Tackling Climate Change: Low Hanging Fruit and Hidden Emissions
What are the most promising strategies to stop climate change?
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 was taking place from 10 to 12 September 2021. Lindau Alumni and 2022 young economists were working for 48 hours on their projects. The group members from all around the globe met virtually on a internet platform. On 12 October the winners will be announced.
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
Arthur Ashkin: Inventor, Innovator and Inspiration
Arthur Ashkin was 96 years old when he received the Nobel Prize for his discoveries in the field of laser. He died one year ago. Time to reflect his life and work.
Incubator for Innovative Ideas
2018 Lindau Alumna Martine Abboud has founded a start-up that equips entrepreneurs with business skills.
When Support Replaces Competition
Crowdfight connects researchers worldwide for support to answer scientific questions.
How Auction Theory Could Help Distribute Vaccines Equitably Across the World
When auctions are well-designed, they benefit everyone, including the bidders and the auctioneers. Maybe a way to distribute vaccines worldwide?
Topics of the Lindau Online Sciathon 2021
The topics of the Lindau Online Sciathon 2021 are based on the panel discussions of #LINO70.
Being a Problem Solver
2022 young economist Oluwabunmi Adejumo decided to work on different perspectives on the economies of sub-Saharan Africa.
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
Mediatheque
Directed Evolution
This Topic Cluster explores directed evolution as a method to design proteins for the use in diverse fields with improved functions. With lecture snippets of Nobel Laureates Frances H. Arnold, Sir Richard J. Roberts and Konrad Bloch.
Hamilton O. Smith “Some Thoughts on the Evolution of Proteins”
In his lecture held in Lindau, Hamilton O. Smith presents an overview of the discovery and use of restriction enzymes in the bacteria Hemophilus influenza that allow scientists to cut DNA at a precise point.
Black Holes
This Topic Cluster examines the mind-bending properties of black holes as well as the different techniques for detecting black holes with informing lecture snippets of Physics Nobel Laureates Paul Dirac, Antony Hewish, George Smoot and Reinhard Genzel.
George P. Smith “Scientific Achievements Are Nobody’s Intellectual Property”
In his lecture, George P. Smith strongly advocates the free dissemination of ideas. Science should not be treated as “intellectual property” to be restricted to exclusive circles.
Corona and Emerging Pandemics
The corona disease emerged into a pandemic very rapidly. Why are emerging infectious diseases on the rise? What actions can we take to prevent future outbreaks?
Nobel Women
Marie Curie became the first woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize. Read more about Marie Curie and the female intellectuals who followed her footstep in the Topic Cluster on Nobel Women.
