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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