During the Advent season, the Department of Chemistry at Paderborn University is organising its traditional Christmas lecture for the 17th time. On Thursday, 12 December at 6.15 pm in the Audimax, Dr Andreas Hoischen will once again invite you to take part in some amazing experiments. This year, everything revolves around the funfair stroll and a visit to the Christmas market. Interested parties of all ages are cordially invited. The event is free of charge.
The Paderborn chemist promises a scientific look behind the scenes of fairgrounds. "Many people find a visit to a funfair or Christmas market exciting, but scientific lectures less so. But that doesn't have to be the case," says Hoischen. Scientific phenomena are explained in an entertaining and exciting way: what does the black eye after visiting a boxing stall have to do with physics, how can candy floss be made at home or can mulled wine be used to produce light? Why does it smell so Christmassy at the sweet stall even though all the tins are sealed and what are transglutaminases doing at the baked ham stall? Hoischen provides answers to these questions with the help of experiments. The audience is always involved in the show. Further information can be found on the event page.
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