Science &amp; Fiction

youtu.beScience & Fiction - Science communication with fictional short storiesYouTube video by Dr. Helena Hartmann

This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect. A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read fictional stories ✨ 🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.net 🇩🇪 www.scienceandfiction.net/de 📽️ youtu.be/8ZCAsIutUJE Shop: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi...

🍄 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🍄 This time, Philipp Giesemann wrote a story about curious events happening in the forest where sunlight is scarce 🌳 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/46_w... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

Teaser: "And yet, Paris had a secret. Beneath the ground – where everything smells of damp leaves, mushrooms and old stories – a delicate web of white threads stretched in all directions."

Philipp holds a PhD in biology. His research focused on the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi. Philipp has been working at the Joachim Herz Foundation since 2021, supporting research and the transfer of scientific results into practice through various projects.

youtu.beScience & Fiction - Science communication with fictional short storiesYouTube video by Dr. Helena Hartmann

English-speakers, Helena Hartmann, PhD finally managed to record an English introduction video to Science & Fiction 💙 Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/8ZCAsIutUJE View the website: www.scienceandfiction.net

Whenever it's time for a new #ScienceandFiction short story 😁

While we wait for the October story, make sure to catch up on the September one ✨

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🏄‍♀️ New #ScienceandFiction short story 🏄‍♀️ This time, Norbert Rohweder wrote a story about threats to one's self image. How would you react? 😔 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/45_t... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

17 Sept

17 Sept

Teaser: "For Svenja, it was a day like any other. Early in the morning, she already spent some time trying to anticipate how Peter would be feeling and preparing herself for it as best she could."

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17 Sept

Norbert holds a degree in psychology and is now a freelance writer. Parts of the short story are taken from his psychological crime novel “Retter – Der Tote an der Alster” (amzn.eu/d/043eFVUo).

youtu.beScience & Fiction - Wissenschaftskommunikation mit fiktionalen KurzgeschichtenYouTube video by Dr. Helena Hartmann

16 Sept

We've made it to over 500 followers interested in the thrilling combination of science and fiction 💙 Time to reshare the video where I present Science & Fiction: youtu.be/hUY098T9p-k?... (Turn on subtitles for English)

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29 Aug

Have you always wanted to try creative writing? 🤔 Then why not write a short story for Science & Fiction and explain scientific topics at the same time! 💙 Further information: scienceandfiction.net#contribute #wisskomm #scicomm #shortstory #writing #sciencefiction

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This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect. A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨ 🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.net 🇩🇪 www.scienceandfiction.net/de Support: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi... #scicomm #wisskomm

17 Aug

🤯 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🤯 This time, Charlotte Bröder wrote a story about experiencing university as a #neurodiverse student with #ADHD. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/44_b... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

17 Aug

Teaser: "Miriam is stressed. The day has already started off horrible (...). Having just arrived at uni, she rushes into the lecture hall (...). As she enters the room, she realises she was supposed to read a long text in preparation. Damn it, she thinks, I forgot it again."

17 Aug

Charlotte Bröder is a research assistant in empirical educational research at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.

9 Aug

New #shortstory coming soon - (re)read this great one by @axellangner.bsky.social in the meantime 💙

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👁️ New #ScienceandFiction short story 👁️ This time, @axellangner.bsky.social writes about a superhero called Akira. Can he use eye-tracking to defeat his archenemy? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/43_b... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Axel Langner

@axellangner.bsky.social

I had the opportunity to write a short story for the cool #sciencecommunication format @scienceandfiction.net! Of course, I had to combine a superhero story and eye tracking. Check it out here.👇

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23 July

We've nearly reached 500 people at my #scicomm #writing account, @scienceandfiction.net, so if you weren't aware of it yet, a follow would be much appreciated 💙 If you prefer LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/scie... If you prefer Instagram: www.instagram.com/scienceandfi... #booksky 🪐📚 #wisskomm

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Teaser: "Akira suspected that this was precisely where his ability lay: Zuka was (...) a strategist. And he used this talent to murder people and make every crime look like a tragic accident. He had to be stopped. But how do you defeat someone whose next move is always perfectly planned?"

Dr. Axel Langner (@axellangner.bsky.social) is a science communicator, education researcher, lecturer, and content creator. For more information, visit www.axel-langner.de.

17 July

New #shortstory coming soon - read this great one from @lenaackermann.bsky.social in the meantime! ☺️

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🥍 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🥍 This time, @lenaackermann.bsky.social writes about the location where your eyes should be right before a goal. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/42_q... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

30 June

30 June

Teaser: "I’m a wall, I tell myself, a wall and a goldfish. I stand in the goal circle and wait for the game in front of me to come back together. A wall, because nothing is allowed to get past me. And a goldfish, because I have to forget what happened a second ago (...)."

30 June

Lena studied linguistics and wrote her dissertation on the influence of interest on early childhood word-learning processes. Since 2020, she has been working in science communication and science management. In her free time, she plays lacrosse as a goalkeeper.

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18 June

We need a few more people, please consider participating in this very short study - you can also win something! 😁

Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)@helenahartmann.com

Im Rahmen einer Bachelorarbeit untersuchen wir, wie unterschiedliche Schreibstile das Textverständnis beeinflussen 🔤 Die Teilnahme an der Studie ist anonym und dauert nur wenige Minuten. Es werden vier 20 € Amazon-Gutscheine verlost bzw. 0,5 VP-Stunden vergeben. ➡️ s2survey.net/Wissensfrage...

2 June

You have a few days to read the May story before the June one drops 🤩

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😔 New #ScienceandFiction short story 😔 This time, @helenahartmann.com writes about rumination and circling thoughts and how to (potentially) get rid of them 🔁 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/41_j... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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1 June

16 May

16 May

Teaser: "Charlotte sometimes thinks the wrong things. She thinks the wrong things a lot. Just think of something else. Just. Think. Of. Something. Else. Number 1 advice from people not suffering from depression. Okay, let’s try this. What is a nice and happy thought to have?"

16 May

Helena has developed Science and Fiction and writes many of the stories herself. Her current research as an active scientist focuses on the behavioural and neural basis of pain, pain modulation and treatment expectations based on placebo and nocebo effects.

11 May

⏳ Time flies! ⏳ Just enough time left to read some poetry before the next story is uploaded! ✨

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🧬 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🧬 This time, Zsófia Meggyesi writes about how life came to be, using a poetry slam format. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/40_g... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

20 Apr

20 Apr

Teaser: Silence. Then – the first day. All of it determined by the Big Bang itself Images, sounds, shattering cold, glittering light scattered across space, empty like only perfect emptiness can be. And then — dust. The first particles, tiny bits of consciousness barely worthy of the word life.

20 Apr

Zsófia Meggyesi studied physics in Munich, where she is now conducting her research as a doctoral candidate. She focuses on molecular evolution, or, to put it simply, how life came to be on earth. In addition to her scientific career, she enjoys trying her hand at creative writing.

The Power of Expectations

9 Apr

Just enough time to read last month's short story before the next one comes out 😁 April's story will be a different format that's never been on the blog so far! 😱

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🔮 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🔮 This time, Isabelle Ritzenhoff writes about the other side of end-of-life dreams. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/39_v... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #comic

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23 Mar

Have a look at this cool short story by our former intern ↘️

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Isabelle was my intern last year and I thought I would try writing a science short story as a didactic #scicomm exercise - and was amazed at the result! ♥️ So here it is now for all of you to read! ☺️ I think from now on all my students might be asked if they want to try it out 😁

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Teaser: "The woman stared silently into her glass ball. The window was open and the cold of the night crept into the room, making her shiver. When she got up to close the window, another vision appeared in the ball."

Isabelle Ritzenhoff just finished high school and interned at the Bingellab and @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social in Essen (Germany) in 2025. In her free time she likes to read or spend time with friends.

@benjaminbuttlar.bsky.social

15 Mar

Before the new story comes next week, have you read the last one? ✨

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🫜 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🥦 This time, @benjaminbuttlar.bsky.social writes about a future where eating meat is a part of the past. Want to know why? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/38_a... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #comic

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Benjamin Buttlar

17 Feb

Short stories are such an amazing way of communicating science! Check out my short story and all the other amazing content on @scienceandfiction.net!

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16 Feb

16 Feb

Teaser: "Finally, there’s coffee. We eat. I’ve also gotten used to Bruno’s smacking. The biggest change for me was probably that we eat cereal in the morning. I used to eat bread, but without cheese and meat, I don’t like it as much anymore."

16 Feb

@benjaminbuttlar.bsky.social is a social psychologist who studies how people make decisions when they sit on the fence and why they sometimes do things that are not necessarily healthy, sustainable, or in line with their moral values.

3 Feb

The perfect preparation article for the february #ScienceandFiction short story coming up! 👇

In-Mind: Psychology for You!@in-mindmagazine.bsky.social

🔔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 (𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁) 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 🔔 Plant-based, insect-based, or cultivated meat? In their blog post, Lena Szczepanski, Milan Büscher, Lene Strootmann, and Florian Fiebelkorn discuss meat alternatives, their benefits, and the psychological factors that shape their adoption.

20 Jan

Have you already read this month's short story? ✨

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🦠 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🦠 This time, a team from @uni.lu created a comic about all our helpful gut bacteria! Do you recognise some? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/37_a... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #comic

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