Knowledge is power. And as the past and present painfully teach us, power should always be distributed as democratically as possible. Making knowledge and research more accessible and breaking down barriers is one of the central concerns of Berlin Science Week 2023. Initiated by the Falling Walls Foundation, the eighth edition of the conference (01.-10.11.2023) will feature more than 200 events with over 500 speakers over ten days under this year’s slogan, “Creative science, precise art.” Participating events are spread out at various locations throughout the city. Headquarters, however, are the Natural History Museum and the Holzmarkt (where this year, for the first time, the festival will come to an end in a large, joint club night). The topics are as diverse as the locations: From lectures on the quality of human presence to experiments with colorful slime molds and mineralogical exhibits to the pressing questions of our time: human vs. artificial creativity or gender bias in programming and science journalism in the digital age. And these are just a few examples. The entire program is rich; there is so much to listen to, watch, experience, and participate in it’s hard to decide. This is undoubtedly also due to speakers ranging from artists like Martin Eder to scientists and designers like Gesche Joost and health ministers like Karl Lauterbach. There will also be a party at the end: The Berlin Science Week Club Night will take place on 10.11.2023 at Holzmarkt 25. So, Science Week is anything but nerdy. And in turbulent times like today, it is certainly more relevant than ever before.

Text: Alina Herbel / Credit: Berlin Science Week

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Berlin’s countless cultural offerings are both a curse and a blessing – more than 150 theaters and stages are spread throughout the city. It’s almost impossible to keep track of them all. Because of this, it happens time and again that I find out about a play too late – i.e., when it’s either over or already sold out. But there’s a simple solution: online portal Berlin Bühnen, which specializes in bringing order to the city’s theatrical hubbub. The platform’s cross-venue, highly organized schedule not only allows users to explore the most popular productions, but offers plenty of inspiration and ideas for new finds and shows across all genres. Berlin Bühnen is not only a good guide for theater fans; there’s also dance, comedy and cabaret, digital events, readings, concerts, puppet theater and much more. The portal offers you the option to browse for different languages or filter by venues, premieres, times, indoor or open-air. Last but not least, there’s an online magazine full of news, information and highlights from the scene and the city in particular – including membership circles, ticket clubs and discount communities. As a portal, Berliner Bühnen really is like the cultural search engine of my dreams.

Text: Alina Herbel / Photos: Barbara Braun MuTphoto, Gianmarco Bresadola & Radial

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