Public Science Lab

Exploring Water Otherwise: The Art of Storytelling in the Anthropocene Project (TUM Future Learning) for all students interested in water as a research topic. Water is a planetary challenge that no single discipline can address alone. This Project takes water as its starting point, not just as a resource or a technical problem, but as…

On Monday 20th July, PSL researchers joined the Munich City Soundscapes Team in leading a ‘listening salon’ in Munich’s Ostpark, taking members of the public on a walk through the park to listen, contemplate and discuss the sounds of urban nature. Participants listened out for grasshoppers, crickets, the elusive ‘Mountain Cicada’, and a variety of…

The Public Science Lab at TUM participated in this year’s Long Day of Urban Nature with an interactive program titled  “Urban nature with all your senses.”   Across three stations, visitors were invited to explore urban nature from different sensory and personal perspectives.  At the “Fireflies and Cicadas” station, participants engaged with perceptions and narratives surrounding insects. Through sound, imagery, and storytelling, they reflected…

Urban nature with all your senses – Environmental experience of a different kind Come along and use your senses to interrogate how you perceive the nature around you! We have three ‘laboratories’ where you’ll have the opportunity to: Play a tabletop game about ice and the changing seasons Develop your tastebuds to explore the taste…