Making Decisions for Yourself

Join us for a deep talk with Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Family First, Science Always

Join us for a deep talk with Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz, Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the NeuroSpin, CEA. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

An Outstanding Unique Career

Join us for a deep talk with Lenore Blum, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, Emerita. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Acclimating to Changing Environments

Join us for a deep talk with Corina Logan, Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Building a State of the Art Clinical Audiology Unit

Join us for a deep talk with Tobias Moser, Director of the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Fantasizing about an Algorithm as Powerful as Human Vision

Join us for a deep talk with Gemma Roig, Professor at the Computer Science Department at Goethe University Frankfurt. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Conquering a Man's World

Join us for a deep talk with Viola Priesemann, Professor at the Department of Physics at the Georg August University Göttingen. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Coining a New Era of Leadership in Science

Join us for a deep talk with Patrick Cramer, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry since 2014. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Navigating the World of Academia

Join us for a deep talk with Ophelia Deroy, Chair for Philosophy of Mind at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Finding the Self via Detours

Join us for a deep talk with Lisa Miracchi, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Join us for a deep talk with Julia Fischer, Head of the Cognitive Ethology Lab at the German Primate Center of the Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

The Happy Union of Very Diverse Sets of Passions

Join us for a deep talk with Emily Cross, Professor of Social Robotics, Centre for Social, Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Spontaneity, a Free Spirit and the Willingness to Work Hard

Join us for a deep talk with Molly Henry, Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics and Assistant Professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

A Lifelong Quest to Unravel Consciousness

Join us for a deep talk with Christof Koch, Chief Scientist and President of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle in the Pacific Northwest, USA.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, February 28, 2022, 6 p.m. Growing Up in Academia features Onur Güntürkün, Professor in Biopsychology, Psychology Department, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, November 29, 2021, 6 p.m. Growing Up in Academia features Beatriz Calvo-Merino, Reader / Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience,Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit (CNRU), Psychology Department, City, University of London.
Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, November 29, 2021, 6 p.m. Growing Up in Academia features Ida Momennejad, senior Reinforcement Learning researcher at Microsoft Research NYC.  Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Building a Career Between Science and Music

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, November 1, 6 p.m. 2021, Growing Up in Academia features Fredrik Ullén, Director of the Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

The Importance of Integrity

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, October 18, 5 p.m. 2021, Growing Up in Academia features Joyce Poon, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

It’s Not a Story When You’re in the Middle of It!

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, September 20, 2021, Growing Up in Academia features Taufik Valiante, Director of the Surgical Epilepsy Program at the Krembil Neuroscience Center, Director of the Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA) and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. The online application for this event is Zoom Webinar.

The French Connection

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, February 22, 2021, Growing Up in Academia features Daniela Sammler, Research Group Leader Neurocognition of Music and Language at our Institute (MPI for Empirical Aesthetics).

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. The online application for this event is Zoom Webinar.

Sticking With It Through the Mess

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, April 19, 2021, Growing Up in Academia features Rosanne Rademaker, Marie Curie fellow University California, San Diego (USCD), Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour and soon-to-be Max Planck group leader

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. The online application for this event is Zoom Webinar. 

Optimism, Perseverance and Passion

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, March 22, 2021, Growing Up in Academia features Asifa Akhtar, Director at the MPI for Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg and Vice President of the Biology and Medicine Section in the Max Planck Society.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. The online application for this event is Zoom Webinar. 

Busting Sports Myths with Endurance and Dedication

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, September 21, 2020, Growing Up in Academia features Karen Zentgraf, Professor for Movement and Exercise Science at Goethe University, Frankfurt.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. The online application for this event is Zoom Webinar. 

Memories of a Memory Researcher

What does it mean to be a scientist or scholar? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different stages of their careers focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”. On Monday, February 17th, 2020, Growing Up in Academia features Prof. Dr. Yee Lee Shing, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt.

Hosted and presented by Lucia Melloni, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.

Not your „classical“ career...

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

Steering Aircraft vs. Steering Research Projects

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

Hard Work Alone Is Never Enough

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

When life gives you Latin, make music out of it.

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

From Physics to Zebrafish (with a Nobel Prize along the way)

What is it to be a scientist or scholar? How do I become one? “Growing up in Academia” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

A Love Story. With Brains.

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

How a summer job turned into a career in visual research

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

Love at second sight for a career in brain sciences

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

How a carpenter discovered his passion for neuroscience

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

He was going to be a physician but a patient with brain damage changed his path...

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik

Director at the MPIEA, Professor at NYU, Graduate of MIT, passionate actor… Wait, what?!

What is it to be a scientist? How does one become a scientist? “Growing up in science” is a conversation series with academics at different levels of their career focusing on the sometimes short, sometimes long and winding roads behind the “official CV”.

Presented by Lucia Melloni, Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik