Your Body, Your Brain, Your Bugs - Life Explained

How do constant change, increasing performance pressure, and AI affect our minds and bodies — and what does AI actually mean for us as humans?
In this talk, we will explore how burnout develops in high-performance environments, and and how resilience, self-awareness, and a conscious way of living can help young academics and scientists prevent it in a rapidly changing world.

Muscles are powering our everyday life. They produce the strength we need to climb stairs, lift a heavy grocery bag, or run for the bus. However, as we get older, we lose our muscles faster then we’d probably like to admit, and that has real consequences for everyday life. But here’s the thing: we can fight back. Resistance training is one of the most powerful tools we have to slow the process down. But how do we study what is going on inside a muscle? Using the same technology as doctors peeking at babies in the womb, we can watch muscles using ultrasound. No scalpels or needles needed. Come find out what your muscles are up to and why it’s never too late to start caring for them.

Dogs are often our best friends. But what happens when bacteria from a harmless dog lick suddenly become dangerous? In this talk, I will introduce Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a rare bacterium carried by many dogs and cats that can occasionally cause life-threatening infections in humans. We will explore how scientists use genome sequencing and international collaborations to understand these infections, track antibiotic resistance, and improve diagnosis and treatment.