Being a Problem Solver
2022 young economist Oluwabunmi Adejumo decided to work on different perspectives on the economies of sub-Saharan Africa.
70
70 years ago, the founders had a dream – and that dream endures in the scientists and Nobel Laureates of the future.
Lindau Online Sciathon 2021
The second Online Sciathon organised by the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings will take place in September 2021. As Lindau Alumni you can pitch your project until 15 August! Other Lindau Alumni, young scientists or young economists have the chance to apply for the project groups later. From 10-12 September the groups work for 48 hours on projects in six scientific topics.
Current Meeting
The anniversary Lindau Meeting #LINO70 took place 27 June – 2 July. The agenda included highly topical scientific issues such as pandemics, climate change, genome editing, dark matter and energy as well as artificial intelligence. Learn more about the interdisciplinary programme of the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting and how to rewatch it in our Mediatheque.
Blog
The Nobel-Winning Research That Helped Us Mount an Effective Pandemic Response
Within a short period of time several vaccines against COVID-19 have been developed. Based on research that was awarded with the Nobel Prize.
6 Tools to Supercharge Your Science Communication
The 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting ended with the panel discussion “Why Trust Science?”
The Intricate Workings of the Human Brain
The human brain is a enormously complex organ. Some of its functions were discussed during #LINO70 in two sessions.
How Open Science Spurs Creativity and Collaboration
To improve the scientific process itself is the goal of several initiatives which were discussed and presented during #LINO70
Artificial Intelligence Can Change the World, but It’s up to Us to Use It for Good
Two sessions during #LINO70 were dedicated to artificial intelligence. They gave an outlook for the future.
The Many Facets of Biology: How the Study of Life Impacts Antibiotics, Animal Beauty and Drug Design
#LINO70 offered an overview about current research in Biology.
Hidden Physics Gems at #LINO70
Several sessions of #LINO70 discussed fundamental questions in Physics.
#LINO70 Daily Recap – Friday, 2 July 2021
The anniversary meeting #LINO70 has ended, finalising a week in which one highlight followed the other. This final daily recap is also an outlook: #LINO22
Climate Change is Upon us. Can we Stop it in Time?
Four sessions during #LINO70 focused on Climate Change as it is one of the most important and demanding topics of our time.
The Dark and Black Recesses of the Universe
New models of dark matter are waiting to be tested. They were discussed during two sessions of #LINO70.
A Window Into the Living World: The Latest Progress in Biological Imaging
Rapid advances in imaging techniques and instrumentation have opened a window into aspects of biology once thought impossible to visualise.
#LINO70 Daily Recap – Thursday, 1 July 2021
This fifth day of #LINO70 might have been the final full-length day of our programme, but there was no sign of slowing down the incredible pace!
Illuminating Laser Physics
In an Agora Talk with John Hall, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland the audience was treated to a rare insight into the link between two important areas of laser physics.
Cancer and Infections
The connection between cancer and viruses, bacteria and parasites was discussed in two Agora Talks during #LINO70.
Mediatheque
Donna Strickland
How can scientists study processes that unravel over a billionth of a second? Donna Strickland has the answers! Visit her interactive Nobel Lab 360° and learn more about high-intensity ultrashort optical pulses research.
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard: “Animal Beauty”
In her agora talk “Animal Beaty” Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard gives us an insight into how colours, patterns and ornamentations displayed by animals arise.
Didier Queloz: “The Exoplanet Revolution”
What does the discovery of exoplanets mean for the origins of life on earth? Didier Queloz introduces to the challenges and recent progresses in the new field of exoplanet research.
Henry A. Kissinger “Science, Politics and the New World Order”
Henry Kissinger discusses the perils and the promises of today’s increasingly technological and computerised world.
Edmond Fischer and Marc Pachter
In this interview, Nobel Laureate Edmond Fischer talks with Marc Pachter about his childhood, his career and the beauty of science.
Vaccinations
The film puts light on herd immunity achieved through vaccination of a suffient proportion of a population.
