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In this episode, Marcel speaks with Dr. Tim Schulte, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim, Germany. Tim is one of the founding members of BrightSync, a startup dedicated to bridging the gap between academia and industry. BrightSync aims to connect researchers with companies and support students as they take the next step in their careers. Marcel and Tim explore BrightSync's mission, its unique approach, and how the Max Planck Society fosters entrepreneurship by empowering scientists to transform ideas into startups.Feel free to approach the BrightSync team any time!E-Mail: hello@brightsync.deLinkedin: http://linkedin.com/company/bright-syncEvaluation Form for BrightSync: https://erhebung.de/zu/QUXzkNho3b/BrightSync-Evaluation_for_AcademicsFurther resources:MAX!mize: https://www.maximize-incubator.com/Max-Planck Innovation: https://www.max-planck-innovation.de/ausgr%C3%BCndung/maximize-startup-inkubationsprogramm-max-planck-forschende.htmlMax-Planck Foundation: https://startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org/Remember to follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcastYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnetFor feedback, comments, or suggestions, contact us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de. Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blogIntro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumarPre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gusSee you soon!

In this episode, Marcel speaks with Dr. Martina Preiner, who leads the Geochemical Protoenzymes group at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg. In this episode, they discuss Dr. Preiner's unique career journey - from studying chemistry to working in science journalism, before returning to academia to investigate the origins of life.Learn more about Dr. Martina Preiner's work at:https://www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/martina-preinerRemember to follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcastYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnetFor feedback, comments, or suggestions, contact us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de. Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blogIntro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumarPre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gusSee you soon!

In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Marianna Cortese, a senior research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the US. Dr. Cortese is an expert in the epidemiology of the autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In 2022, she co-first-authored a landmark study revealing that infection with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) increases the risk of developing MS 32-fold — a breakthrough in understanding the disease's causes. She discusses the key findings, their broader implications, and the dream of one day eradicating MS. Learn more about Dr. Marianna Cortese's work at: https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/marianna-cortese/ Remember to follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, contact us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode Juli talks to Pauline Gagnon, a particle physicist who has done a lot of research on Mileva Marić and has made it her mission to make her story more known. Pauline presents evidence that shows that it is very likely that she significantly contributed to the scientific breakthroughs that Albert Einstein is credited for. Due to various tragic circumstances, she was denied the credit and renown that her husband got. Pauline and Juli also discuss the destinies of other female scientists who lived around the same time as Mileva Marić and question the image of „the lone genius“. You can find more information on Mileva Marić on Pauline's website: https://paulinegagnon3.wixsite.com/boson-in-winter/mileva-maric-einstein Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, Marcel interviews Alessandro Coatti who works as a Senior Science Policy Officer in the UK. They speak about Alessandro's career trajectory, his work within the Royal Society of Biology, and science policy more generally. Feel free to contact Alessandro Coatti on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-coatti-mrsb  Some intro readings on science policy Top 20 things politicians need to know about science (Guardian) Top 20 things scientists need to know about policy-making (Guardian) Policy: Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims (Nature) Scientists and politics? (Science) Why must scientists become more ethically sensitive than they used to be? (Science) The science–policy interface (Science) Policy: The art of science advice to government (Nature) Give evidence to a select committee (UK Parliament) Parliament for Researchers - how to write for a parliamentary audience (UK Parliamentary Office for Science) Making sense of science in policy and politics - Part 1: An introduction to The Honest Broker Framework What makes an academic paper useful for health policy? By Professor Chris Whitty. Link Principle of evidence synthesis. Link Books: Ian Boyd, Science and Politics (Hatchards) Short course: Wellcome Connecting Science - Science Policy: Improving the Uptake of Research into UK Policy (2023 edition, which I helped organise). The next course will take place in 2025. Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Ashley Bourke and Teresa Spanò, who are Gender Equality / Equal Opportunity Officers at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt. They discuss their motivation for getting involved, the role Gender Equality Officers play in the Max Planck Society and how we can challenge systemic issues in science. Learn more about Dr. Ashley Bourke and Teresa Spanò at: https://www.ashleybourke.com/ X: @TheSomnolentSci & @TeresaS_13 Read: A European perspective on structural barriers to women's career progression in neuroscience (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-023-01467-5) Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

What are (eu)social insects? What is it like to work with them? In this episode, Huizi talks with three researchers, Stephan, Mélanie, and Silu, from the University of Freiburg, to learn about their experiences. These researchers use social insects to study various topics, including evolution, chemical communication, and longevity. We will learn all about their projects, what it's like to be in the tropics collecting insects, and their own personal journey that brought them to this field. If you want to know more about their work, check out the link to their department and their lab:https://www.bio1.uni-freiburg.de/oeko-en/evo-ecoStephan Lohmar - Korb lab & Henshaw labMélanie Bey - Nehring labDr. Silu Lin - Korb lab Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Did you know that our sun undergoes an 11-year cycle and is at the maximum of its activity this year? Juli thought that was the perfect time to talk to an expert and discuss everything we know and would like to know about our Sun! So for this podcast she had a conversation with Sowmya Krishnamurthy from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen. They talk about what causes the solar cycle, how the Sun compares to other stars in the Galaxy and how we can study the sun. They also discuss the Sun's influence on Earth, how Aurorae are formed and the effects of space weather. Enjoy this episode! MPI for solar system research: https://www.mps.mpg.de/en Information about effects of solar storm in May 2024: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2024_solar_storms#Impact https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Double_trouble_Gaia_hit_by_micrometeoroid_and_solar_storm https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/12/24154779/solar-storms-farmer-gps-john-deer You can follow us on:   Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast⁠⁠⁠   Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast⁠⁠⁠   Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast⁠⁠⁠   YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet⁠⁠⁠   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de⁠⁠⁠   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog⁠⁠⁠   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar⁠⁠⁠ Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus⁠⁠⁠   See you soon!

In this episode Juli talks to Eduardo Banados, a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The two of them follow up on our previous episode about the James Webb Space Telescope and dive deeper into the early universe. They talk about the first billion years of cosmic history, how the first stars and galaxies formed during that time and how the universe went from a dark and neutral place to a luminous and ionized environment during the so-called epoch of reionization. Eduardo explains the role that supermassive black holes play in these processes and how all of this lead to the universe in which we live today. And they discuss all of this in the context of the new data that the James Webb Space Telescope is providing us on this specific epoch of the universe's evolution. You are in for a fantastics episode! Eduardo's Personal Website: https://www2.mpia-hd.mpg.de/homes/banados/index.html Review Paper on Quasars at Cosmic Dawn pre-JWST: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023ARA%26A..61..373F/abstract Summary Review Paper on „The First billion years according to JWST“ based on the first 1.5 years of JWST data: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024arXiv240521054A/abstract You can follow us on:   Twitter/X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast⁠⁠   Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast⁠⁠   Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast⁠⁠   YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet⁠⁠   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at ⁠⁠offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de⁠⁠   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: ⁠⁠https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog⁠⁠   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar⁠⁠ Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus⁠⁠   See you soon!

In this episode, Juli talks to NASA scientist Matt Greenhouse about the James Webb Space Telescope. Matt explains what the JWST was built for, the tremendous technical developments that went into the telescope's design and the challenges that had to be overcome in the process. They discuss the main scientific goals of the JWST and the most important results it has given us so far. Images taken by the Webb: https://webbtelescope.org/images The Webb's science: https://webbtelescope.org/science Animation of the Telescope Unfolding in Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzGLKQ7_KZQ The Webb on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasawebb/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/NASAWebb Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/albums/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NASAWebbTelescope You can follow us on:   Twitter/X: ⁠https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast⁠   Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast⁠   Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast⁠   YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet⁠   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at ⁠offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de⁠   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: ⁠https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog⁠   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: ⁠https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar⁠ Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus⁠   See you soon!

In today's episode, Xiaoran Liu interviews Dr. Özgül Agbaba, a chemist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, the founder of the high-performance material synthesis company MechSyn, and the owner of a wine bar @WeinCafé Cuvée. They discuss possible career paths after a PhD and the life-changing decision-making.  Özgül tells how and why she started a wine bar after a PhD in chemistry and then to establish a start-up company. She explained the way she reshaped herself all the way long. If you are wondering what you want to do after your academic education, listen to this episode, and I am sure you will get the power and belief to go forward. Learn more about Özgül Agbaba: linkedin.com/in/özgül-agbaba-678b6946 You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Christoph Miehl, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago, about topics revolving around open and reproducible science.  Christoph also shares his experience as an eLife community ambassador as well as what it is like to do a postdoc in the US.  Learn more about Dr. Christoph Miehl's work at: https://www.christophmiehl.com/ Check out the review on open science: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.89736 Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Bea talks to Dr. Ulrich Betz, vice president of Innovation at Merck and head of the Future Insights Association. Bea and Ulrich talk about the upcoming Future Insights Conference on July 10th and 11th 2024, what you can expect, the top speakers that will be joining, and how to get a free ticket! Below you can also find a code to buy a ticket for a cheaper price. They also talk about the Future Insights Association, an non-profit organisation that organises science events to unite scientists and leaders around the world. Anyone can become a part of the association! They talk about what it's like to be a member and the upcoming future projects they are working on. To find out more information about Dr. Ulrich Betz, the Future Insights Conference, and the Insights Association check out here: Buy ticket: https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/20% Discount code:BEAFUTUREINSIGHThttps://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/curious2024/redeem?voucher=BEAFUTUREINSIGHT Become member: https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/Future-Insight-Membership-Form-Englisch__Stand07.02.2023.pdf Curious Tickets: Register - Curious2024 Registration (curious2024-registration.com)For free student tickets add “vfa sponsored ticket” as part of your affiliation Sign-up for the Merck Microplastics Hackathon: Research Challenges - Research | Merck (merckgroup.com)Http://make-science-not-war.org Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz Ulrich Betz - Homepage - Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz Dr. Ulrich Betz - Diploma Biochemist - is Vice President of Innovation at Merck, head of the department Innovation & Entrepreneurship Incubator X (formerly Twitter) Ulrich Betz (@UlrichBetz) on X Senior Vice President Innovation Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Member of the German Council for Science and Humanities curiousfutureinsight.org Curious2024 – Future Insight™ One of the world's most renowned gatherings on the future of science & technology. July 10–11, 2024. Germany. (150 kB) https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/pretix.eu Voucher redemption :: Curious2024 - Future Insight™ Conference (256 kB) https://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/curious2024/redeem?voucher=BEAFUTUREINSIGHT17:55 Uhr

We're back! In this short episode, we welcome our new hosts Huizi, Simone, and Teresa, who recently joined, and explain their motivation for getting involved! Also, our hosts Marcel and Juli discuss some of the upcoming podcast episodes.   Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Tune in for our season 4 wrap-up as we say goodbye to Bea and Xiaoran! Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus Stay tuned for season 5!

Today, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller, a director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and vice president of the Max Planck Society. His research is focused on studying how the brain and the mind work. Together with his research group they try to answer some of the fundamental questions about neuroscience.  Bea and Christian talk about the concept of the memory, the role the memory plays in our lives, and how memory is different in different people. Christian explains the memory in different species and how we can improve our memory, and so on. To find out more listen to the episode!      To find out more information about Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller, check out here: https://doellerlab.com/       MPE_EVA's Twitter: @doellerlab and @mpi_cbs   Episode Art: Picture of Prof. Doeller © Steffen Roth, Berlin                   Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de     Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!  

Tune in to our latest episode with Dr. Jan Kirchner, a member of technical staff at OpenAI, one of the most famous startups right now in Silicon Valley. We explore his career path, his application process for OpenAI and his work as a member of the alignment team. We'll also touch on lots of other topics, ranging from cognitive science to computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence. To find out more about, check out: Twitter: @janhkirchner Jan's blog: https://universalprior.substack.com/ OpenAI website: https://openai.com/ Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Xiaoran talks to a special guest Damla.  She is an influencer and a content creator in self-growth and wellness areas. And she is sharing her stories about dealing with anxiety disorder in daily life on social medias. Xiaoran and Damla talk about the importance of mental health , how and when to reach out help, as well as, how to incorporate with your family and friends. Damla also shares the tips and experiences on the way of living with anxiety disorder.    To find out more information about her, check out her Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest @theselfgrowthpath.   Episode Art: Photo by Tim Chow on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de     Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

Tune in as we continue our series on RNA-related research. Today's guest is Dr. Danny Nedialkova, group leader at the MPI of Biochemistry in Martinsried. We will explore her scientific trajectory and discuss various topics in the field of gene expression, including the genetic code, sequencing technologies, and an understudied class of molecules known as transfer RNAs (tRNAs).  To find out more about Dr. Danny Nedialkova's work, check out: www.biochem.mpg.de/Nedialkova Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, tune in for Marcel's conversation with Lindsay Ejoh, a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss some of the idiosyncrasies of doing a PhD in the USA as well as Lindsay's research on the neural circuit mechanisms of pain and pain relief. They also touch on Lindsay's science communication efforts, which include a SciCom TikTok channel as well as being a Co-Editor and Staff Writer of the online blog “Penn NeuroKnow”. To find out more about Lindsay Ejoh, check out: TikTok: neuro_melody Instagram: neuro_melody Twitter: neuro_melody https://pennneuroknow.com/ Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause, a director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. His research focuses on the analysis of ancient DNA to investigate topics such as pathogens from historic and prehistoric epidemics, human genetic history, and human evolution. He has contributed to deciphering Neanderthal genetics and the shared genetic heritage of Neanderthals and modern humans. In 2010, while working at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, he discovered the first genetic evidence of the Denisovans, an extinct hominin found in the Altai Mountains in Siberia. Bea and Johannes talk about the timeline of human evolution starting from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens. Prof. Krause tells how they discovered the Denisovans, what we have learned since this discovery, and what differentiates Denisovans from Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens.  They also talk about what the next big discoveries will be in archaeogenetics.   To find out more information about Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause, check out here: https://www.eva.mpg.de/archaeogenetics/staff/johannes-krause/#c45293 MPE_EVA's Twitter: @MPI_EVA_Leipzig Episode Art: Picture of Prof. Krause © Thomas Victor                      Background: Photo by Eugene Zhyvchik on Unsplash You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Xiaoran talks to Prof. Dr. Raffaella Buonsanti, a tenured Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC) of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). In her research, Professor Buonsanti implements a highly interdisciplinary approach, spanning from Chemistry to Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, to address fundamental challenges in energy technologies. Through the core expertise in colloidal synthesis, her team develops novel approaches to controlled and tunable nanomaterials to drive chemical transformations.   In this conversation, they shed light on the real life of a scientist. They talk about the routine in Raffaella's work and life, the concept of “ life-work integration”, the rules she manages her team and the methods she keeps a great mind always for science.   For more details, listen to this episode!    If you would like to know more information about Prof. Dr. Raffaella Buonsanti, check out here: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lnce/buonsanti/   Twitter: @lnce_epfl   Episode Art: Raffaella's photo © BM PHOTOS      Background photo Photo by Hans Reniers on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro-Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

In this episode, Juli talks to Dr. Tarek Hassan, a Postdoc at Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT) in Madrid. In his research he works with telescopes that are originally designed to observe very high energy gamma rays.   Juli and Tarek talk about stellar intensity interferometry, a technique to measure the shape and size of stars with high precision.  Tarek explains why these measurements are important, how interferometry works and what might be the future applications. They discuss how Tarek wants to use his European Research Council Starting Grant to further advance this research.       To find out more information about Dr. Tarek Hassan, check out here: http://cta.ciemat.es/members   Tarek's twitter : @goldstein2034   To find out more about the MAGIC Telescopes, check out here: Instagram: @magictelescopes Twitter: @MAGICTelescopes   Episode Art: Photo by Urs Leutenegger and Jose Ignacio Gil   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

Join Bea as she talks to Lin Kyi from the Open Science Working Group of the PhDNet, a doctoral student at the MPI for Security and Privacy, as they discuss open science practices, specifically within the Max Planck Society. They also talk about the upcoming Open Science Ambassadors conference.  The Open science working group is planning an Open Science Ambassadors Program (OSAP) in September. The OSAP Meeting is a gathering of each institute's Open Science Ambassadors to meet and discuss open science, attend talks, and participate in workshops. It will take place on September 19 - 20 at the Harnack House in Berlin. We encourage all PhDs and Post-Docs at Max Planck Society interested in open science to find out more and register here: https://osambassadors.mpdl.mpg.de/osap-2023/ To find out more about the Open Science Working Group you can check out their website: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/phdnet/who/workgroups/open-science-group Episode Art: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!  

In this episode, join our host Marcel as he delves deeper into his conversation with Dr. Jernej Ule, Centre Director at the UK Dementia Research Institute at King's College London as well as group leader at the Francis Crick Institute London and at the University of Ljubljana. They further discuss Dr. Ule's research on RNA-protein interactions in the cell and how this relates to development and disease. Dr. Ule also shares how he coordinates three labs across two countries and how this allows him to pursue his diverse research interests, bridging experimental and computational work.   To find out more about Dr. Jernej Ule's work check out: https://www.ulelab.info/ Ule lab Twitter: @ule_lab Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, join our host Marcel as he speaks with Dr. Jernej Ule, Centre Director at the UK Dementia Research Institute at King's College London as well as group leader at the Francis Crick Institute London and at the University of Ljubljana. They discuss Dr. Ule's personal journey in science - including a brotherly collaboration early in his career - and how he got interested in studying RNA networks in the brain.  Dr. Ule and Marcel discuss CLIP, a method to characterise RNA-protein interactions, and how this relates to the study of evolution, development and disease. Interestingly, the non-coding regions of RNAs, called introns, seem to play a critical role in these interactions, creating a “field of potentiality in our genome” as Dr. Ule describes it. To find out more information about Dr. Jernej Ule check out: https://www.ulelab.info/ Ule lab Twitter: @ule_lab Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

This episode is part 2 of the conversation from Bea and Dr. Giulio Malavolta from the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy in Bochum. In this part, they talk about cryptography and how quantum computers are useful in the field of cryptography. They also talk about the basics of cryptocurrencies.       To find out more information about Dr. Giulio Malavolta, check out here: https://www.mpi-sp.org/malavolta     Episode Art: Photo by Shubham Dhage on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!  

In this episode, Bea talks to Dr. Giulio Malavolta, a tenure-track faculty at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy. He is broadly interested in the theory of cryptography and its connections with quantum computation, concurrent systems, cryptocurrencies, and game theory. His recent work focuses on constructing cryptographic schemes with advanced functionalities and finding new applications to real-life systems. Bea talks to Giulio about the basics and applications of quantum computers to gain a better understanding about this new and mysterious field.  Bea and Giulio talk about how quantum computers work, the difference between classical and quantum computers, and the application of quantum computers in society today.  To find out more information about Dr. Giulio Malavolta, check out here: https://www.mpi-sp.org/malavolta Episode Art: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!  

Today, Juli talks to Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel, director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2020 together with Andrea Ghez for the discovery of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.  He and his group made pioneering observations to map the motions of stars close to the Galactic centre, leading to firm evidence for the existence of a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way and to an accurate estimate of its mass. Using high-precision methods, the group around Genzel also observed bursts of brightness from gas in the immediate vicinity of the black hole and small scale effects of General Relativity.   Prof. Genzel tells fascinating stories about the decades-long efforts with which he and his colleagues managed to measure the orbits of stars around the Galactic centre so precisely that it leaves no doubt that they must orbit around a supermassive black hole.   To find out more information about Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel, check out here: https://www.mpg.de/15493117/nobel-prize-physics-2020-genzel     MPE_Garching's Twitter: @MPE_Garching MPE_Garching's Instagram: @ mpe_garching MPE_Garching's Linkedin: @mpe-garching Other social media : https://social.mpdl.mpg.de/@MPE_Garching   Episode Art: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

Today, Juli talks to Dr. Gunther Witzel, a scientist in the department for Very Long Baseline Interferometry at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn. He is member of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, the Galactic Center Orbit Initiative, the M2FINDERS collaboration, and the Spitzer/IRAC and Chandra Sgr A* monitoring campaign.   Juli and Gunther talk about the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration and its tasks and goals. Gunther also explains the image production of the immediate surrounding of two super massive black holes. They discuss the major scientific achievement that the images of the black holes at the center of M87 and the Milky Way brought. Gunther describes the tremendous efforts in technological development, coordination and calibration between many different instruments, and data analysis.     To find out more information about Dr. Gunther Witzel, check out here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunther-witzel-17abb1123/ https://www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/gwitzel     MPIfR's Twitter: @MPIfR_Bonn Event Horizon Telescope's Twitter: @ehtelescope     Episode Art: EHT Collaboration   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

In this second part of this two-episode podcast, continue with our host Andrés Tangarife as he talks with Prof. Dr. Susan Trumbore, director of the Department of Biogeochemical Processes at the MPI for Biogeochemistry in Jena. In this conversation, they will speak about the complexity of climate change when it touches the social and the political spheres. Furthermore, they will discuss the link between fossil fuels, economy and lifestyle as well as on the role of scientists in society and their engagement in climate activism.   If you would like to know more information about Prof. Dr. Susan Trumbore, check out here: ⁠https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/person/strumbore/4670667⁠   To find more information on the topics researched by the Department of Biogeochemical Processes of the MPI-BGC: ⁠https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/en/bgp⁠    Literature recommendations (in pdf) by Prof. Trumbore: How to build a habitable planet? By Wallace Smith Broecker ⁠https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Wallace_Smith_Broecker⁠ Sophie's Planet: A Search for Truth About Our Remarkable Home Planet and Its Future by James Hansen http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2018/PrefaceSophiePlanet.pdf And if you want to know more about the intricate relation between climate, politics and human behavior, I recommend you this comprehensive analysis by our colleague Dr. David Martini: https://300ppm.github.io/DavidMartini/posts/what%20is%20to%20be%20done/   Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry's Twitter: @MPI_BGC Prof. Trumbore's Twitter: @SusanTrumbore    Episode Art: Photo by Eelco Böhtlingk on Unsplash    You can follow us on:   Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast⁠   Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast⁠   Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast⁠   YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet⁠   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: ⁠https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog⁠   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: ⁠https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar⁠ Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus⁠   See you soon!

Today's episode is the first part of the conversation from our new host Andrés Tangarife with Prof. Dr. Susan Trumbore, director of the Department of Biogeochemical Processes at the MPI for Biogeochemistry in Jena. Her research focuses on the application of accelerator mass spectrometry measurements of 14C to problems in ecology, soil biogeochemistry and terrestrial use of isotopes and tracers to study the exchange of energy, water and greenhouse gases between terrestrial ecosystems, especially tropical forests and the atmosphere.   In this conversation, Andrés Tangarife and Prof. Dr. Susan Trumbore will shed light on the relevance of the Amazon rainforest and some of the projects in which the MPI-BGC has been researching on during the last decade. They also talk about the main environmental challenges that humankind is currently facing such as deforestation, greenhouse gases increase and climate change.   If you would like to know more information about Prof. Dr. Susan Trumbore, check out here: ⁠https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/person/strumbore/4670667⁠   To find more information on the topics researched by the Department of Biogeochemical Processes of the MPI-BGC: ⁠https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/en/bgp⁠    Literature recommendations (in pdf) by Prof. Trumbore: How to build an habitable planet? By Wallace Smith Broecker ⁠https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Wallace_Smith_Broecker⁠ Sophie's Planet: A Search for Truth About Our Remarkable Home Planet and Its Future by James Hansen http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2018/PrefaceSophiePlanet.pdf And if you want to know more about the intricate relation between climate, politics and human behavior, I recommend you this comprehensive analysis by our colleague Dr. David Martini: https://300ppm.github.io/DavidMartini/posts/what%20is%20to%20be%20done/   Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry's Twitter: @MPI_BGC Prof. Trumbore's Twitter: @SusanTrumbore    Episode Art: Photo by ⁠Ivars Utināns⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠    You can follow us on:   Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast⁠   Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast⁠   Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast⁠   YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet⁠   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: ⁠https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog⁠   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: ⁠https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar⁠ Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus⁠   See you soon!

In this episode, join our host Marcel as he delves deeper into his conversation with Dr. Katharina Höfer, group leader at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg. In her quest to uncover the biological role of NAD-RNAs, Dr. Höfer discovered a novel posttranslational protein modification called RNAylation, which links RNA molecules to proteins. Marcel and Dr. Höfer discuss how this discovery was made, how it has shaped her research eversince, and what's next. Finally, they also delve into Dr. Höfer's individualised approach to mentoring and discuss career advice. To find out more about Dr. Katharina Höfer's research, check out: https://www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/mprg/katharina-hoefer Höfer lab Twitter: @HoeferLab Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, join our host Marcel as he speaks with Dr. Katharina Höfer, a group leader at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg. They discuss Dr. Höfer's personal journey in science, her passion for RNA research, and her transformative work in the field of epitranscriptomics. Marcel and Dr. Höfer explore Dr. Höfer's unconventional career path to success and how she fell in love with RNA. They cover the basics of RNA, transcriptomics and epitranscriptomics, and why all of us should care about it. They touch on the significance of RNA modifications in the context of mRNA vaccines and then delve into her research. Dr. Höfer shares her insights on NAD-caps, a specific RNA modification she and her coworkers discovered in bacteria. She also explains the methodology behind this discovery and the broader implications of her findings. To find out more about Dr. Katharina Höfer check out: https://www.mpi-marburg.mpg.de/mprg/katharina-hoefer Höfer lab Twitter: @HoeferLab Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Bea talks to Dr. Asia Biega, a computer scientist and group leader of the Responsible Computing group at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy. Her research focuses on responsible computing principles for information access and social computing systems (including search, recommendation, assistive typing, sharing economy, crowdsourcing or social media systems). Bea and Asia discuss about ethical issues when it comes to data collection, data protection laws, design of ethical algorithm, and the challenges in digital well-being. Asia explains what GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is, the importance of interdisciplinary work to achieve responsible computing, why we are collecting much more data than we actually need. Asia also explains how companies collect our data, what transparency techniques are there, and what we can do to protect us from sharing data without knowing it. Asia also gives perspectives about her experience working at Google and Microsoft teams compared to academia. To find out more information about Dr. Asia Biega, check out here: https://www.mpi-sp.org/biega https://asiabiega.github.io/ Asia's Twitter: @asia_biega Asia's mastodon: @asiabiega@fediscience.org Episode Art: Photo by Growtika on Unsplash You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

Today, Juli talks to Dr. Frank Ohme, a group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, a member of LIGO which stands for "Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory", the  world's largest gravitational wave observatory and a marvel of precision engineering. Juli and Frank talk about the functioning of gravitational-wave detectors, the information about black holes contained in gravitational-wave signals and new findings about black holes since the first detection of gravitational waves in 2015. Frank explains how gravitational waves are produced and detected, and how important but challenging it is to understand the noise in the detectors. He also describes the working experiences in the LIGO collaboration and the importance of synergies between different fields of astronomy. Frank gives perspectives on how to improve the sensitivity of current detectors and the plans for the next generation of instruments.  The most amazing part of this episode is that you will hear some gravitational-wave signals! To find out more information about Dr. Frank Ohme, check out these links: https://www.aei.mpg.de/person/51192/2772 https://www.aei.mpg.de/BinaryObservationsNR   His Group's Twitter: @BinaryNr MPI for Gravitational Physics 's Twitter: @mpi_grav    Episode Art: “Visualisation of gravitational waves emitted during a binary neutron star merger”  By Dr. Wolfgang Kastaun   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon !

Today, Juli talks to Dr. Laura Sberna, a junior scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, about the concepts of black holes, spacetime and general relativity, as well as her recent research concerning gravitational waves. Laura talks about why nothing can come out of black holes, the differences between Newton's and Einstein's concepts of gravity, and what spacetime looks like in the vicinity of the black holes. Laura explains how black holes are formed and how the observations and modelling of black holes are done. Laura and Juli also discuss the theories of special and general relativity and how they are impacting our daily lives. In the last part of this episode, Laura introduces her research on gravitational waves. She explains what gravitational waves are and how they are produced when two black holes merge. She talks about the information on black holes that we can get from gravitational wave signals. To find more information about Dr. Laura Sberna, check out these links: https://sites.google.com/view/laurasberna https://www.aei.mpg.de/person/111637/2784 Laura's Twitter: @lallasberna Laura's Instagram: @lalla_sberna   Episode Art: Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

Today, Bea talks to Dr. Joris Deelen again after one year, about his research progress in the field of ageing and whether we are closer to understanding why some people age more healthily than others.   Dr. Joris Deelen is a group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. The research in his group focuses on studying the genetic mechanisms underlying healthy ageing in humans where they specifically look at the effect of genetic variants that are unique to long-lived individuals. Moreover, his group is trying to identify biomarkers of health ageing.  Joris talks about the main differences between centenarians and others as well as certain longevity genes such as APOE2. He also explains how big the influence of the environment could be when you have the longevity gene. Bea and Joris talk about lifestyle factors and how we could adjust our lifestyle at different ages. Furthermore, they talk about yamanaka factors and the possibility of reversing ageing. To find out more information about Dr. Deelen's lab, check out here: https://www.age.mpg.de/science/research-laboratories/deelen https://www.cecad.uni-koeln.de/research/principal-investigators/dr-joris-deelen/ Joris's Twitter: @Joris_Deelen Episode Art: Photo by Sangharsh Lohakare on Unsplash  You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, our hosts (Juli, Bea, Andres, Marcel, Xiaoran and Jaswanth) talk about the topics they will discuss in season 4, and the expectations they have. The new season will includes more physics and open science discussions. If you want to see the faces behind the voices, head over to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnetEpisode Art: Photo by Icons8 Team on Unsplash(https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus

In this episode, Bea talks to the new members of the podcast team and their plan for the upcoming season and plans on how to improve the audio quality for the next season from this season with a new Podcast Editor. You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Xiaoran and Niko talk to Dr. Alicia Baier, Co-Founder & Chairwoman of Doctors for Choice Germany. Doctors for Choice Germany is a German network of physicians, medical students, and other health professionals that campaigns for better medical teaching on abortion. They hold educational events such as the “Papaya Workshop”. Alicia talks about the abortion laws in Germany, discussing the different aspects of the current situation, including the lack of education on the topic, the myriad of ethical and political arguments as well as the feminist perspective, and the physical and psychological effects of pregnancy and abortion. Alicia explains how medical students study to conduct an abortion and what the abortion procedure normally entails. She also talks about artificial conflicts between political parties, how the abortion law is developed, and the reasons behind it. You can find more information about the Turnaway Study here: https://www.ansirh.org/research/ongoing/turnaway-study Learn more about Doctors for Choice Germany here: www.doctorsforchoice.de Learn more about Board Arbeitskreis Frauengesundheit in Medizin, Psychotherapie und Gesellschaft (AKF) here: www.arbeitskreis-frauengesundheit.de And about German Board International Federation of Abortion and Contraception Professionals (FIAPAC) here: www.fiapac.org Episode Art: Photo by Irene Kredenets (@ikredenets) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, Bea continues her conversation with Prof. Dr Peter Seeberger, a managing director at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, about carbohydrate-based vaccines. They talk about the current vaccine market and its future potential, the traditional field of vaccinology, and the obstacles one faces when trying to introduce change to an established product market. Peter talks about developing antibodies and using them in creating cancer vaccines, and the different tasks involved in designing the vaccines for treatment and prevention, i.e. for cancer patients versus for the general population. Peter talks more about the companies that have been founded by his lab, about the successes, the failures, the lessons learned along the way, and the opportunities that such start-ups offer to make new tools available for a larger population and to expand a research field. Peter and Bea also discuss how recent years have shown the fundamental importance of chemistry in all areas of our lives. Learn more about Prof. Dr. Seeberger's lab and research here: https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/en/bs and https://www.peter-seeberger.de Cover Photo: © Sebastian Rost / Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung Episode Art: Photo by Photo by Louis Reed(@_louisreed) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Peter Seeberger, a managing director at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, about carbohydrate-based vaccines. Peter talks about how the research he has done for the past 27 years led to the development of a tool for the automated synthesis of carbohydrates. He talks about creating the synthesizer even when people did not believe that it could be possible, and explains how the synthesizer can be used in a variety of chemical fields, for example, in creating synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccines. Peter explains the history of vaccines, talks about their development and how it has changed through the years, and also discusses the future of the field of vaccines, both with regard to the design of synthetic vaccines and the growing vaccine market for animals. Peter also talks about the spin-off companies and currently used vaccines that the research in his laboratory has resulted in. Learn more about Prof. Dr. Seeberger's lab and research here: https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/en/bs and https://www.peter-seeberger.de Cover Photo: © Sebastian Rost / Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung Episode Art: Photo by Photo by Mat Napo (@matnapo) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

It is currently Mental Health Awareness Week in the Max Planck Society, and we have prepared a very special episode for you! In this episode, Bea and Srinath get together with the members of the Max Planck PhDnet Steering Group - the Deputy Spokesperson, Alina Fahrenwaldt, and the Human Section Representative, Danielle Pullan, - to talk about mental health. They discuss the results of the PhDnet Survey, specifically its mental health section, and talk about the depression and anxiety scores among the MPS Doctoral Researchers. They highlight some of the factors that show the most correlation to the scores: workplace discrimination, working conditions, supervision, and conflicts at work. Danielle talks about microaggressions and mental health and makes some suggestions about how to fight against microaggressions in the workplace. Alina emphasises the importance of good supervision and gives some advice on making the student-supervisor relationship work for you. They also discuss services that MPS employees get from the Employee and Manager Assistance Program and the new Safer Spaces initiative that is currently being launched in the MPS. Whom to contact... ... for counseling, specifically related to mental health: EMAP (Employer and Management Assistance Program now by PME, not Fürstenberg anymore): https://www.mpg.de/16344036/counselling-and-mental-health ... in cases of scientific misconduct: Ombudsperson of your institute ... in cases of discrimination or micro aggression: Equal Opportunities Officer, Safer Spaces Agent (coming soon) ... for employment issues in general: Betriebsrat (works council), IMPRS/PhD Coordinator, Administration ... for legal advice: https://www.mpg.de/16344048/conflicts-and-non-scientific-misconduct (mail to: report@mpg.de) ... for Doctoral Researcher's concerns in general: PhDnet Steering group (mail to: steering.group@phdnet.mpg.de) ...for professional counseling (psychotherapist in your city) in Germany: Hotline 116 117 (for more information see: https://www.bptk.de/krisen-hotlines-und-zentraler-terminservice/); note that you can be reimbursed for private psychotherapy if you can give proof that you contacted a number of state psychotherapists who could not offer you a therapy spot. You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today is part two of Bea's conversation with Ben Rein, a science communicator and postdoc at Stanford University. This time, they are talking about the research that Ben did during his PhD, studying Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Ben describes using the mouse model to study the link between genetic changes, prefrontal cortex activity, and social behaviour, and how studies done in mice can be a step on a long road towards clinical trials. Ben explains the diagnostic criteria and how one goes about getting an ASD diagnosis in the US, and discusses the known causes of autism. Ben and Bea also talk about Andrew Wakefield's falsified data and emphasise the abundant evidence demonstrating that vaccines do not cause autism. Ben talks about the neuroscience of pain and empathy, studies done on the social transfer of pain, and the implications these findings can have for treatment. Bea and Ben also discuss the placebo effect, how powerful it is, and if there is a way to utilise that power outside of research. To find out more about Ben and what he does, check out his website: https://www.benrein.com/ Ben's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.brein Ben's Instagram: instagram.com/doctor.brein Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_brein Ben's research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wPloOgsAAAAJ Episode Art: Photo by Bret Kavanaugh (@bretkavanaugh) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Bea talks to Ben Rein, a science communicator and postdoc at Stanford University, about his journey in science communication. Ben talks about his unexpected start in science communication when a video he made to show his friends how to correctly use masks went viral on Tik Tok in 2020. From his own experience, Ben shares what it is like to establish yourself on already existing platforms and talks about some beginner mistakes he made at the start that one should avoid. He explains how he picks topics for his videos and shares some negative experiences that come from being a public scicomm figure. Ben also talks about his passion for mentoring and the difficulties of balancing scicomm and academia, first as a PhD student and now as a postdoc. Bea and Ben discuss how misinformation spreads on social media and what can be done to combat the spread. Ben talks about his debunking videos, what motivates him to create them, and about the extra time and effort that goes into creating them. To find out more about Ben and what he does, check out his website: https://www.benrein.com/ Ben's Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.brein Ben's Instagram: instagram.com/doctor.brein Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_brein Ben's research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wPloOgsAAAAJ Episode Art: Photo by Hello I'm Nik (@helloimnik) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Xiaoran and Bea continue their conversation with Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth, a director at the MPI für Kohlenforschung, about the future of energy production and storage. Ferdi talks about ammonia, what we need (or think we need) it for, how we produce it, ways that ammonia synthesis can be improved, and what an ideal ammonia decomposing plant would look like. He expands more about on the topic of hydrogen in the future of energy and discusses the ways we currently store hydrogen as well as how the seasonal storage problem can ultimately be solved. Ferdi also discusses the most efficient energy sources for different technologies, from cars to aviation, and explains the major downsides of nuclear energy: cost, waste, and proliferation of nuclear weapons. He also talks about consulting the government in the questions of science policy and his opinion on where science should stay in relation to politics. Learn more about Prof. Dr. Schüth's lab and research here: https://www.kofo.mpg.de/en/research/heterogeneous-catalysis Episode Art: Photo by Mika Baumeister (@mbaumi) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

A warm welcome to another new host, Xiaoran! Today, Xiaoran and Bea talk to Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth, a director at the MPI für Kohlenforschung. His research group works on a variety of topics, among them electrochemistry and mechanochemical reactions. Ferdi talks about the energy system of the future, stepping away from the fossils and focusing on renewables, and the role that hydrogen will play in the future energy infrastructure. Ferdi explains the importance of technology to store and transport electricity produced through renewables in different parts of the world and describes the difficulties involved in moving liquid hydrogen. He also talks about the substantial CO2 footprint from the production of chemicals and about transforming the chemical industry, for example, the production of aromatics, to be sustainable, as well as making the hydrogen production green. Learn more about Prof. Dr. Schüth's lab and research here: https://www.kofo.mpg.de/en/research/heterogeneous-catalysis Episode Art: Photo by NASA (@nasa) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

A warm welcome to our new host, Juli! In this episode, Juli dives right into the topic of the Higgs boson discovery and its implications with Dr. Dominik Duda, a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Physics. Dominik explains the theoretical background behind the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 and why it took so long to detect it from the first time its existence was proposed in the 1960s. He also talks in detail about the technology that allowed this discovery to happen, how the research direction changed since then, as well as about the new theoretically proposed particles and phenomena that are yet to be discovered. Dominik talks about ATLAS, a particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, how it is constructed and upgraded, and how it can be used to identify the traces that different fundamental building blocks of matter leave behind. He describes the insights on the Higgs boson and other particles that can be gained thanks to it. Learn more about ATLAS here: https://www.mpp.mpg.de/en/research/structure-of-matter/atlas-detector-particle-collisions-at-the-lhc Episode Art: Photo by Devon Rogers (@dev) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, Bea continues her conversation with Prof. Dr. Jochem Marotzke, a managing director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. Bea and Jochem discuss ocean warming, greenhouse effect, interplay between the ocean temperature and the currents, and how we can measure the energy that the ocean takes, mitigating the effects of climate change but causing the imminent rise of the sea level. They talk about some of the ways to combat and prepare for the sea level rise, including some nature-based solutions, as well as about the ways to prevent further rise by cutting the carbon emissions down to zero. Jochem also talks about renewable energy, alternative energy sources, as well as the nuclear power and the price we pay for it, literally and through long-lasting consequences of its mismanagement. Learn more about Prof. Dr. Jochem Marotzke and his research here: https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/staff/jochem-marotzke Episode Art: Photo by Kelly Sikkema (@kellysikkema) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) Photo credit: MPI-M/David Ausserhofer You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Jochem Marotzke, a managing director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, about the role of the ocean in climate and climate change. Jochem does fundamental research into human-caused climate change and researches the role that the ocean plays in climate and how it interacts with the atmosphere. Here, he explains how the ocean slows down the climate change by acting as a carbon sink and what consequences this has for the ocean. Jochem describes the main reasons behind the global rise of sea level and talks about a handful of places where, locally, the fall in the sea level can be observed. He also talks about El Niño (a climate pattern of unusual warming of surface waters) and fluctuations in the global atmospheric temperature. [A correction to what was said on El Nino and global temperature: The globally warmest year, 2016, followed the large El Nino of 2015/16. The second warmest year was 2020, not 2018, and there was no El Nino prior to that, which made 2020 all the more remarkable. Jochem said 2018 which should have been 2020.] Bea and Jochem talk about climate change models and how they can be used to make statements and forecasts about the future. Jochem explains how we can discern the influence of humans on the temperature rise and how this discovery led to a Nobel Prise and the Paris Agreement. Learn more about Prof. Dr. Jochem Marotzke and his research here: https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/staff/jochem-marotzke Episode Art: Photo Josine Vaes (@josine89) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/) Photo credit: MPI-M/David Ausserhofer You can follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!