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Bench Talks – A Conversation between Science and Media

Podcast by Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

English

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About Bench Talks – A Conversation between Science and Media

Welcome to Bench Talks – a science communication format brought to you by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the International Journalists’ Programmes. Two people on a bench. Somewhere in Berlin. A researcher and a journalist discuss current world events and the state of science communication. A dialogue that offers a comparative view between different cultures and languages. An unscripted conversation of two professions that often hardly have the time to engage in an unplanned chat. Here, we take the luxury of “drifting” and “dwelling” in interdisciplinary space – which takes us to new perspectives for our global community. Bench Talks is part of the Communication Lab: Twice a year, ten Humboldt Fellows meet up with ten journalists from the International Journalists’ Programmes. During a four-day workshop the participants discuss criteria of good research communication. In teams of two they develop a piece of cutting-edge science journalism, promoting dialogue between science and media.

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episode The Future of Biodiversity: Why we need better data and communication artwork

The Future of Biodiversity: Why we need better data and communication

How can we predict the future of biodiversity? What are the challenges in analysing cause and effect in ecological studies? And is species decline directly linked to climate change? In the new episode of our podcast series Bench Talks, macroecologist and Humboldtian Brian McGill (University of Maine) and science journalist Sahana Ghosh (Nature India) get together in Berlin to talk about global data collection, attribution and how smart investments and better communication can help protect life on earth.    Brian McGill is a Professor of Ecological Modelling at the University of Maine. He works at the intersection of biodiversity, human-caused global change, and big data approaches. He is a recipient of the Humboldt Research Award (2023) and was Editor-In-Chief of the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography. He is also one of three co-authors of the popular academic ecology blog, Dynamic Ecology.   Sahana Ghosh is an Associate Editor at Nature India. Trained in microbiology she now reports on science and environment with a special interest in the history of science. She is a founding member of the Science Journalists’ Association of India and a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.    Bench Talks is part of the Communication Lab [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-communication-lab], a joint programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/] and the International Journalists’ Programmes [https://www.ijp.org/en/].  Voiceover by Amie Liebowitz  Editing by Ellery Studio

28 Jan 2025 - 30 min
episode Refugee crisis, digitalisation & the threat of gender-based violence online artwork

Refugee crisis, digitalisation & the threat of gender-based violence online

In the second episode of Bench Talks, Daphnee Iglesias, former German Chancellor Fellow, UN Consultant, and specialist on data access and human rights protection, and Sarah Tekath, foreign correspondent on Women’s and LGBTQ rights, talk about the role of digitalisation in the global refugee crisis and the threat of gender-based violence and racism online. How exactly do technology and social media divide us? But how can they also help to create spaces of economic and social opportunity for women, and especially female refugees? Daphnee and Sarah share their professional and personal experience with gender discrimination. Venue: Schillerpark, Berlin – Wedding Date: 15 August 2022 Find more information on the Bench Talkers here [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/newsroom/bench-talks]. Bench Talks is part of the Communication Lab [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-communication-lab], a joint programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/] and the International Journalists’ Programmes [https://www.ijp.org/en/]. Voiceover by Amie Liebowitz Editing by Ellery Studio

25 Nov 2022 - 41 min
episode Climate communication, fake news & the Brazilian elections artwork

Climate communication, fake news & the Brazilian elections

In the first episode of Bench Talks, Albert Steinberger, journalist at Deutsche Welle Brasil, and Fabio Fornari, sustainability researcher and alumnus of the German Chancellor Fellowship, talk about misinformation and climate change, the role of science and media in the 2022 Brazilian presidential elections, and what “debate” means or can mean in the age of fake news and populism. Venue: Mauerpark, Berlin – Prenzlauer Berg Date: 23 June 2022 Find more information on the Bench Talkers here [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/newsroom/bench-talks]. The next Bench Talk will be published in November 2022 on the topic of "Women Crossing Borders: Refugee Rights and Digital Inclusion". Bench Talks is part of the Communication Lab [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-communication-lab], a joint programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/] and the International Journalists’ Programmes [https://www.ijp.org/en/]. Voiceover by Amie Liebowitz Editing by Ellery Studio

30 Sep 2022 - 40 min
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