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Videos - Science in moving pictures

Lectures, explainer films, image films, and television features

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Recorded lectures from our scientists

Could artificial intelligence improve the way we cope with climate risks? <strong>Vitus Benson</strong> explains in a TEDx Talk how AI can revolutionize the communication of climate alerts, making them more personalized and effective.<br>January 3rd, 2025

Why AI could improve early warning of climate risks 

Could artificial intelligence improve the way we cope with climate risks? Vitus Benson explains in a TEDx Talk how AI can revolutionize the communication of climate alerts, making them more personalized and effective.
January 3rd, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez2JViGIv7s
Breathing nature: Unveiling the biosphere’s secrets through AI and earth observation
Video of Markus Reichstein’s talk on at the United Nations AI for Good Summit 2024 in Geneva
2024 May 31st

source: YouTube AI for Good
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Euronews is bringing together a panel of experts, including <strong>René Orth</strong>, for a Climate Now debate, which will focus on the question: What&rsquo;s happening to Europe&rsquo;s water cycle?<br />Date: April 26, 2023

Climate Now Live | What's happening to the water cycle?

Euronews is bringing together a panel of experts, including René Orth, for a Climate Now debate, which will focus on the question: What’s happening to Europe’s water cycle?
Date: April 26, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmM3c2fhBqo
Lecture by Dr. <strong>Axel Kleidon</strong> at&nbsp;the Islamic University of Science and Technology in&nbsp;Awantipora, India<br />Date: April 6, 2023

Working at the limit: How thermodynamics shapes the earth system

Lecture by Dr. Axel Kleidon at the Islamic University of Science and Technology in Awantipora, India
Date: April 6, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqHs62p-fR4
Lecture by Dr. <strong>Axel Kleidon</strong> at IISER Pune (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research).<br />Date: October 16, 2019

Understanding the Earth: A thermodynamic perspective

Lecture by Dr. Axel Kleidon at IISER Pune (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research).
Date: October 16, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtnVMbUg1J0

Explainer films

Video from Science Animated about the work of <strong>Carlos Sierra</strong> on&nbsp;a new computational framework that can determine how effective nature-based solutions are at sequestering carbon and mitigating climate change.

How effective are nature-based solutions at tackling climate change?

Video from Science Animated about the work of Carlos Sierra on a new computational framework that can determine how effective nature-based solutions are at sequestering carbon and mitigating climate change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDePofShWJ0
In the Berlin Science Week Deep Dive <strong>Eliane Gomes Alves</strong> talkes about her research within the ATTO project and about the role of the Amazon rainforest for global climate.

Why is research in the Amazon rainforest important, Florian Wittmann & Eliane Gomes Alves?

In the Berlin Science Week Deep Dive Eliane Gomes Alves talkes about her research within the ATTO project and about the role of the Amazon rainforest for global climate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWhqkmar8E

Video publications from „Latest Thinking“.

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

How Can Artificial Intelligence Enhance Our Understanding of the Earth System?

Markus Reichstein explains why new methods, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, will help solve Earth system questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJIkGqNflps
<strong>Susan Trumbore</strong> explains the role of soils and ecosystems in the carbon cycle.

What Happens to Carbon Dioxide in Plant and Soil Systems?

Susan Trumbore explains the role of soils and ecosystems in the carbon cycle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOIUJJCJj3I
What Is the Role of the Eurasian Forests Under a Warming Climate?
Martin Heimann explains whether Eurasian forests, especially in the Siberian Taiga, will be a source or sink of CO2 as climate change progresses. more

Image films

The ELLIS Unit Jena‪ specializes in combining AI with a particular focus on Earth sciences. It advances innovative research approaches that cover both the fundamentals of AI and its application to socially relevant issues such as climate change.

The ELLIS Unit Jena at Friedrich Schiller University

The ELLIS Unit Jena‪ specializes in combining AI with a particular focus on Earth sciences. It advances innovative research approaches that cover both the fundamentals of AI and its application to socially relevant issues such as climate change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbmZJ9YUj8A
The video gives a brief overview of the Flora Incognita project.

The Flora Incognita project

The video gives a brief overview of the Flora Incognita project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9FJfxw_toM
Scientific film about the research association AquaDiva

Collaborative Research Centre 1076 AquaDiva

Scientific film about the research association AquaDiva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zIGy5ECK6I
Why ecosytems need diversity (2017)

The Jena experiment

Why ecosytems need diversity (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SvG2nBCTM
from our partner, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)

iDiv image film on biodiversity

from our partner, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SvG2nBCTM
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