The Curiositas seminar series

In the Curiositas series, our students organize seminar talks. As the name already implies, the talks are driven by our students' curiosity. Thus, the topics go well beyond their own research themes. 

Mindfulness: focusing on the present moment

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Discover how mindfulness enhances mental health, well-being and performance. Learn evidence-based techniques and experience Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction practices for your everyday life. [more]

Gender, identity and culture in physics

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This talk will explore a diverse set of trajectories into higher education physics, with a focus on how gender and social class are made relevant in students’ stories. [more]

How to publish in the Nature journals

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Dr. Lückgen, a senior editor at Nature Communications, will give a lecture on publishing in the prestigious Nature journals. [more]

Working in the automotive industry as a physicist

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In his presentation, Dr. Marcel Naumann, who completed his PhD in the group of Prof. Dr. Elena Hassinger in 2019, will tell the audience about his job in the automotive sector and the diverse and exciting set of opportunities in this field. [more]

Gender 101

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Why are there so few women in natural sciences? Why do more women leave academic science in their career? And how can we change it? [more]

The Physics of Music

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In this talk of the Curiositas series, we will learn how physical laws determine fundamental aspects of music such as musical scales. [more]
The talk will focus on the applications of internet-of-things (IOT) that will influence lives in the days to come. The presenter will define IOT systems in four key applications areas and explain the challenges for future systems. [more]

Energy – our Life-Blood. Where does it come from, where does it go?

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Dr. Ekkehard Schwab, a member of the Board of Trustees at MPI CPfS, is the former vice-president and group leader at BASF. His professional experience has given him valuable insight into the energy sector. Following the motto “use numbers, not adjectives”, the talk will put the political discussion about renewable energy and climate change in the context of the dimensions of our current energy system. [more]

Unlocking a sea secret: the Antikythera Mechanism

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In this talk, Dr. Markos Skoulatos, research at TU Munich, will tell the fascinating story of the Antikythera Mechanism, the oldest computer of mankind, which without any doubt is the greatest technological achievement of antiquity. [more]

Perceptual and Attentional Aspects for Scientific Data Presentation

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Have you ever wondered how others may perceive figures in your presentations and publications? In the latest event of our Curiositas series, Prof. Sebastian Pannasch from the Department of Psychology at TU Dresden will introduce us to the relevant psychological concepts and provide examples how to design good displays of data. [more]
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