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"Sag mal, du hast doch Informatik studiert - du kannst mir doch sicher sagen, wie ich meine Fotos am besten back-uppe?", fragt mich meine Tante neulich beim Kaffee. Wärend meine Tante mir ihre utopischen Anforderungen erklärt, und ich Erwartungs-Management betreibe, frage ich mich wie ich in diese Situation gekommen bin. Und schließlich frage ich mich als Person mit Lehramtstudium: "Was müsste ich meiner Tante beibringen, damit ich nicht nochmal in eine solche Situation komme und sie diese Entscheidungen selbst treffen kann?" Diese Frage, wie man Schüler:innen (und meine Tante) dazu befähigen kann, in Zukunft Entscheidungen über die Nutzung digitale Systeme selbstständig und informiert zu treffen möchte ich mich in meinem Vortrag diskutieren. Wir treffen jeden Tag Entscheidungen über die Nutzung von Digitalen Systemen, wie zum Beispiel Instant Messenger, Bezahlmethoden oder VPNs. Um eine solche Entscheidung informiert zu treffen, braucht der:die Entscheidende Wissen über die zur Auswahl stehenden digitalen Systeme im Bezug auf seine:ihre persönlichen Werte. Aber welches Wissen ist das? Und welche Werte kann man in Betracht ziehen? Und wie kann man das Schüler:innen beibringen? In meinem Vortrag möchte ich gemeinsam mit dem Publikum über mögliche Antworten und Beispiele diskutieren und in das Thema aus dem Blickwinkel der Informatik Didaktik einführen. Inhaltlich werde ich in meinem Vortrag darüber reden, was informierte Entscheidungen sind - und was informatische Bildung ist. Dabei werde ich auch auf Konzepte aus der Informatikdidaktik wie dem Dagstuhl Dreieck eingehen und diese einführen. Außerdem werde ich über Möglichkeiten zur Vermittlung sprechen. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/8CWDWS/

Going for a job in the space industry may seem like a moonshot but it's actually much closer than most people think - and a makerspace is a great place to start from. I now work in the space industry but began my journey into engineering just six years ago by joining a makerspace. Using examples from my own experience - plus some history - I’ll examine how the skills you can pick up as a maker translate over to the space sector, how there are plenty of similarities between hobbyist making and professional space engineering, and how Makerspaces teach skills that are actually in great demand in professional engineering! Where there isn't a direct link from makerspaces into professional work, I'd like to go briefly into what skills you should look to pick up, and how to do it, if want you to go for a space job! Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/129-from-makerspace-to-outer-space

To spell bind the audience, gasp, wonder and laugh. Demonstrations, the eerie strange sound of the theremin and it's analogue, the musical saw. Resonance, levitating objects, and the occasional funny smell, now accompanied by Robots, Hugi, Tibbles and Ani. Arduino controlled automata, a cat, a bird and a skull. Even some “Real” Magic Tricks. Presented by an experienced science show presenter. The show of Science Magic, mystery, suspense and laughs. Suitable for all ages. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/177-science-magic-magic-science

On the 7th of May 2020, six-weeks after lockdown was announced, the source code for the UK's COVID-19 contact tracing app was published on GitHub. This is the story of how Open Source helped save lives. Come and learn about how we convinced the NHS to open source the app. What pitfalls there were. How we allayed security concerns. What went wrong. How we dealt with trolls. And why it was so important to be as transparent as possible. This talk asks if we did the right thing? Should have done something differently? Could we have been more open? Were the risks justified? Was being Open Source a help or hindrance? This is a personal recollection of a very strange period in health-tech history. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/16-lessons-learned-open-sourcing-the-uks-covid-tracing-app

This talk explains how you can build your own scalable data processing system with just a few open source tools: DBT, Trino, Iceberg and MinIO. And also why SQL is still the best language for data analysis! Have you ever used PostgreSQL to store *massive* amounts of data? Did your queries take *minutes* or even *hours* to compute? The field of data analysis is rather complex and a ton of solutions are available: therefore I will show how to compare systems with each other. You will learn why databases like PostgreSQL or MongoDB are not suited to compute analytics queries on huge amounts of data. Then we will look at data analysis architectures that are capable of scaling to terabytes of data and I will explain why they are better in those particular situations. At the end of the talk you will know which solution is best suited for your next large-scale data project! about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/L3SXWL/

This talk will provide an overview of all the pieces it takes to receive data via Wifi. Starting with the basics of encoding information in wireless signals we will go over various building blocks (hardware and software) needed to receive bits and bytes via Wifi. Deep Dive into the 802.11 Wifi standard. The talk starts with an overview of which hardware is involved into receiving Wifi signals and how signals get converted into bits. During the talk we will explain the hurdles which need to be taken to receive Wifi and which solutions the Wifi standard describes to solve them. We will also look into several real world Wifi implementations based on SDR transceivers or proprietary datasheets from Broadcom. In the end we will briefly discuss what would be necessary to create open source firmware for full-MAC Wifi chips. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/MTNMRD/

Rücksichtslose Organisationen (zer-)stören unser Klima und unsere Privatsphäre. Klimaschutz und Datenschutz können uns dabei helfen, dass unsere moderne Gesellschaft lebenswert bleibt/wird. Doch wie verhält es sich mit beidem zueinander? Versauen uns die Cookie-Banner die Umweltbilanz? Wie viele Hektar Regenwald kosten uns Datenschutzerklärungen? Und was hat #BingoTechBullshit mit alldem zu tun? In diesem Talk stelle ich die Methoden und Ergebnisse meiner Bachelorarbeit ([ba-thesis.blog.luap42.de](https://luap42.de/notes/ba-thesis/)) zu den Klimaauswirkungen des Datenschutzes vor. Ich gehe darauf ein, wie #BingoTechBullshit ("KI", "Bl*ckchain" etc.) sowohl dem Klima- als auch dem Datenschutz schaden, und was als Gegenteil datenschutz- und klimafreundliche Technologien sind. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/7HQPLZ/

A gentle introduction into the security concepts offered by modern POSIX systems: Kernel Sandboxing and Privilege Separation This talk will cover two concepts that are crucial in modern applications: Sandboxing and Process Separation, as well as the combination and necessity of these two. As programmers, we often make tiny silly mistakes. Tiny silly mistakes, that lead to unnoticeable bugs, which might be exploited in the most dangerous and ugliest ways. Acknowledging this fact, by restricting the powers of a process, makes the impact of potential exploits much harder. After this talk, the audience will know about the necessity of sandboxing, the history of security in operating systems in general, as well as the current mechanisms used to secure modern applications. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/Y8VRLY/

Die feinste Selektion an audiovisuellen Leckerbissen aus der Demoszene des vergangenen Jahres. Frisch zubereitet und serviert in exzellenter Auflösung mit einer Beilage aus feinster Trommelfell- und Großhirnrindenmassage. Du magst Komputerkunst? Du hast Spaß an interessanten Visuals und guter Musik? Du möchtest mit ganz vielen Leuten "AMIGA" durch den Saal rufen? Dann komm zu diesem Event! Wir präsentieren die erlesenste Auswahl und die innovativsten Ideen aus dem letzten Jahr der Demopartys auf großer Leinwand mit dicken Boxen. Seid gespannt, was euch in den 2 Stunden erwartet! Shownotes: <table style="width:100%;"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 14%" /> <col style="width: 14%" /> <col style="width: 14%" /> <col style="width: 14%" /> <col style="width: 14%" /> <col style="width: 14%" /> <col style="width: 14%" /> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th style="text-align: left;">Title</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Group</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Duration</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Party</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Category</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Link</th> <th style="text-align: left;">Notes</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td style="text-align: left;">Rainmaker</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Byterapers & Doomsday</td> <td style="text-align: left;">05:00</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Revision 2024</td> <td style="text-align: left;">PC Demo</td> <td style="text-align: left;">https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96597</td> <td style="text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td style="text-align: left;">10 Circles</td> <td style="text-align: left;">blinry</td> <td style="text-align: left;">02:00</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Evoke 2023</td> <td style="text-align: left;">PC Demo</td> <td style="text-align: left;">https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=94732</td> <td style="text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td style="text-align: left;">Mivan</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Adsr & Feryx</td> <td style="text-align: left;">03:00</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Revision 2024</td> <td style="text-align: left;">PC Demo</td> <td style="text-align: left;">https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96676</td> <td style="text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td style="text-align: left;">Apotheke</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Ponk + baya</td> <td style="text-align: left;">05:30</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Revision 2024</td> <td style="text-align: left;">PC Demo</td> <td style="text-align: left;">https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96673</td> <td style="text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td style="text-align: left;">Vertical Hold</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Sirocco/NoOP</td> <td style="text-align: left;">10:00</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Revision 2024</td> <td style="text-align: left;">PC Demo</td> <td style="text-align: left;">https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96613</td> <td style="text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td style="text-align: left;">The Colour out of space</td> <td style="text-align: left;">amiga skool</td> <td style="text-align: left;">04:00</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Revision 2024</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Amiga Demo</td> <td style="text-align: left;">https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96615</td> <td style="text-align: left;"></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td style="text-align: left;">Ghost NOP</td> <td style="text-align: left;">Pulpo Corrosivo & Futurs</td> <td style=&quot

Special event - Talk followed by secret film screening What do impact campaigns accomplish in the creative landscape, and what is the role and responsibility of the media in driving that social impact? Inspired by the film "Don't Look Up", where Benn produced the impact campaign, we will explore this dynamic together. When the ethics are no longer focused on being accurate, but rather being first,and being attention grabbing, it becomes difficult for people to discern what is and is not an important story. So we wonder how some of the most important stories either fall through the ether entirely, or are seen and dismissed by the apparatus of the 24 hour news cycle and 3 second refresh feeds. That's what films like Don't Look Up tackle so well. Benn is a SXSW Grand Jury Prize & UNICEF Prize winning, Oscar Shortlisted, Webby nominated producer. He has been a social impact advisor and producer working across film, games and events, with a mission to bridge gaps between story and policy, and ultimately champion vast perspectives to aid social movement. He is the Head of Partnerships for Neon Picturehouse, and Executive Producer & Vice-Chairman of HF Productions. He serves as an Advisor of Think Film, Global Environment Media, Screen South, SIE Society, and Treun House Atelier. Benn also consults on projects from producing Netflix impact campaigns (“Don’t Look Up”, “Breaking Boundaries…), Sony’s Picture This, and SDGs in Action with UN DESA as part of the High Level Political Forum. about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/630-the-role-of-media-in-impact-campaigns

Other industries have their (somewhat pretentious) awards ceremonies, but tech (probably) does not. Let us change that and give away awards for stuff like the best bug turned into a feature, the coolest upcoming open source project, most employees laid off despite a really profitable year, the most interesting timezone handling bug and more. The first Tech Awards Ceremony will be a must-see event for anyone within tech. Awards will be a mix of sincere appreciation of cool things, friendly fun, and criticism of capitalist companies that make tech a much more difficult space to be in than it should be. If the event is popular, I hope to make it an annual thing, but let's see how the first one will work out before deciding anything about that. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/KVKVDM/

Die schlechte Unterstützung von Wayland unter Nvidia-Treibern hat zurecht einen Meme-Status erreicht. Aber gerade in den letzten Jahren hat sich einiges getan, um diesen Status zu verbessern, sowohl seitens Nvidias als auch in der Wayland-Community. Und dank großer Fortschritte im Nouveau-Projekt sind Anwender:innen nicht mehr alleine auf Nvidia angewiesen, auch ein vollkommen offener Grafikstack scheint wieder in greifbarer Nähe. Daher stelle ich mir 2024 wieder die Frage: Lässt sich Wayland endlich problemlos mit Nvidia-GPUs nutzen? Seit 2021 gab es einige Meilensteine, die die Unterstützung von Wayland auf Nvidia-GPUs Stück für Stück verbessert haben. Dies geht von der teilweisen Öffnung der offiziellen Nvidia-Treiber über eine Annäherung Nvidias an die Wünsche der Wayland-Community bis zu den kürzlichen Fortschritten des Nouveau-Projekts, aktuelle Nvidia-GPUs nicht nur zu unterstützen, sondern auch offene Treiber für Vulkan und OpenGL zu liefern, die vollkommen standardkonform sind. Es scheint also, als könnte dies das Jahr des Nvidia-Linux-Desktops werden. In diesem Talk wollen wir uns anschauen, was mittlerweile alles möglich ist, sowohl in Bezug auf Gaming als auch die alltägliche Nutzung des Desktops. Welche Unterschiede gibt es dabei zwischen den verschiedenen Desktopumgebungen? Wie viel manuelle Konfiguration ist noch notwendig, um das beste Wayland-Erlebnis zu erreichen? Und lohnt sich der Umstieg auf Nouveau? Einige nennenswerte Fortschritte der letzten Jahre sind: - Juli 2021: Xwayland, die Kompatibilitätsschnittstelle, um X11-Anwendungen innerhalb einer Wayland-Umgebung auszuführen, erhält Hardwarebeschleunigung für Nvidia-GPUs. Da gerade Spiele (und Wine/Proton) vorrangig nur unter X11 laufen, wird Wayland zum ersten Mal für Spieler:innen mit Nvidia-GPUs interessant. - Oktober 2021: Nvidia veröffentlicht die erste Treiberversion mit Unterstützung für Generic Buffer Management (GBM), einer offenen Schnittstelle zum allokieren von Render Target Buffers, die in allen Wayland Compositors zum Einsatz kommt. Zuvor hatte Nvidia versucht, die eigene Lösung EGLStreams als "bessere" Alternative zu etablieren. - Mai 2022: Nvidia veröffentlicht die "GPU Open-Source Kernel Modules", welche die "sensiblen" Teile des Nvidia-Kernel-Treibers in einen geschlossenen RISC-V-Prozessor auf Hardware-Seite (genannt GPU System Processor, kurz GSP) verschieben und es Nvidia ermöglichen, nur die Kommunikationsschnittstelle für diesen als Open Source zu veröffentlichen. Die Userland-Teile des Treibers (CUDA, OpenGL, Vulkan, DLSS) bleiben weiterhin Closed Source. - August 2023: Der offene Vulkan-Treiber NVK des Nouveau-Projekts wird dem Linux-Grafikstack Mesa hinzugefügt. Dank des Vulkan-basierten OpenGL-Treibers Zink unterstützt Nouveau damit sowohl Vulkan als auch aktuelle OpenGL-Versionen. - Oktober 2023: Nvidia fügt Unterstützung für Gamma Lookup Tables (Gamma LUT) hinzu. - November 2023: Der offene Linux-Kernel-Treiber Nouveau fügt Unterstützung für den GSP hinzu, welcher es ihm zum ersten Mal in fast 10 Jahren erlaubt, die Taktrate auch auf neueren Nvidia GPUs zu verändern und damit einen performanten Einsatz möglich macht. - November 2023: NVK erreicht volle Konformität für Vulkan 1.0. - Februar 2024: NVK erreicht volle Konformität für Vulkan 1.3. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/FFJ8QT/

Für diejenigen in der Bahnbubble, die nicht so im Universum Eisenbahn stecken, dass sie mit den meisten Zugbetreuern im Fernverkehr per du wären, soll dieser Talk einen Einstieg in das informierte Inanspruchnehmen von schienengebundenen Personenbeförderungsdienstleistungen in Deutschland geben. Wie wurde die Bahn überhaupt zu dem, was sie in Deutschland heute ist? Wie funktioniert Zugverkehr eigentlich? Welche Tools gibt es, um meine Bahnreise besonders effektiv zu gestalten und auch bei Problemen mehr als die anderen Fahrgäste (und manchmal sogar das Zugpersonal) zu wissen? All das und mehr wollen wir in diesem Talk beantworten. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/FUNVJJ/

This talk is a ‘how-to’ or recipe to make your electronic projects look professionally finished. It will cover simple graphic design and small-scale metalwork with hand tools. The emphasis is on the techniques useful for personal making and hobby use. As an example we'll look at how to make a professional-looking bench power supply for general test and experimental use. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/99-how-to-give-your-electronic-projects-a-professional-looking

Find joys hidden in plain sight - explore a slice taken from the surface of the Earth up into distant space and discover what we can see. From the glow of a glow-worm to the fuzzy smudge of a distant galaxy, learn where to look and also understand the science behind the phenomena. By the end of this talk you'll know where to look in the air, sky and in space to see murmurations, rainbows and shooting stars and why they cause us to stand and stare. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/107-up-a-scientists-guide-to-the-magic-above-us

A short session for even shorter talks Language: English or German -- english -- Wanna say something? The stage is yours. You have 10 minutes to talk about anything. A short talk about the aerodynamics of ducks; promoting your new open-source project; a small hack that you found; social commentary ... anything goes. Available infrastructure: A microphone, beamer and laptop with a USB-Stick to show slides (PDF format). If you want to use your own device to show your presentation, please come to the stage 15 minutes before the event so we can test the setup. If you want to have a talk, we'd like you to write a short e-mail to [email protected] or just call DECT 7063 (P0N3). However, spontaneous contributions are also welcome if there's still some time left at the end. -- german -- Du willst was sagen? Das Podium gehört dir. 10 Minuten hast du, dann wird gewechselt. Ein kurzer Vortrag über die Aerodynamik von Enten, Werbung für dein neues Open-Source-Projekt, ein kleiner Hack den du neulich entdeckt hast, gesellschaftliche Kommentare ... alles geht. Zur Verfügung stehen Mikrophon, Beamer und ein Laptop mit USB-Stick, um Präsentationen im PDF-Format zu zeigen. Falls du eine Präsentation von deinem eigenen Gerät zeigen möchtest, würden wir dich bitten, 15 Minuten vor Beginn zu kommen, damit wir die Technik testen können. Am besten meldest du deinen Vortrag bei [email protected] oder DECT 7063 (P0N3) an. Spontane Beiträge sind aber auch gern gesehen, wenn am Ende noch Zeit ist. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/VSFSJP/

Wie kommen Code, Grafik und Musik in einer Demo zusammen? Wie läuft eine Demoparty ab? Und vor allem: Wie kann man da mitmachen? Eine Starthilfe für Neugierige, inklusive Tipps und Tools. Die Demoszene schafft seit 40 Jahren echtzeitgerenderte Computeranimationen am Rande des technisch Machbaren. Egal ob auf einem C64 oder in aktuellen Browsern. Mit eigenen Riten, Methoden und Subkulturen hat sich daraus eine ganz eigene digitale Kulturform geschaffen. Wir schauen uns in diesem Vortrag an wie die Demoszene heute aussieht, werfen einen Blick auf die diversen Möglichkeiten wie man sich daran beteiligen kann und gehen einmal Schritt für Schritt durch, wie ihr eure eigene Grafik, Musik, 3D Model oder Demo in eine Competition auf einer Demoparty einreicht. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/9EJPGZ/

*Mastodon lässt sich ganz schnell aufsetzen*, haben sie gesagt. Was sie nicht erwähnt haben: den Aufwand, den die Moderation so mit sich bringen kann. Ein Einblick in die Moderation, Administration und die Lektionen, die ich daraus gelernt habe. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/WKPJFE/

This talk will take you through a short history of female protagonists in video games, my experience as a female-perceived person playing games, including how this affects my interactions with others, and will finally look at some research to see the theories behind this, as well as some ideas for how we can make sure video games are for everyone. about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/521-girls-just-wanna-play-games-and-be-represented-in-them

I'll cover what you can do with a limited budget; lenses and cameras you already own (your phone for example); and what you might expect to see. I'm not a professional, or even a very talented amateur, but tenacity and the willing to sit out in the dark and get eaten by mosquitoes, growled at by foxes and frozen in the winter does sometimes pay off. I've been taking pictures of the sky and things in it on and off for over 30 years. I started with a cheap Tasco telescope from a catalog company and a 110 film camera glued to the eyepiece - it didn't work well (if at all), but it got me hooked. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/91-astrophotography-on-a-budget

GPT PowerPoint Karaoke in 2022 was a hit — but also GPT was toooooo good at generating the topics. Let’s go retro: HR training manuals, overhead transparencies, terrible diagrams from 1970s Open University TV programmes, and random photographs. Then we make people from the audience give talks on subjects they don’t know about with slides they’ve never seen. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/329-powerpoint-karaoke-retro-style

This talk will take a look at Älgen, a custom-built guitar that is a fusion of traditional hand-crafted woodwork and advanced 3D-printing and generative-design techniques. The guitar is built using no less than 4 different types of 3D-printing, including 3D-printed aluminium. At the same time it sticks with traditional hand built woodwork for the playing surface, matching material with function. This talk will focus on the design behind the guitar, looking at what you can do with generative design and 3D-printing, how to interface the old and new construction techniques (e.g., mating a walnut body with 3D-printed nylon sides), and how to decide what bits to do with which technique. I'll also show how I achieved this as an amateur maker: the aim is to show the audience that what seems like far-out construction is actually reachable by us mortals thanks to improvements in tooling and 3D-printing services. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/6-the-story-of-%C3%A4lgen-guitar

EveryWhere is an open source system for creating mesh networks to allow communities to connect with themselves without having to use commercial systems to do so. Inspired by David Graeber's idea of the sustainable activities of play and care, EveryWhere aims to make new rituals around technology that allow the network to exist across generations. In 2022 we convened a group of artists, technologists, designers and activists to start the project. As result of the connections made, we have identified themes and ideas that we will present in this talk. The five themes are Community, Sustainability, Software, Hardware and Creative. Within each of these themes, we've identified four main areas of concern. The purpose of this talk would be to relate our progress up to this point and to galvanise further collaboration with the EMF community. We are a pair of artistic researchers and creative technologists and we care! about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/195-everywhere-a-regenerative-mesh-network-for-communities

Was ist dieses ADHS eigentlich, warum gibt es so viele betroffene Personen und was kann eins mit dieser (manchmal) so tollen Superkraft alles machen? Hi, ich bin Niggo und ich habe ADHS. Auch wenn’s eigentlich obvious ist, wurde ich erst viel später als mir eigentlich Recht ist mit dieser Realität vertraut. Seit meiner Diagnose habe ich vieeeeeel über mich selbst, die Art und Weise wie ich denke gelernt – und was es eigentlich im Alltag bedeutet, ADHS zu haben. In diesem Talk möchte ich meine Erfahrungen mit der Odysee der Diagnostik/Behandlung und dem Alltag, mit ADHS zu leben, nahebringen und wie eins daraus das beste macht. Dazu zählen vor allem Hacks, mit denen eins seinen privaten als auch beruflichen Alltag ADHS-freundlicher gestalten kann. about this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/BHHPVL/

Model rocketry is great fun and an excellent way to get young people interested in science and engineering. In 2022 and 2023 I mentored a team of 3 teenagers to enter UKROC, the UK youth rocketry challenge. The team had to design and build a rocket to take a raw egg to 250m and return it to the ground in 45 seconds, without breaking the egg. The team went in 2 years from not knowing much to (spoiler alert) winning UKROC and then the International championship at the Paris Airshow. I will talk about the basics of model rocketry (physics, engineering, legal, financial, safety etc), what is involved in entering UKROC, our experiences and how you can get involved in the next UKROC competition. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/18-rocket-science-for-teenagers

The bicycle wheel is quite possibly the best thing humans have ever invented. But then, I would say that - I build them for a living. Come along for a quick ride through their creation, evolution and revolution, a detour through some weird and wonderful designs and maybe a look at what a high-tech future holds for this deceptively simple structure. about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/116-cobwebs-snowflakes-and-crows-feet

A research project that started with the question, 'what was the average person in Britain eating 500 years ago?', and resulted in a rich knowledge base of over 1200 native and naturalised plants with food uses. The vast majority of our modern foods originate overseas, introduced to Britain by colonialism and Victorian exploration, and the global human diet now contains less than 100 plants, with limited biodiversity. Starting from the BSBI's database of native and naturalised plants, over the course of 3+ years I painstakingly reseached each entry for historic, archaeological, or ethnographically documented food uses. This body of ancestral knowledge could help provide local food resilience, reduce the impact of the plants we eat, and better protect food supplies from climate change, pollinator loss and disease. The research is still in its raw form as a giant spreadsheet, so the first part of the talk will focus on the process of research and identification, and some of the trickier questions such as the difference between a food and a medicine, what level of toxicity is tolerable, and how to really define a native plant. The second part will focus on some highlights of the results, including obscure disused vegetables, native things you can still forage, lost recipes for brewed alcohols and psychoactives, vegetables we've bioengineered for edibility, some exciting natural poisions, and addressing whether or not lettuce really exists. about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/461-the-edible-native-plant-project