Science Slam

A Science Slam ( German: Science contest ) is a scientific oral presentation tournament, in which scientists present their research topics within a specified time before an audience. In the foreground is the popular scientific communication of scientific content, the assessment is done by the audience. Will be assessed in addition to the scientific content of the course and the entertainment value of the lecture.

• 5.1 Science Slam Sites
• 5.2 Journalistic Texts

Format

The speakers are in the majority ( but not always) young scientists. They present within a certain time (depending on Slam between three and ten minutes) own research topics in popular scientific language. Following the presentation will be from the audience ( usually by means of points cards or applause ) evaluated according to the above criteria and awarded a winner or a winner. The on winning price usually has only a symbolic character ( for example, the "golden brain " in Braunschweig or minster).

A Science Slam has to include promoting the communication skills of young scientists to the destination. In addition, to be awakened at a lay audience with an interest in various scientific topics. Science slams in this way form a branch of science communication.

The model of science slams is the format of the literary lecture Poetry Slam competition. The format was launched in late 2006 by the Poetry Slammer and comprehensibility researcher Alex Dreppec in Darmstadt to life and recorded and disseminated from 2008 by Markus Bald (then House of Science Braunschweig).

The lecture form Science Slam is considered as a contemporary phenomenon. Theoretical or empirical studies of its effects on the transfer of knowledge, there are currently no.

Dissemination

Germany

The first Science Slam in Germany took place in late 2006 in Darmstadt, other cities followed in the next few years. Regular Slams take place in Germany in the Brunswick House of Science since June 2008. More Slams developed since 2009 in the German cities of Aachen, Bayreuth, Berlin, Bochum, Bonn, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Chemnitz, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Göttingen, Hamburg, Hanover, Ilmenau, Karlsruhe, Kassel, Kiel, Cologne, Leipzig, Mainz, Marburg, Münster ( Westphalia ), Osnabrück, Regensburg and Ulm.

The largest Science Slam in Germany with 1250 visitors organized by the Physical Club in Frankfurt.

German Championships

Since 2010, German -speaking annually Championships will take place in the Science Slam. Since 2012, the finals are preceded by four preliminary decisions, in which the Slammer must qualify for the finals in their respective regions (North, East, South, West).

Austria

Since November 2010, a regular slam in Vienna will be held in Austria under the title " Science Slam Vienna". This is organized by the association " The knowledge Schaffer " and also recorded as the television format. The first broadcast took place in the participatory TV channel Okto program on January 8, 2011.

Switzerland

End of November 2010 was the first Science Slam held in Switzerland. Currently, three university campuses organize this event: Bern, Basel (in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland ) and Zurich.

Successful Slammer

The following table lists science Slammer who have won at least eight events:

• 7 Science Slam Trier (29 November 2012)
• 7 Science Slam in Karlsruhe (18 January 2013)
• 9 Science Slam Dortmund (29 January 2013)
• Best of Science Slam in Karlsruhe (27 June 2013)
• 7 Science Slam Stuttgart (25 July 2013)
• Computer science Slam Koblenz (19 September 2013)
• Science Slam Demographic change in the Science Year 2013, Preliminary Bielefeld (17 October 2013)
• 6 Science Slam Bonn (28 October 2013)
• 7 Science Slam Aachen (29 October 2012)
• Preliminary decision Slam South Germany, 2013, Stuttgart (November 5, 2013)
• First Science Slam Wiesbaden (15 November 2013)
• 5 Science Slam Ravensburg -Weingarten (22 November 2013)
• Science Slam Demographic change in the Science Year 2013, the national finals in Berlin (16 December 2013)
• First Science Slam Heidelberg (15 January 2014)
• WDR5 - radio Slam Dortmund (9 February 2014)
• Science Slam Ulm (18 February 2014)

• Science Slam Ulm (7 June 2011)
• Science Slam in Karlsruhe (30 June 2011)
• Science Slam Stuttgart (26 July 2011)
• Science Slam Freiburg (24 October 2011)
• Federal Science Slam finals in the Year of Science Health Research Berlin (November 8, 2011)
• Science Slam on the knowledge values ​​Bremen (22 November 2011)
• Science Slam Hanover ( 30 November 2011)
• Science Slam Dortmund (24 January 2012)
• Science Slam Cologne (1 February 2012)
• Science Slam Mainz (8 February 2012)
• Science Slam Aachen (9 February 2012)
• Science Slam Ravensburg -Weingarten (21 April 2012)
• Science Slam Leopoldina (6 July 2012)
• Germany Slam decider South, Ulm (October 2, 2012)
• Germany Slam finals, Karlsruhe (9 November 2012)

• Science Slam Berlin SO36 (10 October 2011)
• Science Slam in Rostock (10 May 2012)
• Science Slam of the TU Berlin (May 23, 2012)
• 1st German- Russian Science Slam Hanover (18 October 2011)
• Science Slam Magdeburg (13 October 2012)
• Science Slam Hall (March 24, 2012)
• Science Slam Dessau (25 March 2012)
• Kluge Night WDR, MA (November 26, 2012)
• Science Slam Kiel (1 December 2012)
• Science Slam Paderborn (5 December 2012)
• Science Slam Hamburg (6 April 2013)
• Science Slam Ulm (14 May 2013)
• Science Slam Long Night of Science Magdeburg (1 June 2013)

• Science Slam Ulm (6 November 2011)
• 4 Science Slam Zurich (10 May 2012)
• 5 Science Slam Duisburg (22 May 2012)
• 4 Science Slam Aachen (29 May 2012)
• First Science Slam goes " extra layer ", Bochum (30 June 2012)
• 2 Science Slam goes " extra layer ", Bochum (30 June 2012)
• Science Slam Cologne (13 November 2012)
• 4 Science Slam Ravensburg -Weingarten (16 November 2012)
• First Science Slam Heidenheim (12 December 2012)
• 6 Science Slam Frankfurt (February 2, 2013)
• 24 Science Slam Berlin (March 4, 2013)
• 5 Science Slam Berne (May 13, 2013)

• 3 Science Slam Hanover (2 February 2011)
• Science Slam Hamburg (12 February 2011)
• Science Slam Berlin (May 24, 2011)
• Science Slam Magdeburg (28 May 2011)
• Science Slam Münster XXL (10 June 2011)
• IdeenExpo Science Slam Hannover (September 2, 2011)
• 1Live Science Slam Aachen ( October 7, 2011 )
• ARD Radio Play Days Science Slam (10 November 2011)
• Science Slam Marburg (11 November 2011)
• Germany Slam 2011 ( November 19, 2011 )
• 5 Science Slam Zurich (29 November 2012)

• Science Slam Hamburg (5 February 2010)
• First Science Slam Cologne, Bogen2 (12 May 2010)
• Science slams, Long Night of Science Hall (July 2, 2010)
• Science Slam Hamburg (September 2, 2010)
• 3 Halle Science Slam (April 9, 2011)
• Science Slam Darmstadt Central Station ( 2011)
• Science Slam in Science Year 2011 Health Research (BMBF ), Preliminary Round Leipzig (6 November 2011)
• Best of Science Slam Brunswick 2009-2011 (11 November 2011)
• Science Slam Marburg (27 January 2012)
• Einstein Slam of jDPG, Berlin (29 March 2012)
• Decider East Germany Slam 2012, Chemnitz (4 July 2012)

• Science Slam Braunschweig ( 2009)
• Science Slam victories (2010)
• Science Slam Marburg ( 2011)
• Science Slam Wiesbaden ( 2011)
• Science Slam Dortmund ( 2012)
• STEM Science Slam Wiesloch (2012 )
• Science Slam decider in Energy Science Year Chemnitz ( 2010)
• Federal Science Slam finals in Energy Science Year Berlin ( 2010)
• Science Slam on the "knowledge value " Bremen (2010)
• First Germany Slam (2010)

• 3 Science Slam Cologne ( 2011)
• Science Slam victories (2011)
• 9 Science Slam Hamburg ( 2011)
• Science Slam Zurich on the Scientifica (28 August 2011)
• Science Slam Bonn (24 October 2011)
• First Science Slam Paderborn (26 October 2011)
• W3L Science Slam Dortmund (26 March 2012)
• Science Slam Bochum (May 15, 2012)

Awards

On 30 November 2011, the Science Slam was awarded the golden prize of the citizens of the city of Münster, which is endowed with 5,000 Euros and was awarded for the seventh time, this time under the motto " Münster and its universities. Together - for each other. "

The House of Science Braunschweig is the winner in the contest " 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas", which by the initiative " Germany - Land of Ideas" is carried out in cooperation with Deutsche Bank. As a " Selected Landmark" is the home of science for the establishment of science slams in 2011 ambassador for the country's ideas and representing the innovation potential of Germany.