The Young Academy has launched its own lecture series: die Young Academy Distinguished Lecture Series. The YADLS brings scientific topics of general relevance to the public, presented by an invited distinguished expert and a member of the Young Academy in an interactive and accessible format. The aim is to inspire open-minded discussion about cutting-edge research in both humanities and the natural sciences.
Dates:
June 2025 – Host: Anne Sophie Meincke; Guest: Alfred MELE (Florida State University)
Can Biology Help Us Understand (and Defend) Free Will?
9 October 2024 – Host: Sandra Müller; Guest: W. Hugh WOODIN (Harvard University)
Why mathematics does not have an answer to the question how many real numbers there are
11 January 2024 – Host: Katharina Rebay-Salisbury; Guest: Thomas HIGHAM (University of Vienna, previously: University of Oxford)
Prehistory in a New Light