Press & Public

MaBS public research dissemination

May 2009

Article "Modern Evolutionary Research in Vienna: Developments and Challenges" (by J. Hermisson, Universität online, in German). (pdf)

MaBS public outreach activities

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June 2013

Talk and workshop "Populationsgenetik und Evolution sexueller Reproduktion", Bundesgymnasium Wien 19 (J. Hermisson)
Talk and Discussion "Evolution und Schöpfung", Gymnasium Mödling Keimgasse (J. Hermisson)
Talk and Discussion "Warum gibt es eigentlich Sex? - Evolutionsbiologische Erklärungen für sexuelle Reproduktion", IBM Senioren Forum Wien (J. Hermisson)
Keynote lecture at the IBM Symposium 2009 "Innovation Mann - Warum hat die Evolution Männer erschaffen?" (J. Hermisson)
Talk and Panel Discussion "Die Evolution des Menschen: Vergangenheit und Zukunft", Symposium am Naturhistorischen Museum Wien: Evolutionsbiologie - Trends und Perspektiven (I. Hellmann)
Talk and Panel Discussion "Wie entstehen neue Arten?", Symposium am Naturhistorischen Museum Wien: Evolutionsbiologie - Trends und Perspektiven (C. Rueffler)
Talk and Panel Discussion "Evolution, Kreationismus, Schöpfungsglaube", Symposium der evangelischen und katholischen Kirchengemeinden Mödling (J. Hermisson)
Talk and Panel Discussion ''Umwelt und Erfolg: Option Vielfalt'', Science Event organized by: Österreichisches Umweltbundesamt und Ö1-ORF (C. Rueffler)
Talk ''Die Evolution von Biodiversität'', Wiener Diskussionsgruppe ''Simulation komplexer Systeme - Forschen in der von-Neumann Galaxis'' (C. Rueffler)

MaBS in the press

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Article in APA Online journal about "Mathematik und Bio rücken zusammen" (pdf)
Article in Uni Online about Claus Rueffler (pdf)
Article in Uni Online about Joachim Hermisson (pdf)
Article in Falter about Bioinformatics and Biomathematics in Vienna (pdf)
Article on APA Zukunftwissen about Evolvienna initiative (pdf)
Article on APA Zukunftwissen about evolutionary research in Vienna (pdf)
Interview with Joachim Hermisson in economy (pdf)
Article in Uni Online about Evolvienna initiative (pdf)
Interview with Ines Hellmann and Claus Rueffler in the ORF news show "Wien Heute" on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's "On The Origin of Species"
Article in APA Zukunftwissen about founding meeting of Evolvienna initiative (pdf)
Article in Der Standard about founding meeting of Evolvienna initiative (pdf)
Article in Falter about the first anniversary of Evolvienna initiative (pdf)
Article in Der Standard about the evolution of bet hedging (pdf)
Article in Uni Online (in German, pdf; in English, pdf) about the evolution of division of labor
Article on ORF.at about the evolution of division of labor. (pdf)
Interview with Claus Rueffler in the Ö1-ORF radio show ''Dimensionen - Die Welt der Wissenschaft'' about the evolution of division of labor.
Interview with Claus Rueffler in the Deutsche Welle radio show ''Living Planet'' about the evolution of division of labor.
Several articles in the Austrian press reporting about a paper co-authored by Ines Hellmann about the genome of the bonobo (Der Standard, ORF, APA)
Articles in the online edition of the German newspaper ''Die Zeit'' reporting about a paper co-authored by Ines Hellmann about the genome of the bonobo (Die Zeit)
Interview with Claus Rueffler in the Ö1-ORF radio show ''Dimensionen - Die Welt der Wissenschaft'' about fundamentals of biodiversity.
Interview with Joachim Hermisson in the Ö1-Campus-ORF radio show ''Die Physikalische Soiree'' about evolution and bio-informatics.
Article in APA Science about "Breite genetische Basis erlaubt schneller größere Anpassungssprünge" (pdf)
Article in APA Science about "Existing mutations as basis for survival" (pdf)
Article in Der Standard about "Schnelle Umweltveränderungen können Anpassung erleichtern" (pdf)
Article in Krone der Wissenschaft about "Mathematik der Evolution" (pdf)
Statement on the Covid-19 crisis (pdf)
Article in Falter about Covid-19 modelling and prognoses (pdf)