Beste HIFMB Podcasts (2024)

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Jan-Claas Dajka - Turning the Tables on the Podcast Host 42:13

11M ago42:13

42:13

In the new year, Kim Peters surprises podcast host Jan and turns the tables on him. She Interviews him on: what got him to HIFMB, a quick look into Jan's work on marine biodiversity at the science-policy interface, the wonderful people he got to learn from and work with, and even the Olympics 2028!! Happy 2024 everyone, enjoy!…

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Kristin Tietje - (Finally) Full-Time Science Coordinator 42:34

11M ago42:34

42:34

Kristin (or Tine) Tietje has not only got a super Northern-German sounding name but also recently got a full-time position as the science coordinator of the Marine Governance Group here at HIFMB. She talks about the long winding road that she took to get here and tells us what it means to coordinate science and, more importantly, scientists - which…

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Merdeka Agus Saputra - Tinny Perspective Switcher 45:58

1y ago45:58

45:58

Today, we hear from Merdeka, a PhD-student in the former Marine Political Ecology Group that is now part of the Marine Governance Group. He reports on his recent manuscript about tin mining by Indonesian divers and how he switches the perspectives in his writing to highlight topics that are otherwise forgotten about. Merdeka also reflects on what i…

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Anna Roik - Your Go-To Coral Microbiome Harnesser 49:30

1+ y ago49:30

49:30

In a thunderous summer episode, we hear from Anna Roik - postdoc at HIFMB. Her work is centered around harnessing the microbiome (the collection of bacteria, viruses, fungi and their genes) on corals. She transplants the microbiome of more heat resistant corals onto that of heat susceptible ones to boost their resilience in the face of climate chan…

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Jasmin Groß & Elena Schall - On the ”WissZeitVG” and Why There’s Need to Change the Changes 43:51

1+ y ago43:51

43:51

Jasmin Groß and Elena Schall - both representatives of the Postdoc-Team a the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - bring a hot topic to the podcast: the recently proposed law reforms surrounding the "Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz". This is a "Law on Fixed-Term Contracts in Higher Education and Research" and it is due for a cha…

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Mita Mahato - On Art as Science Communication and Her Very Old Cat 33:20

1+ y ago33:20

33:20

Mita Mahato is an artist who uses art to communicate environmental issues - especially via the use of comix - yes with an X! As our artist in residence in collaboration with the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, Mita reflects on the work she has done during her time with us.Von HIFMB

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Dorothee Hodapp - On Motivation and the Bigger Picture 46:07

1+ y ago46:07

46:07

HIFMB postdoc Dorothee Hodapp is working on biodiversity change and is giving us insights into her recently published study in Global Change Biology. Here, she shows how climate change disrupts core habitats of marine species and predicts their ranges up to the year 2100. She further shares her recipe for successfully blending family life with two …

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Meren - About Mentoring in Academia and Average Bass Playing 47:04

1+ y ago47:04

47:04

Today we have Meren on the show. He is the leader of our institute's Ecosystem Data Science Group and considers himself and his group to be placed at the intersection between microbiology and computer science. Mentorship is an imporant topic to him - we talk through his survey Mentorship in life sciences: voices of mentees, where he asked early car…

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Jana Massing - on Bacteria, Manifold Learning and Courage 32:40

2y ago32:40

32:40

Back from our winter break, we have Jana Massing on the podcast. Jana is a PhD-student in the Biodiversity Theory group and introduces us to her work on marine bacteria. Amongst her many interests, including food webs, modelling, governance and science communication, we chat about her recent paper. There she applies a manifold learning technique, c…

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Christmas Special – A Slightly Different Christmas Story 31:25

2y ago31:25

31:25

Gema Martínez Méndez reads her Scientific Fairytale "The Bremen Town Musicians set sail" from "Once Upon a Time – A Scientific Fairytale Vol. 1" that we introduced in Episode 11. Happy Holidays everyone!Von HIFMB

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Andrea Franke – Making the UN Ocean Decade Work 48:54

2y ago48:54

48:54

In this Episode, postdoc Andrea Franke showcases her latest paper from People and Nature on real-world labs. She also shares with us how she expanded her research from specialised experimental work on herring larvae to transdisciplinary work on the UN Ocean Decade. A great example on how to build interdisciplinary recognition!…

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Lucie Kuczynski – Working on Artificial Islands in Exotic Germany Drinking French Wine 1:05:55

2y ago1:05:55

1:05:55

Lucie Kuczynski is a community ecologist working on global change and what it implies for biodiversity. One of her recent studies shows why the biodiversity crisis is too nuanced to be tackled in the same way as global warming. She also enlightens us why French wine is the best, why La Rochelle is the best city and why Academia is not the only care…

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Gema Martínez Méndez & Rebecca Borges – the Grimm Sisters for Scientific Fairytales 56:21

2y ago56:21

56:21

Today, it’s all about science communication! And for the first time, we have two guests: Gema Martínez Méndez, marine scientist, and Rebecca Borges, marine ecologist. Both are involved in a sci-comm project called “Once upon a time… a scientific fairy tale” where scientific studies are communicated via the use of fairy tales. Definitely give this o…

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Lukas Meysick - About Seagrass Superpowers 44:13

2y ago44:13

44:13

Lukas Meysick is a postdoc for seafloor ecology of the Wadden Sea. He also works on a recent project partnering with stakeholders from Tanzania and South Africa looking at how seagrass can assist in clearing polluted water. We further talk about his scientific career – in his PhD, seagrass also took centre stage. Enjoy this seagrass-themed episode …

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Soli Levi – on How to Add Emotion to Marine Governance 43:46

2y ago43:46

43:46

In this episode, Soli Levi tells us about a very new and unexplored study field: emotions in marine governance. Soli is developing a theoretical framework to bring emotion into management decisions and talks about her plan with case studies in Ireland. We also talk about Soli’s multifaceted past as a turtle conservationist and working with NGOs in …

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Solomon Sebuliba – Inventor of the ”Bio Ocean” 40:17

2y ago40:17

40:17

Solomon Sebuliba considers himself a conservation biologist turned political ecologist who, in his PhD at HIFMB, looks at biodiversity as a concept. Specifically, he considers the inherent power that terms like “biodiversity” or “biological diversity” have. Through this, he came up with his own concept, the “Bio Ocean”. We also talk about Solomon’s…

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Nina Tombers – Genetics Guru and Sound Smoothener 32:07

2+ y ago32:07

32:07

Master’s student and our very own podcast editor Nina Tombers chats about her experience of the Master’s career stage. We chat about her Thesis work on population genetics at the Centre for Marine Tropical Ecology (ZMT) in Bremen and her student assistant job here at HIFMB. She gives us a look into the behind the scenes of podcasting, Switzerland, …

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Sharlene Fechter – Searching for Stakeholders in Antarctica and a PhD in Australia 30:24

2+ y ago30:24

30:24

In this Episode, Sharlene Fechter talks about being a Master’s student at HIFMB. She covers her thesis work on stakeholders of the Weddel Sea in Antarctica and how she built a diverse skillset to jumpstart an interdisciplinary career in science. We also talk about how becoming a young mother early in her career motivated her even further and how sh…

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Irene Roca – Whistling Killer Whales on SD-Cards and More Soundscape Stories 30:13

2+ y ago30:13

30:13

First up: Apologies for the month of radio-silence. After the first in-person conference in two years, holidays and some production issues, we're back with a banger of an episode! HIFMB-Postdoc Irene Roca talks about her career as an ecoacoustician and introduces us to the fascinating world of soundscape ecology. And yes, this includes audio snippe…

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Amelie Luhede – Interdisiciplinary Facilitator in Decision Making 33:48

2+ y ago33:48

33:48

In this one, we have interdisciplinary PhD student Amelie Luhede. She splits her PhD between the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, University of Bielefeld and HIFMB to combine aspects of economics and environmental management. Through her quite young career, Amelie has switched fields often and has thus learned to appreciate switchi…

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Ravi Ranjan – on Competition, Coexistence and Cold Winters 41:37

2+ y ago41:37

41:37

Today on the HIFMB Podcast, we have postdoctoral researcher Ravi Ranjan – a community ecologist working on complex models that explore the generation and maintenance of diversity. Ravi has a strong maths-background and applies it here to multi-species competition in phytoplankton communities. We talk about the history of species competition models,…

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Kimberley Peters – About Fortune, Failure and Something Special 42:23

2+ y ago42:23

42:23

In this episode, Jan-Claas Dajka interviews Prof Kimberley Peters, Professor for Marine Governance at HIFMB. She gives us insights into her vision for her newly formed Marine Governance group at the institute and dives (pun intended) into her most recent book publication, the Routledge Handbook of Ocean Space. Through that, she discusses the value …

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Alica Ohnesorge – Species Detective Without Sorrow 39:46

2+ y ago39:46

39:46

In our second episode, Jan-Claas Dajka interviews biological oceanographer Alica Ohnesorge. Alica is a PhD-student in her final year and works on eDNA, a powerful method that collects DNA from seawater samples rather than from organisms themselves. With this method, Alica is able to tell which organism has been present in the water column at a give…

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Josie Antonucci Di Carvalho – Snake Milker and Plankton Harmoniser 41:15

2+ y ago41:15

41:15

In our first episode of the HIFMB-Podcast, Jan-Claas Dajka interviews ecologist Josie Antonucci Di Carvalho. Josie works on the harmonisation of how phytoplankton is sampled in the German and Dutch Wadden Sea and we discuss her recent work in this EU-funded subsidy programme called “INTERREG”. Josie also has an exciting career path that led her out…

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Jan-Claas Dajka - Turning the Tables on the Podcast Host 42:13

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Kristin Tietje - (Finally) Full-Time Science Coordinator 42:34

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Merdeka Agus Saputra - Tinny Perspective Switcher 45:58

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Anna Roik - Your Go-To Coral Microbiome Harnesser 49:30

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Jasmin Groß & Elena Schall - On the ”WissZeitVG” and Why There’s Need to Change the Changes 43:51

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Mita Mahato - On Art as Science Communication and Her Very Old Cat 33:20

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Dorothee Hodapp - On Motivation and the Bigger Picture 46:07

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Meren - About Mentoring in Academia and Average Bass Playing 47:04

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Jana Massing - on Bacteria, Manifold Learning and Courage 32:40

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Christmas Special – A Slightly Different Christmas Story 31:25

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Andrea Franke – Making the UN Ocean Decade Work 48:54

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Lucie Kuczynski – Working on Artificial Islands in Exotic Germany Drinking French Wine 1:05:55

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Gema Martínez Méndez & Rebecca Borges – the Grimm Sisters for Scientific Fairytales 56:21

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Lukas Meysick - About Seagrass Superpowers 44:13

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Soli Levi – on How to Add Emotion to Marine Governance 43:46

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Solomon Sebuliba – Inventor of the ”Bio Ocean” 40:17

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Nina Tombers – Genetics Guru and Sound Smoothener 32:07

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Sharlene Fechter – Searching for Stakeholders in Antarctica and a PhD in Australia 30:24

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Irene Roca – Whistling Killer Whales on SD-Cards and More Soundscape Stories 30:13

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Amelie Luhede – Interdisiciplinary Facilitator in Decision Making 33:48

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Ravi Ranjan – on Competition, Coexistence and Cold Winters 41:37

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Kimberley Peters – About Fortune, Failure and Something Special 42:23

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Alica Ohnesorge – Species Detective Without Sorrow 39:46

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Josie Antonucci Di Carvalho – Snake Milker and Plankton Harmoniser 41:15

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