Science Notes: Darkness feat. Mario Schönhofer

In darkness, knowledge sparks. At Science Notes, we turn off the lights and let research shine.

We dive thousands of meters into the depths with deep-sea researcher Torben Riehl and explore a world where creatures know no day. With journalist Astrid Probst, we circle the globe and explain day through night using nighttime satellite images. Darkness can feel unsettling to us, so we tend to turn on the lights everywhere. But too much light is dangerous for certain ecosystems, as Dr. Myriam Hirt explains from her research. Filmmaker Tom Fröhlich shares his quest for the perfect black, and writer Jan Brandt tells the story of a researcher studying how to control dreams.

Mario Schönhofer accompanies the evening with a live set on an analog synthesizer.

With: Dr. Torben Riehl, Deep-Sea Researcher & Zoologist / Dr. Myriam Hirt, Biodiversity Researcher / Jan Brandt, Writer / Tom Fröhlich, Director / Astrid Probst, Journalist