Steffen Krach

Marcel Kempers partners with local coastal businesses to collect and apply data-to-decisions (for coral nursery planning, etc.) and with marine research organisations to advocate for participatory science.

According the hypotheses that plants can “communicate” among themselves, Olga Kisseleva is investigating the possibility of “eaves dropping” on this arboreal “dialogue,” and even taking part in it. This idea has given birth to the project in which trees can “communicate” on two levels: among themselves in the T2T (Tree…

Bintimaji and the Ocean is a project that creates awareness on plastic ocean pollution. The 3 min animation is a pilot program for the project that involve showcasing this animation to school children and extends to the coastal regions where we will collaborate with schools and conservation clubs to screen…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Simone Schwanitz. She talked about her role as Secretary General of the Max-Planck Society, the role of fundamental science in finding answers to global challenges and the importance of effective science communication.…

Novel Catalytic Reactions: The world is not making adequate progress to meet SDG 7 to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” which is intertwined with economic and social development. Emmie Chiyindiko is working to provide affordable, abundant, and reliable clean power to build livelihoods, improve…

Piero Beraun is addressing the environmental and health concerns associated with synthetic inks in the textile industry by proposing an industrial-scale extraction of pigments from macroalgae. This environmentally friendly solution involves using seaweed as a sustainable resource for fabric dye, offering an alternative to the polluting synthetic inks currently prevalent…

I study the development of scientific knowledge–particularly in the earth and environmental sciences–as well as the political, social, and cultural obstacles to the development and dissemination of scientific knowledge. I am interested in both how knowledge is produced and how ignorance is sustained. It’s a “core idea” because it we…

Over the past decade, the play2PREVENT Lab, using components of social and emotional learning and character development, has developed novel and ground-breaking methods and systems for developing and evaluating videogame interventions, with the input of adolescents at every step of the process, demonstrating significant engagement and impact in the areas…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Ottoline Leyser, digital participants had the chance to discuss and ask questions. The interview series provided an intense personal atmosphere, in which high-level guests, speakers and panelists of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2021 focused on their individual research, career paths and experiences.…

Research shows that computer games can be used as an effective educational tool and can promote prosocial behavior. I teamed up with French game designer Martin Jacob to create a free online computer game that encouraged social distancing, and increased understanding of exponential distributions, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The game…