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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

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’s happening to Europe’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 the Islamic University of Science and Technology in 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 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 Flora Incognita project

The video gives a brief overview of the Flora Incognita project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9FJfxw_toM

Collaborative Research Centre 1076 AquaDiva

Scientific film about the research association AquaDiva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zIGy5ECK6I

The Jena experiment

Why ecosytems need diversity (2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SvG2nBCTM

iDiv image film on biodiversity

from our partner, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SvG2nBCTM