Berlin Science Week Edition

Mammals, dinosaurs, insects... these count among the most successful groups of animals in the history of life. But other organisms were not so lucky and never experienced evolutionary success. Yet, their story can teach us a great deal about how evolution works.
This talk will be in English

Ich forsche in einer Gruppe die sich schon lange mit neurodegenerativen Erkrankungen wie der Alzheimer Demenz beschäftigt, und erforsche wie allgemeine Umwelteinflüsse, wie Ernährung und Sport die Krankheit beeinflussen können. Obwohl wir also unsere genetischen Risiken für eine bestimmte Erkrankung meist nicht kennen, können wir doch im Alltag einiges tun, um unser Gehirn fit zu machen und etwaigen Krankheiten vorzubeugen.
Dieser Vortrag wird auf Deutsch sein

According to a worldwide survey, many people would like to be more sociable, conscientious and emotionally stable. But do we as a society really want everyone to be the same? In a joint round, I would like to look at the benefits of the diversity of personalities, i.e. the diversity between people and the diversity within a person over time. How do personality psychologists distinguish between different people? And what does the technological progress contribute to our understanding of the dynamic process that makes us who we are?
This talk will be in English