EVENTS: SCIoI @ the Berlin Science Week
This year's Berlin Science Week is filled with great events, and SCIoI has three exciting appointments scheduled: On Saturday, 5 November (9–11am), we will be spending the morning at the Naturkundemuseum with two simultaneous events. The first event is a dialogue between Dafna Burema and Jonas Frenkel on AI and ethics. A few doors down, the
NEWS: Watch the preview of BUA’s WissenAusBerlin video about SCIoI Project 4
Great news! The BUA's Youtube channel WissenAusBerlin will soon be relasing their video about SCIoI project 4 ("Intelligent Kinematic Problem Solving") on their channels, but we get to see it ahead of time on our YouTube channel! Watch Manuel Baum explain what the project is all about and how it integrates robotics and behavioral science through the
NEW PAPER: Here’s why the swarm is so fast: its individuals anticipate what the others will do
Press release by IGB/SCIoI, 4 October 2022 Schooling fish, moving synchronously in the water are a fascinating sight, but what most surprises viewers is the speed at which they change direction, and how coordinated these sudden movements are: how do they do that? In human ball sports, professional players can anticipate their teammates’ movements, and this allows them to
NEWS: Visit from the DFG (German Research Fundation)
On 25 August, SCIoI received a visit from DFG members. Our visitors were given a tour of our activities and facilities. Afterwards, our guests visited the exhibition “After Nature” in the Humboldt Forum, where SCIoI researchers presented artefacts and projects.
NEWS! Einstein Visiting Fellows Elke Weber and Eric Johnson to research decision-making processes at SCIoI
We are excited to announce that starting in mid-September, SCIoI will be welcoming two Einstein Visiting Fellows, Elke Weber from Princeton University and Eric Johnson from the Center for Decision Sciences at Columbia University. Elke Weber and Eric Johnson will be affiliated with the Einstein Center Climate Change, which links climate research with behavioral sciences and economics,
NEWS! The Berlin Summit on Robotics 2022 comes to SCIoI
What should robots do in the future? Is simulation the way forward for robotics? What do we want from robotics systems that learn? These are just some of the questions that were addressed at this year's Berlin Summit on Robotics this last 25–27 July. Every year, this three-day event brings together leading researchers in robotics and related
NEWS! Oliver Brock re-elected as Cluster’s spokesperson, Exec Board reconfirmed
An important part of the Scientific Networking Days 2022 was the election of the cluster's spokesperson and executive board for the next years. According to our internal regulations, the election is meant to happen after the first four years of life of the cluster. We are pleased to announce that the cluster re-elected Oliver Brock and confirmed
NEWS! Olga Wudarczyk-Market accepts professorship in Psychology
We are excited to announce that Olga Wudarczyk-Markett will be starting a professorship in Psychology at the IU -International University of Applied Sciences, starting in October 2022. The most heartfelt congratulations from the whole cluster!