#Carnival at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light – who should not be missing? #MaxPlanck himself! Our costumed version of the famous physicist met the bust of the original. A delightful reminder of his lasting scientific influence.
It’s inspiring to see how our young #MPL scientists identify with the spirit of the @maxplanckgesellschaft – combining curiosity, creativity, and passion for #research. We are proud to foster an environment where #science and enthusiasm go hand in hand!
In this week’s public lecture, #mpsgoettingen scientist Paul Hartogh takes us on a trip through the extreme atmosphere of #Venus. Is there evidence of life in the planet’s clouds of sulfuric acid? Find out more this Thursday! In German.
https://www.mps.mpg.de/die-erde-und-ihre-geschwister
@thegoecampus
Curious to see the Max Planck Fediverse buzzing? Then here's a Fediwall for you
https://s.academiccloud.de/3iVQJA
The Fediwall application may be primarily made for large screens in public spaces to follow self-updating posts of curated accounts and hashtags, especially during events, but we think it's also a very fun and easy way to find relevant new profiles to follow!
And we have a few more for you in store later today ...
February 11 is the International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of this important @unesco day to build a future for women in science. 
Join and follow us as we will tell the stories and share interviews with female #maxplanck researchers and their work.
The Max Planck PhDnet announces the Publication of the 2023 PhDnet survey report: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/226762/1_PhdNet_Survey_Report_2023.pdf
@FMarquardtGroup @maxplanckgesellschaft @MPI_ScienceOfLight awesome! Love to see more from #maxPlanck in the #fediverse
Planetary systems can be extremely different - and quite unlike the #SolarSystem. The new Lise Meitner Group at #MPSGoettingen headed by Joanna Drążkowska models planetary formation in a unified theory. Read more here: https://www.mps.mpg.de/studying-planetary-systems-in-the-making
image credit: Swen Pförtner für MPG
Die Erde und ihre Geschwister
https://www.mps.mpg.de/die-erde-und-ihre-geschwister
In der aktuellen öffentlichen Vortragsreihe berichten Forschende von neuen Erkenntnissen rund um die Gesteinsplaneten unseres Sonnensystems.
Die Erde und ihre nächsten Verwandten, die Planeten Merkur, Venus und Mars, sind die Stars der diesjährigen öffentlichen Vortragsreihe am Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (MPS). Die vier Gesteinsplaneten verbindet eine ähnliche Entstehungsgeschichte und ein gleichartiger Aufbau; gleichzeitig könnten die vier kosmischen Geschwister kaum unterschiedlicher sein. Während die Erde eine wasserreiche, belebte Welt wurde, ist der Merkur ein heißer, der Mars ein eisiger Wüstenplanet. Und die Venus hüllt sich in eine Wolkenschicht aus ätzender Schwefelsäure.
In der Zeit von Ende Januar bis April 2025 gibt die Vortragsreihe einen Überblick über die vier ungleichen Geschwister und geht aktuellen Forschungsfragen nach. Darunter: Ist der Merkur geologisch aktiv? Finden sich in der Atmosphäre der Venus Hinweise auf Leben? Was lernen wir aus den Zeugnissen frühesten Lebens auf der Erde? Und wann wird es möglich sein, eine Gesteinsprobe vom Mars zurück zur Erde zu bringen? Die Vorträge finden jeweils um 19 Uhr im Auditorium des MPS statt. Der Eintritt ist kostenlos. Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
Termine:
Donnerstag, 30. Januar 2025, 19h
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2025, 19h
Donnerstag, 13. März 2025, 19h
Donnerstag, 3. April 2025, 19h
Ort:
Hörsaal, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen
At the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, applications are open for the 2025 MPIA Summer Internship for bachelor and master students anywhere in the world who wish to acquire hand-on experience in research and instrument development in astronomy.
Internship opportunities are fully funded, and more details can be found on their webpage:
Open PhD project: How strongly does the solar ultraviolet radiation vary?
Do you want to join Natasha Krivova and her research group in their quest of understanding the sources of the solar brightness variations in the UV? Apply to do a PhD project here:
@gutenberg_org Yes, #HappyBirthday to #physicist #MaxPlanck , who in 1900 was the founder of the #QuantumTheory - of #energy.
But a century earlier, using empirical data from 18th century #chemistry , #chemist #JohnDalton correctly postulated what could be called the #QuantumTheory of mass when he resurrected and modernized the #AncientGreek #philosophy of #Atomism attributed to #Democritus. #Histodons
How the brain spoils your appetite: A research team around Rüdiger Klein found the brain circuit that suppresses appetite when feeling nauseous. Special nerve cells are activated during nausea and elicit appetite-inhibiting signals which prevent eating.
Read more: https://www.bi.mpg.de/news/2024-03-klein
The Max Planck Society's PhDnet Steering Committee has prepared a little trailer to invite #MaxPlanck early career researchers and alumni to the
9th Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers "The future of education around the world"
in Berlin in June 2024
The Max Planck Society stands for diversity and an open society! Yesterday, we joined the protests against right-wing extremism in Munich.
Read also the statement of the MPG president on this: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/karriere-hochschule/wissenschaft-und-zuwanderung-rechtsdrift-schadet-unserem-land-19452332.html
@mcnees Yes, #MaxPlanck correctly hypothesized that energy is quantized in 1900, and this is properly celebrated on #QuantumDay. 
But #JohnDalton had hypothesized, and just as correctly, that *mass* is quantized almost 100 years earlier when he published his #AtomicTheory.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton
'Long Night of Science' today here at the Max Planck Institute @MPI_ScienceOfLight !
Laser swords and quantum board games...
@maxplanckgesellschaft
#light #science #wisskomm #Erlangen #ScienceCommunication #physics #laser #quantum #MaxPlanck
@gutenberg_org OTD in 1900, #MaxPlanck introduced the concept of *energy* quanta. 
But #JohnDalton introduced the concept of *mass* quanta almost a century earlier when he proposed the modern #AtomicTheory. 
Die Farben der #Freiheit: Haben wir einen freien Willen? Denk-Angebote von #MartinLuther, #MaxPlanck und #HannahArendt laden uns ein, darüber nachzudenken. Es ist die Einladung, unser #Menschenbild und #Weltbild zu hinterfragen. Was können wir uns von diesen Vordenker:innen anverwandeln? Was (wie) im Hier und Heute aufgreifen?
@gutenberg_org @wikipedia By postulating that chemical change was no more than the recombination of atoms - with fixed and *quantized* mass - #JohnDalton founded #QuantumTheory almost a century before #MaxPlanck quantized energy. 
#Histodons #Science #ScienceHistory
@compoundchem #JohnDalton is the true founder of #QuantumTheory because his #AtomicTheory correctly quantized MASS to explain observations in #chemistry 
almost a century before #MaxPlanck quantized energy to avoid the ‘ultraviolet catastrophe’ 
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