Episode 27: Tools of Science - Innovations in science and their benefits for society

Our podcast series YOU ASK we explain - Berührungsängste in der Medizin started in 2023 and is published monthly. In our 27th episode, entitled "Tools of Science" , we join Prof. Thomas Südhof, Dr. Peter Plaßmeyer, Dr. Nora Herzog and Dr. Magdalena Wekenborg on an exciting journey through the scientific instruments of past eras and their significance for science today in the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections).

We wanted to discuss with you and answer your questions. How do we do research and why? What remains of the ideas? How do we change our understanding? And what does this mean for society? What challenges and opportunities are there for the next generation of researchers? Are we looking for and finding interdisciplinary approaches to solving global challenges?

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Our Advisors:

• Prof. Thomas Südhof - German-American biochemist and neuroscientist. Together with his colleagues Randy W. Schekman and James E. Rothman, Südhof was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2013 for his discoveries of transport processes in cells.
• Dr. Nora Herzog - Clinician Scientist at the EKFZ for Digital Health and Chief Medical Officer at ConnCons GmbH, received the Female Transformers in Healthcare Award in 2023
• Dr. Magdalena Wekenborg - Psychobiologist and Junior Research Group Leader at the EKFZ for Digital Health, focuses on the application of psychobiological methods to investigate the foundations and consequences of psychological and physiological stressors in digitalized working environments and beyond.
• Dr. Peter Plaßmeyer, Director of the Mathematical-Physical Salon

Musical accompaniment

• Jo Aldinger
• Patrick Neumann

Photo reference

Photographs and videos will be taken during this event. The photos will be used for the press and public relations work of the TUD and the other participants. If necessary, photos will also be passed on to third parties for reporting purposes. By participating in the event, you agree that photos of you may be used for publications in print and online media, including social media.

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.