Public outreach activities by department members

Future Earth Coasts (FEC), in collaboration with the C‑BLUES and Blue‑Seas initiatives, hosted the fourth session of the Innovation & Technology Transfer Webinar Series on 27 July 2026. Dr. Sung-Ching Lee opened the session with insights into how eddy covariance measurements provide continuous, ecosystem‑scale observations of carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in salt marshes. more

Learning Machines Seminars is a series of advanced, open-access seminars designed for those building, training, and understanding tomorrow’s learning machines. In his talk Prof. Dr. Markus Reichstein explores how hybrid modeling combines the strengths of both purely data-driven and traditional process-based models to produce more robust, interpretable, and physically consistent Earth system models, leading to better predictions and deeper scientific understanding. more

The Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of Erfurt invites you to the next event in the "Climate Connect" series. The guests will be Prof. Dr. Markus Reichstein (Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena) and Dr. Dominik Daube (Researcher at the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour). more

Marion Schrumpf’s talk during the 7^th information event of the biodiversty exploratory Schwäbische Alb
  more

Prof. Dr. Markus Reichstein discusses climate change and science communication with Prof. Dr. Edda Humprecht and Irena Walinda. more

In this Latest Thinking video, Markus Reichstein explores how artificial intelligence can improve early warning systems for climate-related hazards. 

Source: Latest Thinking more

Kelley de Polt argues for a more integrated understanding of natural hazards by linking extreme heat events with societal interest and public health impacts.
The video was produced by Latest Thinking. more

Could artificial intelligence improve our ability to manage climate risks? In his TEDx talk, Vitus Benson explains how AI can revolutionize the communication of weather warnings, making them more personalized and more effective.

Source: YouTube TEDx Talks more

Video of Markus Reichstein’s talk on at the United Nations AI for Good Summit 2024 in Geneva
source: YouTube AI for Good more

Sung-Ching Lee’s online talk for the TYRA project.
August 2023

Source: YouTube TYRA more

René Orth is part of a panel of experts, brought together by Euronews , for a Climate Now debate, focusing on the question: What’s happening to Europe’s water cycle?

April 26, 2023
Source: YouTube euronews more

Markus Reichstein explains why new methods, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, will help solve Earth system questions. more

Online public lecture by Markus Reichstein at Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy

Source: Helmholtz Information & Data Science Academy more

Online talk by Markus Reichstein at the Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk

Source: YouTube, CSER Cambridge more

Online public lecture by Markus Reichstein at the ZEISS Colloquium Innovation Talk

Source: Carl Zeiss AG more