Frankfurt Science Festival

As one of the members of the Frankfurt Alliance, the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) will have its own booth at the festival this September. Under the theme “Transformation,” all the participating research institutions will address current issues such as brain and cancer research, artificial intelligence, dealing with climate change, social conflicts, retirement provision, and learning in the future.

The MPIEA team will also be on hand to showcase examples of the Institute’s regular research methods and invite visitors to join in: From eye-tracking goggles to finger-tracking while playing a midi controller, it promises to be an exciting visit!

Rap and Flash Talk on Stage

In addition, there be a full program on a central stage, with entertaining contributions from our researchers: Nikita Kudakov (Department of Music) will give us theoretical insights into typical body movements and verbal phrases in the rap scene. He will also close the evening with a live performance as rapper “Coodiny.”

Frankfurt Alliance—Regional Alliance for Collaborative Research

At the end of January this year, a total of 16 research institutions from the greater Frankfurt area and the Rhine–Main region joined forces to form a scientific network to intensify their existing cooperation and promote the transfer of knowledge to the general public—the Frankfurt Alliance.

The alliance comprises the following institutions:

• Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
• DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
• Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
• Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
• Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN)
• GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
• Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP)
• Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT)
• Max Planck Institute of Biophysics (MPIBP)
• Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA)
• Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research (MPIHL)
• Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory (MPILHLT)
• Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI)
• Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI)—Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines
• German Cancer Consortium (DKFZ)

Organizer: Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

The Science Festival will take place on September 28, 2024, at the Roßmarkt from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event is suitable for all ages, admission is free.

More information at frankfurtscience.de.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Note on Photography and Filming

Please note that photos will be taken and videos will be shot for marketing purposes during the event. These recordings will be stored by the MPIEA and used for public relations purposes (e.g., for publication in print media, on the internet, or in social media) and for documentation of the Frankfurt Science Festival.