Maximilian Riefer Head of the New Music profile at the Lübeck University of Music. Creating and consuming music will still exist in 2050, he is sure of that. But one will have to deal with which materials, for example, instruments can still be manufactured with and how travel can be made more climate-neutral. Cultural exchange is part of his job, and this cannot only take place here, but must be lived through personal exchange on site.
Prof. Dr. Martin Smollich, pharmacologist and nutritionist at the University of Lübeck and head of the Pharmakonutrition working group at the Institute for Nutritional Medicine, sees nutrition as a matter of constant change from a historical perspective alone. The nutritional environment of an individual plays a major role here, but no one can escape responsibility from a global perspective either. The federal government is therefore already working on a Germany-wide nutrition strategy. In this context, Smollich also tells us what is meant by terms such as nudging, planetary health diet and hidden hunger is meant, and why we will soon only find the currywurst in the canteen just before the toilets.
Prof. Dr. Mathias Beyerlein is a physicist and professor of optics in the field of applied natural sciences at the Technical University of Lübeck and executive officer for scientific ethics and technology assessment. He has long wondered how we can use our planet’s resources. Every AI, for example, needs energy, but where we get it from is not (yet) clear. His vision for 2050: Buy regionally, make energy more expensive and no more fossil extractions from the earth.
But does 2050 really look like this? Hear for yourself!
Under the moderation of Vivian Upman, press spokeswoman for the University of Lübeck, the Lübeck hoch 3 podcast highlights research, culture and society topics once a month. Representatives of the three universities involved in the project (Lübeck University of Music, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences and Lübeck University of Applied Sciences) and, depending on the topic, an expert as a guest are invited.
The podcast is available through the website www.gedankenspruenge-podcast.de and all common platforms ready for retrieval. The episodes go online on Wednesdays in the middle of the month.
Knowledge transfer, mutual dialogue and new ideas – this is what Lübeck stands for 3. The initiators and representatives of the three universities see their own podcast as an important building block to stimulate discourse with society about science and culture.
The discussion round in episode 23
Maximilian Riefer, head of the New Music profile at the Lübeck University of Music since May 2021, is a percussionist and conductor. He completed his studies at the Musikhochschule Freiburg. From 2015 to 2020 he was head of the percussion department at UiTM in Malaysia, while also serving as a contemporary music coach at YSTCM Singapore. Since 2019 he has been artistic director and conductor of the Jakarta Modern Ensemble. Because of this experience, one of his artistic focuses is on contemporary music from Southeast Asia. In addition, improvisation and the search for new concert concepts play a central role in his artistic understanding. His concert activities brought him to international festivals as a soloist and chamber musician. He has been invited as a guest lecturer to universities in Japan, China, Southeast Asia and Europe and has worked with well-known instrumentalists and composers. He has been a member of the Linz ensemble Lizard since 2020.
Prof. Dr. re. of course Martin Smollich studied biology and pharmacy in Münster and Cambridge. Since 2018 he has headed the Pharmakonutrition working group at the Institute for Nutritional Medicine at the Schleswig-Holstein University Medical Center in Lübeck and holds lectures and seminars as a professor at the University of Lübeck. With his research focus on pharmaconnutrition, he investigates the pharmacological effects of food ingredients. But he also sees nutrition as a central topic for the future: not only with regard to health and social justice, but also because of the outstanding importance of food systems for climate change, sustainability and biodiversity.
dr re. of course Mathias Beyerlein is a professor of optics and has been teaching in the department of applied natural sciences in the fields of optics, physics and electronics at the TH Lübeck since 2014. The graduate physicist did his doctorate at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg in the department of optics. He then went into business for himself with an optics company. In the biomedical engineering course, Beyerlein teaches students in particular ophthalmic technology, which mediates between the disciplines of engineering and medicine. Since 2019 he has been the Presidential Commissioner for Scientific Ethics and Technology Assessment.
The moderator Vivian Upman has been press officer at the University of Lübeck since the beginning of 2021 and head of the communication department. As an experienced news journalist, TV correspondent and journalism lecturer, Vivian Upmann has been able to develop a keen sense for good stories over the past few years. She has remained true to the microphone and enjoys moderating events with a focus on science, politics and digital issues. She is particularly looking forward to moderating the podcast, “because exciting discussions can arise with experts from such different areas.”