Amazing science shows

‘Smart! How animals, humans and machines perceive the world’

Several times a day, young and old alike learn about the different ways in which humans, animals and machines perceive the world in order to get along well. For example, how do robots skilfully use infrared radiation to avoid bumping into chair legs or even falling down the stairs? What trick of nature enables bees and birds to recognise more details than humans and why is it advantageous for them? And how are the spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope actually taken?

The guests of the Science Show will also experience a colourful wonder when the invisible suddenly becomes visible in the dark during a fascinating experiment: Four inconspicuous liquids such as olive oil or tonic water begin to glow colourfully in the beam of a special torch, making UV radiation indirectly visible. A colour film shows how dogs, horses and sheep have a limited ability to recognise colours, while some insects such as dragonflies have great visual advantages thanks to their compound eyes. With these eyes, they can perceive six times as many individual images as humans – what looks like a film to us is a slide show to dragonflies.

The half-hour Science Show shows exciting facts about technical and biological peculiarities with a lot of humour every day at 12:00 and 15:00. During the holidays, at weekends and on public holidays, the Science Show is also shown at 1.30 pm. Admission is included in the Universum® ticket. Seats are limited and reservations are not possible.

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Exclusive science shows just for you and your group can be booked by calling 0421 / 33 46-0.