THE INTERPRETER - The scientific dictionary
Some scientific terms manage to make their way into everyday speech. Here, we ask LMU researchers to tell us what they mean – to define them, and to outline how they became popular.
Peter Falkai on “burnout”
The psychiatrist explains what stress does to us and whether chronic exhaustion is a mass phenomenon.
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Felix Havermann on "carbon dioxide removal (CDR)"
The LMU geographer explains which methods might be able to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Oliver Jahraus on "Kafkaesque"
LMU's Vice President and literary scholar Oliver Jahraus explains why Kafka and his work do not necessarily have to be Kafkaesque.
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Ferenc Krausz on "attosecond physics"
The Nobel Prize winner and laser expert explains how electrons can be observed.
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Olivia Merkel on "nanocarriers"
The Professor for Drug Delivery explains how nanocarriers safely deliver pharmaceuticals to their desired destination in the body.
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Laurent Frantz on "ancient DNA"
The paleogeneticist explains how tiny samples of ancient genetic material provide access to information about the past.
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