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Press release, 02-01-2020
Morphology Knowledge Transfer
Starry eyes on the reef: colour-changing brittle stars can see No eyes, but the ability of spatial vision
Sun | 01/26/2020 | 10:00 bis 18:00 Farewell party for T. rex Tristan Otto Farewell party for T. rex Tristan Otto
Sat | 01/25/2020 | 10:00 bis 18:00 Farewell party for T. rex Tristan Otto Abschiedsparty für T. rex Tristan Otto
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 16:43 Cabinet of Wonder - Drawing It is this feeling of amazement at the natural world with which you can reconnect in the course through watercolour painting.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 15:11 Biodata Hackathon Climate data on extreme weather events were combined with data on species extinction.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 15:07 ODDKIN°lab In three workshops, objects, spaces and narratives of the museum were reinterviewed with a transdisciplinary approach.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 15:06 Youth researches In January, the Berlin schoolgirl Charlotte Schneider interviewed visitors to the museum in the experimental field as part of her research for the state competition JugendForscht.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 15:02 Writing Workshop The writing workshop provides an insight into a new area of research or a collection of the museum, where participants can combine creative writing with their impressions.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 15:01 Zine workshop The photo workshop opens the view behind the scenes for participants, who can capture it photographically.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 15:01 Photo Workshop The Photo Workshop opens the view behind the scenes for participants, who can capture it photographically.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 14:58 Supermarket ErbundGut - a research project An interactive installation of the supermarket in conjunction with the research project "GenomElection" provided visitors with information on genome meditation methods.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 12:41 Wissenschaft im Dialog und Naturkundemuseum Berlin erweitern Angebot zu Bürgerwissenschaften Fokus auf Weiterentwicklung des Netzwerks und Qualitätssicherung in Citizen Science-Projekten
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 12:12 Young scientists' dialogue formats Wiebke Rössig led a workshop on participation in research and debate at the Oxford Summer School "Open, transparent, and reproducible research in the life sciences" in August 2018. Subsequently, one workshop participant wished to apply the discussed approaches of participatory and dialogical communication in museums. After an exchange on how questions could be posed that offer the PhD student added value in their research, these questions were printed on posters.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 12:08 Game of the Ages PhD student Fernando Blanco developed a digital quiz on his field of research, palaeoecology, with the App Kahoot! The visitors play the game on the screens and tablets in the experimental field. Fernando Blanco accompanies the quiz participants and talks to them about the quiz' contents. On the one hand, the project provides an insight into questions that visitors find exciting. At the same time, the quiz enables young visitors to become aware of the relationship between living beings and their environment in a playful way.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 12:04 Bare Bones PhD student Yara Haridy talks to visitors about the differences between horns and antlers or bones. She uses a whole series of objects from the collections for visualization, which attract visitors. Yara Haridy taught at the university during her master's degree and would like to take this opportunity to convey the basics of her work to a lay audience. In her research, she investigates the evolutionary development of bone cells. Funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 11:56 Strong Wasps PhD student Maraike Willsch decided to report on her thesis as a live speaker in the exhibitions. She engaged openly in conversation with visitors. Maraike Willsch worked for ten years in various positions at the museum and was enthusiastic about the possibility of the experimental field in the exhibitions "finally enabling a presentation of the research and collection in the sense of science communication". As part of her research, the evolutionary biologist uses 3D imaging techniques to investigate evolutionary developments.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 11:53 The Museum Salon PhD student Guillaume Demare created an event during which scientists from the museum and visitors meet regularly for interdisciplinary exchange and the integration of the visitors' perspectives, as well as to gain new research ideas, and to network the scientists in the house more strongly both internally and externally for new opportunities for cooperation. In this way, our visitors get insights into various research projects and opportunities for personal exchange with academics. Following a moderated discussion between two scientists, spontaneous and fruitful conversations arose.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 11:27 Taste! Experiments for the senses Wed / 30.09.2020 / 12:00 to Sun / 18.10.2020 / 17:30“Try this carrot as if you were a cat!” … and other ways of composing taste.
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 11:27 Live Talks "Diverse Science" Scientists from the Museum of Natural History and partner institutions present their research and talk to the participants about its effects and implications
Thu | 12/19/2019 | 11:27 Science Communication Cafe Every first Sunday of the month, visitors can gain exciting insights into the work of scientists while drinking coffee in a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to ask questions and contribute to the entertainment. The lectures take place in the kitchen area of the Experiementierfeld or digitally. Moderation: Franziska Sattler All videos and streams of the Science Communication Cafe can be found in our YouTube playlist.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung