Midnight snack @Futurium: Future Food impulses to taste and to listen

Deep sea vegetables - Sustainable and healthy food from the sea (talk in German)

In this talk, food chemist Prof. Susanne Baldermann from the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) and the University of Bayreut provides insights into the diversity of algae. She explains why they can not only be produced in a resource-saving way, but are also extremely healthy. You will learn how macroalgae can enrich our diet even more as the food of the future. This talk is in German!

19.00-19.30, Futurium (Exhibition)

Quinoa, glasswort and Co. - Halophytes as a Sustainable Food Alternative (talk in German)

The effects of climate change are making plant production increasingly difficult in the future. Agricultural scientist and plant researcher Prof. Monika Schreiner from the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) explains why, in addition to spinach, we should also have salt plants, so-called halophytes, such as glasswort on our plates, and how we can turn vegetables into superheroes of nutrition. This talk is in German!

20.00-20.30, Futurium (Exhibition)

Jellyfish as new foods: How the sea and can feed sustainably (talk in German)

In his talk, marine biologist Dr. Holger Kühnhold from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) talks about the challenges and opportunities of sustainable use of marine resources. In particular, he highlights the potential of unusual but nutrient-rich organisms such as jellyfish or sea cucumbers. This talk is in German!

21.00-21.30, Futurium (Exhibition)

Six legs to a sustainable future - exploring the potential of edible insects (talk in English)

Join Giacomo Rossi from the Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökononmie (ATB) as he takes you on a journey into a new world of food production, where insects play a vital role in sustainability and nutrition. The food technologist will explore the benefits of insect consumption, from their role in closing nutrient cycles and producing new animal-based foods, to their potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing land and water use. Discover how careful selection of insect species and rearing conditions can ensure both safety and sustainability, and how insects could help solve some of the most pressing challenges facing our global food system. This talk is in English!

22.00-22.30, Futurium (Exhibition)

Information

• Event language: German or English
• Drop-in format, no registration required
• Photos and videos will be taken during the event. If you do not want to be pictured, please contact us in advance (Futurium).

About the cooperation

The Futurium is a house of futures. Under one roof, it houses an exhibition with living scenarios, a lab for trying things out, and a forum for community dialogue. Foreseeable, conceivable and desirable futures are presented and discussed in the Futurium.

Get to know new things, question the familiar and take up impulses for action: The Futurium offers its visitors a glimpse into the world of tomorrow. At the heart of the matter is always the big question of "How do we want to live? Here, science and culture, politics, business and society meet - in the exhibition and in experimentation, in talks and concerts, in workshops and debates. More than 5,000 square meters are available for this purpose on three floors.