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Articles | Volume 91
Articles | Volume 91
https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-31-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-31-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 91
Report for the polar community
 | 
14 Aug 2023
Report for the polar community |  | 14 Aug 2023

“Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer” – 2 years of weekly interactive, scientific livestreams on YouTube

Nicolas Stoll, Matthias Wietz, Stephan Juricke, Franziska Pausch, Corina Peter, Miriam Seifert, Jana C. Massing, Moritz Zeising, Rebecca A. McPherson, Melissa Käß, and Björn Suckow

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Data for publication "Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer" - 2 years of weekly interactive, scientific livestreams on YouTube in Journal Polarforschung Nicolas Stoll, Matthias Wietz, Stephan Juricke, Franziska Pausch, Corina Peter, Miriam Seifert, Jana C. Massing, Moritz Zeising, Rebecca A. McPherson, Melissa Käß, and Björn Suckow https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8223888

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Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer https://www.youtube.com/@WissenschaftfursWohnzimmer

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Short summary
Global crises, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, show the importance of communicating science to the public. We introduce the YouTube channel "Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer", which livestreams presentations on climate-related topics weekly and is accessible to all. The project encourages interaction between scientists and the public and has been running successfully for over 2 years. We present the concept, what we have learnt, and the challenges after 100 streamed episodes.
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