Category: News
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New Publication: “The Anthropocene Working Group and the Global Debate Around a New Geological Epoch.“
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We are very pleased to draw your attention to a recent publication by Dr. Fabienne Will: “The Anthropocene Working Group and the Global Debate Around a New Geological Epoch.“ Dr. Fabienne Will is an environmental and science historian with a research focus on the Anthropocene and the history of wicked problems.…
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18.07.2023 MSCL Colloquium – Prof. Dr. Lena Frischlich
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We would like to invite you to our second July colloquium “Science in the Firestorm of Social Media: Research between Reach, Participation and Hate” on July 18th at 13:00 (German time). Prof. Dr. Lena Frischlich will give a science communication-oriented insight into the use, chances, and risks of science communication and reception in social media. In…
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21.07.2023 „Dear Future Children“ Open Air Film Screening and Discussion
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Another shout-out to all the film lovers out there: you are invited to a free open-air screening of the award-winning documentary “Dear Future Children” on July 21st at 21:15. The screening will take place at the garden of Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München at Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1, München. For the…
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11.07.23 MSCL Colloquium – Paula Schwenke, MPH
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We would like to invite you to our July colloquium “Designing a free online course on planetary health as a science communication method” on July 11th at 13:00 (German time). Paula Schwenke has a master’s in public health from LMU and is a scientific research associate at the Chair for Public Health and Health Services Research…
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14.06.2023 “Son of Monarchs” Film Screening and Discussion
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Film lovers and science enthusiasts: you are invited to attend a free screening of the prize-winning film “Son of Monarchs” by filmmaker Alexis Gambis on June 14th at 19:00. The screening will take place at the Audimax at Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1, München. Following the screening, a Q&A session with Alexis Gambis…
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16.05.23 MSCL Colloquium – Prof. Imke Hoppe
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We would like to invite you to our colloquium “Constructive climate communication from the audience perspective: promises, challenges and pitfalls” on May 16th at 13:00 (German time). Prof. Dr. Imke Hoppe will take a closer look at the concept of ‘solution-based journalism’ for the field of climate communication with a perspective on audiences and will…
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28.03.23 MSCL Colloquium – Dr. Fabienne Will
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If you missed this colloquium – The Anthropocene: a Challenge for Sciences, Humanities and the Public – you can still watch the presentation here: Dr. Fabienne Will studied history, German philology, and Italian philology at LMU. She holds a Ph.D. in History of Science from LMU and was part of…
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07.02.23 MSCL Colloquium – Prof. Dr. Michael Has
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We would like to invite you to our February colloquium Responsibility in Times of Resource Scarcity on Feb. 7th at 13:00 (German time). Prof. Dr. Michael Has studied physics at the University of Regensburg, where he was awarded a doctorate for his work in the field of biophysics and spent the…
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Experiment: The Earth Under the Microscope
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One of the six experiments supported by the MSCL launched its exhibition this month in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. This project was selected from the MSCL Call for Participation in February 2022. Location: Science Communication Lab, Auditorium in the first floor, Deutsches Museum Schedule: Description: Where do my cereals…
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Call for Papers
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In a time of multiple crises (e.g., Covid pandemic, climate crisis, geopolitical crises such as the war in Ukraine), scientists and engineers are expected to help in approaching wicked problems (Rittel & Webber, 1973) that, in fact, have no solutions. As science communication grapples with the increasing demands of complex…