BLOG

“Science Is the Most Magnificent Equalizing Force in the World.” Omar Yaghi’s Vision – and Five Young Scientists Showing What It Takes to Make It Real

Research: LiNo News

“Science Is the Most Magnificent Equalizing Force in the World.” Omar Yaghi’s Vision – and Five Young Scientists Showing What It Takes to Make It Real

Nobel Laureate Omar M. Yaghi and five Young Scientists at #LINO75 explore what it takes to make scientific discovery accessible to all – and why talent alone is not enough without opportunity. This post summarizes Omar M. Yaghi's Lecture and the panel he moderated during #LINO75.

“The Half-Life of Civilization Is 34 Years.” Three Nobel Laureates Just Did the Maths.

Research: LiNo News

“The Half-Life of Civilization Is 34 Years.” Three Nobel Laureates Just Did the Maths.

Seventy-one years after Nobel Laureates issued the historic Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, the threat of nuclear war is once again growing. At #LINO75, three Nobel Laureates examined the risks of a new arms race and AI-driven escalation.

Women in Research #LINO75: Odilia lu

Research: Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO75: Odilia lu

Odilia, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley explores how the brain navigates decision-making and the effects of psychedelics on behaviour. The #LINO75 participant shares what drives her curiosity, why reproducibility matters, and her vision for the future of neuroscience.

A Wonderful Problem

Research: LiNo News

A Wonderful Problem

What makes a scientific problem worth pursuing for forty years? Two #LINO75 sessions explored the Quantum universe.

Women in Research #LINO75: Jana Braunger

Research: Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO75: Jana Braunger

Jana Braunger is developing machine learning methods to better understand how genes shape cellular behaviour. She shares her path into computational biology.

A Panel About AI to Ask the Oldest Question in Science

Research: LiNo News

A Panel About AI to Ask the Oldest Question in Science

At #LINO75, Nobel Laureates and Young Scientists explored the dimensions of understanding, from scientific intuition and unexpected discoveries to AI and trust. Can a machine ever truly understand? this is the question experts attempted to answer during the panel.

She Was Fired. Demoted. Ignored. Then She Changed Medicine Forever.

Research: LiNo News

She Was Fired. Demoted. Ignored. Then She Changed Medicine Forever.

Nobel Laureate Katalin Karikó’s path to the mRNA breakthrough was marked by rejection, setbacks and decades of research in a field few believed in. In her #LINO75 Lecture, she looked back on that remarkable journey.

Women in Research #LINO75: Rayhane Nchioua

Research: Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO75: Rayhane Nchioua

Rayhane Nchioua's research explores the fascinating arms race between pandemic viruses and the human immune system, and how understanding it could help us prepare for future outbreaks.

Women in Research #LINO75: Lottie Morison

Research: Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO75: Lottie Morison

Lottie from Australia is a PhD graduate at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, where the Lindau Alumna investigates communication impairments in rare genetic childhood dementia disorders.

Women in Research #LINO75: Camilla Gottlieb Andersen

Research: Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO75: Camilla Gottlieb Andersen

Camilla from Denmark is a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University, where the #LINO75 Alumna studies the molecular machinery that enables plants to transport carbohydrates and interact with microbes.

From HPV to HIV: My Journey to Understanding Natural HIV Control

Research: Kin Israel Notarte

From HPV to HIV: My Journey to Understanding Natural HIV Control

Kin Israel Notarte reflects on the remarkable journey his career has taken since attending the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in 2023. As he enters the final year of his PhD, he shares how his research, global network, and experiences in Lindau continue to shape his path as a scientist.

Life, Death, Everything in Between (and Before)

Research: Nandita Jayaraj

Life, Death, Everything in Between (and Before)

This year’s meeting featured a breathtaking range of conversations on life, with Laureates discussing everything from what preceded it and why it ends to where it exists and how to live it.