Season 4 - Episode 19 - Beauty in Physics and Chemistry

06/18/24 • 45 min

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In our recent discussions with physicists we have often ended up discussing beauty. Wikipedia says that beauty is a feature that makes objects pleasurable to perceive. And what does prof. Alex Tkatchenko think?
Prof. Alex Tkatchenko (University of Luxembourg), who is a chemical physicist, not only took the time to tell us what is beautiful in physics and chemistry, but also focused on his research interests such as dark energy, drug development and protein folding. A truly enjoyable episode for people who like science!
USEFUL LINKS
About Alex Tkatchenko - https://www.uni.lu/fstm-en/people/alexandre-tkatchenko/
Theoretical Chemical Group at the University of Luxembourg - https://www.uni.lu/fstm-en/research-groups/theoretical-chemical-physics/

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Season 4 - Episode 18 - Climate Change Research

In this episode of SciLux, we talk about climate science and policy with Dr. Andrew Ferrone, a physical climatologist and the head of the Meteorological Department at the Administration of Technical Agricultural Services in Luxembourg. Andrew shares his expertise and insights into the evolving field of climatology, the significant role of greenhouse gases, and the critical importance of reaching net-zero CO2 emissions to stabilise our climate.
We explore the profound changes in climatology over the years and the increasing involvement of various disciplines in climate studies. Andrew also discusses the dramatic increase in extreme weather events and their attribution to climate change, highlighting recent examples such as the flooding in Dubai and Luxembourg.
USEFUL LINKS
Andrew Ferrone’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewferrone
World Meteorological Organisation: https://public.wmo.int/en
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/
European State of the Climate Report: https://climate.copernicus.eu/ESOTC

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Season 4 - Episode 20 - Can We Change Time Perception?

Many factors can influence the way we feel the passage of time. And it seems we can also alter it using extended reality. Listen to Dr. Jean Botev and Sahar Niknam (University of Luxembourg) and Prof. Argiro Vatakis (Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences), the researchers who are developing VR/AR solutions to change our time perception. In this episode you will even get some tips on how to speed up or slow down your time perception - look for the answer to the pub quiz question.
SHOW NOTES
About the ChronoPilot project: https://www.chronopilot.eu/
VR/AR Lab at the University of Luxembourg: https://vrarlab.uni.lu/
About Prof. Argiro Vatakis and her lab: https://argirovatakis.com
More about FET Open projects: https://cordis.europa.eu/programme/id/H2020-EU.1.2.1.