INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BREMEN

„Discoveries“ between finite and infinite

   

On 23 June the “City of Science 2005” exhibition “Discoveries” was opened in Bremen’s City Hall. For one month, until 21 July 2005, visitors can explore various aspects of time present in the research of various Bremen science institutions. IUB contributes exhibits highlighting the topics of lifespan development and lifelong learning as well as geological and astronomical processes.

[ Jun 23, 2005]  Have you ever wondered why children beat you at memory games? Or until what age humans normally grow? Or about the changes the human brain undergoes between the age of 30 and 80? If yes you should visit IUB’s video installation within the “Discoveries” exhibition. Here you can explore the various important and curious peculiarities of the four major phases in peoples lives: childhood and adolescence, young, mature and old adulthood. Researchers of IUB’s Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development provide the material presented. Time horizon of this exhibit: 0 to 100 years.

The time adventure offered by IUB geologist and astrophysicists is no less fascinating. The time horizon here spans milliseconds to billions of years. The interactive touch screen computer offers answers to such interesting questions as how old the universe is. And how we are able to look so far back in time in the first place. Or how much time a black hole takes to “swallow” a star. Also the workings of various geological processes are presented, such as the origin of continents or northern lights, and how they influence the dynamic of our planet today. A special feature of the presentation is the live Internet connection to IUB’s deep sea research robot prototype.

The exhibition „Discoveries“ presents five additional time topics: Life and its origin, older and younger climate archives, risk research and cognition. In addition to IUB’s contribution exhibits are provided by several departments of the state run University of Bremen, the Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology, the Center for Tropical Marine Research and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.



Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
morning opening hours until 1 p.m. are exclusively reserved to prebooked school classes

Sat + Sun: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

No entrance fee

 


Author: Kristin Beck. Last updated on 24.06.2005. © 2005 International University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen. All rights reserved. No unauthorized reproduction. http://www.iu-bremen.de. For all general inquiries, please call IUB at +49 421 200-4100 or mail to iub@iu-bremen.de.