As in previous years, the Berlin “Clusters of Excellence” once again teamed up to organize a “SCIENCE SLAM” for Berlin Science Week 2024 on 07 November 2024. The Science Slam has always attracted a lot of interest in the research from the participating “Clusters of Excellence.” Those who attended had the chance to see Berlin’s youngest and brightest scientists on stage, and in the meantime, could check out the recording of the 2023 Science Slam.

Slammin’ like there’s no tomorrow – young scientists from the Berlin clusters did everything they could to entertain the audience. Wether they talked about applied-oriented mathematics (MATH+), intelligent research (Science of Intelligence), catalysis/green chemistry (UniSysCat), liberal order (SCRIPTS), material research (Matters of Activity), neuroscience (NeuroCure), or world literature (Temporal Communities), the broad spectrum offered something for everyone and sparked curiosity for more information about the individual clusters.

The sky was the limit when it came to what was possible. Costumes, props, movies, PowerPoint presentations, and other experimental setups – it was all allowed. The only constraint was time – each slammer had a maximum of ten minutes. And the audience got to decide who gave the best presentation!

MATH+ was represented by BMS Phase II student HSUEH Chun-Sheng and Postdoc Gregor Pasemann, both from Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. They explained their research in entertaining 10-minute talks in English for the general public and competed against PhD students and postdocs from the six other Berlin Clusters of Excellence, each covering different topics.

• • HSUEH Chun-Sheng: Building Blocks of the Fourth Dimension
  • Gregor Pasemann: How to Get Rid of your Potential

Fun was guaranteed, and we were delighted to have the audience join us in cheering on our MATH+ members.

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Science Slam at the Berlin Science Week: “Clear the Stage for Science” (7 November 2024)

More information about the event and the slammers was available on the “Berlin Science Week” website.