Waliyat Adebusola Kola-Aderoju

Iain Couzin is Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and of the Excellence Cluster “Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour” at the University of Konstanz, Germany. His work aims to reveal the fundamental principles that underlie evolved collective behavior and he studies a wide range…

The nominating institution University of Edinburgh on the breakthrough: New X-ray Free-Electron Lasers allow us to track the motion of atoms and capture the rearrangement of electrons as molecules absorb light or undergo chemical reactions. This powerful imaging technique creates sharp and detailed movies that unveil how molecular machines function,…

Nominated by: Keith Nugent, Australian National University Presented by: Vanessa Vongsouthi

Racha Kirakosian is Professor of Medieval German at the University of Freiburg. She previously held positions at Harvard University and the University of Oxford. Her breakthrough project combines medieval history with neurosciences, especially neuropsychology in the field of mental imagery. The ability to see images in front of the “inner…

The nominating institute EPFL on the breakthrough: Reward-based learning underlies important aspects of human and animal behavior, and recent advances reveal detailed understanding of the underlying neuronal mechanisms in mice. Precise optical and electrophysiological measurements, optogenetic perturbations and computational analyses uncover fundamental mechanisms of brain function during simple forms of…

“Doctor Demo’s Laboratory” is an engaging science show that uses captivating demonstrations led by the persona of Doctor Demo to explain complex scientific concepts, utilizing elements like balloons, soap, fire, and toys to elucidate principles like Newton’s laws, Bernoulli’s Principle, Archimedes’ Principle, and more, comprising around 35 to 40 demonstrations…

The nominating institute Fastagger on the breakthrough: Kariuki labels African-focused satellite images for AI use cases. He also develops AI that will aid companies in establishing solar infrastructure projects and agriculture. Tags: Artificial Intelligence

PRESENTED BY Nikos Tzagkarakis NOMINATED BY Holtzbrinck Publishing Group Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data, Ed Tech, Deep Learning, Biomedicine, Data Science, Neural Network

Ayhay is a Montessori-inspired for-profit and national accredited primary school that provides quality education for children in Madagascar with affordable tuition and local Montessori materials.

Promotion of gender equality drives innovation both in science and in industrial organisations. However, we often fail to put scientific knowledge into practice. This Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table explores the following questions: How to implement gender equality to increase the quality of innovation? And who needs to change: decision…