New paper out! Should collective behaviour become “crisis discipline”?
From pandemics to climate change, study of collective behaviour must become "crisis discipline," researchers argue Washington/ Berlin, June 17, 2021 /UW News, J. Holtz/ BN, C. Duppé / Social media and other forms of communication technology radically restructured the global flow of information. These platforms are driven to maximize engagement and profitability, not to ensure sustainability or accurate
Humboldt Labor exhibition “After Nature” to open on 20 July
The wait has ended! On 20 July 2021, Berlin's universities will finally inaugurate the Humboldt Labor, a space for scientific exchange and exhibitions housed inside the newly rebuilt Berliner Schloss. Based on the interactions between the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and society, the Humboldt Labor aims to voice scientific concerns about man-made changes to the environment, but
Rebecca Lazarides promoted to W3 professor
We are extremely proud to announce that SCIoI member Rebecca Lazarides has been promoted to the role of W3 professor at the University of Potsdam. Last week, she signed her certificate of appointment for "Schulpädagogik/Empirische Unterrichtsforschung" at Uni Potsdam after being offered two similar positions, one from anther university. This should give us all a sense of
SCIoI @ the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2021
Check out SCIoI's three great events organized for this edition of the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (5 June 2021). We will have the SCIoI Science Pub Quiz (7:30pm), with many fun questions and trivia and interviews with our brilliant researchers Aravind Battaje and Lynn Schmittwilken , David Bierbach's Robofish demonstration (6:30 and 9:30pm), and a dialogue
Distinguished Speaker Series 2021
Check out our Distinguished Lecture Series for 2021! Here's an overview: 29 April: Peter Dayan (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen) 27 May: Antje Nuthmann (University of Kiel) 24 June: Kou Murayama (University of Tübingen) 28 October: Cameron Buckner (University of Houston) 25 November: Iain Couzin (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior/University of Konstanz) 16 December: Lars Chittka (Queen Mary, University of
David Bierbach and Jens Krause on ZDF’s TERRA-X with Harald Lesch
Switch on your TVs this Sunday 9 May at 7:30pm for the new episode of popular science show TERRA-X with Harald Lesch, featuring SCIoI members David Bierbach and Jens Krause who will be discussing collective intelligence in fish (click here to watch). The full episode can also be viewed now or anytime on the ZDF archives by
SCIoI takes part in Girls’ Day 2021
Girls’ Day/Mädchen-Zukunftstag, happening digitally on 22 April, provides school girls around Germany with a day of informative activities aimed at guiding them in their career choices, focusing on career paths where women are usually underrepresented. Every year, enterprises, universities, and research centers are invited to organize an open day for girls. For Girls' Day 2021, SCIoI member
Doris Pischedda receives an X-Student Research Group grant from the BUA
We are very proud to announce that the Berlin University Alliance has granted SCIoI member Doris Pischedda funding for the creation of an X-Student Research Group. This initiative is aimed at giving students enrolled in one of the BUA partner universities the opportunity to participate in selected BUA projects such as the present one, called "Smart
New paper: Computer vs humans as a source of information in teaching environments. Who do we trust more?
Although we often don’t notice, we interact with robots on a daily basis: from the popular “virtual home assistants” answering our questions about the weather to the navigator apps guiding us around our cities, computer voices accompany us wherever we go. But how do our mind really perceive them? Do we really trust them? A study
Meet our GSEP fellows!
Five young researchers from across Africa have joined SCIoI this month for a fully funded fellowship The Global South Exchange Program (GSEP) was initiated by Science of Intelligence in order to grant fully funded scientific fellowships to Master’s level students from across Africa who wish to gain research experience in a subject of their interest within our