker Ranga Yogeshwar. Wie…

The open-access movement continues to make great strides in reshaping the established parameters for scientific communication and access to scholarly information. Even backers of traditional publishing models have begun to seek out ways of adapting to this rapidly shifting landscape. At the heart of this movement is the aim of…

Is a loss of public trust in expertise the “collateral damage” of the COVID-19 crisis or do people trust experts more now than ever before? The COVID-19 pandemic has become a real-time test for trust in expertise. Since the beginning of the crisis, scientific experts have been in the centre…

What does the future of medicine look like? What’s trending? What’s new in health science? Which challanges is the health system facing? About 50 top scientists from leading Berlin institutions and international partners present cuttingedge translational medicine in short 3-minute presentations.  This year’s focus: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE AI…

What are quantum computers and how do they depend on quantum physics? Why are corporations and governments interested in quantum computing? What can quantum science teach us about the way we make sense of our world? In what way can the discipline impact how we tell stories, build meaning, and…

The first detection of gravitational waves produced by the collision of two black holes provided spectacular proof of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity and was a milestone for astrophysics. The detection of gravitational waves by LIGO in 2015 has constituted a major scientific discovery, as it has permitted a…

Joep Leerssen, 2020 Laureate of the ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values and cultural historian, is one of the most remarkable figures in the critical analysis of ethnic and cultural stereotyping, will offer insights into image shifts and trends of European identities. Europe is defined by its memories,…

In the frame of the Berlin Science Week the European Quantum Flagship is hosting a week full of Quantum – the European Quantum Week. In this opening session of the week you will see keynotes from high level representatives of the European Commission and the Quantum Flagship, a high level…

Should we attribute successes to skill or to luck? We are hard-wired to think that the most successful must have done something right to deserve all the attention and rewards. Chengwei’s research provides systematic evidence that luck plays a critical role in exceptional successes, not only in business but also…

Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Chair of the group of Chief Scientific Advisors who provide independent scientific advice to the European Commission, answers questions about how to make politicians listen to and understand science. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for reliable science advice. However, the policy issues that require the…