A special highlight is the lecture by bestselling author Andrea Wulf, who will report on "The Invention of Nature. The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt". This will be followed by a book signing.

Every body emits heat radiation, which we can visualize using an infrared camera. This answers questions such as: "Am I a cold or warm nose?" or "Where can a mouse hide from a snake?"

Creation of mega flashes with up to 10.5 kV

Flight and migration are part of life stories across generations. In addition to leaving places and relationships, the possibilities of arriving are important. Individual portraits and a storytelling café.

Self-determination in healthcare: living will, health care proxy and care directive. Find out more about the instruments, their background, purpose, advantages and disadvantages.

Findings from various research projects are presented. The first part deals with childhood(s) during the German colonial period in present-day Namibia, while the second part deals with youth welfare in the GDR.

A nocturnal guided tour through the workshop and optics laboratory of the Lichtwerkstatt

How much science is there really in movies and series? Powernerd Jack Pop tries it out, with live experiments you can touch and participate in!

THE FLORA INCOGNITA plant identification app: how was it developed, what does it mean for research and what's next? Get to know the people behind the app!

Micro-optics developed at Fraunhofer IOF for the future of the automotive industry

Nano-optics for climate research: how optics from Jena help us to understand our climate even better

What top performances do they achieve in our bodies and how do we explore them?

More dry spells and droughts and at the same time more heavy rainfall and flooding - all a consequence of global warming? Axel Kleidon explains why the water cycle is becoming more extreme and how this is already making itself felt in Germany.

Henry and Johannes read out science comics

The typical path from the real problem via mathematical modeling to the resulting possible gain of new insights is presented using the example of a mathematical notation for juggling patterns.