{"title": "Der Einfluss von Star Trek und der Raumfahrt auf die Menschlichkeit", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Berliner Hochschule für Technik", "address": "", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/science-fiction", "science/astronomy"], "description": "An intergalactic lecture on the influence of Star Trek and space travel on humanity, marking 60 years of Star Trek. Behind it is Dr. Hubert Zitt, an electrical engineer and doctor of systems theory from the Hochschule Kaiserslautern (Campus Zweibrücken), who regularly gives lectures on Star Trek, Star Wars and science fiction. He is one of the experts on the physics and technology of Star Trek and, at the invitation of the Netzwerk Schule–Hochschule, is holding his lecture at the BHT for the fourteenth time. Admission is free, with donations going to the children's hospice Kinderhospiz Berliner Herz.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/der-einfluss-von-star-trek-und-der-raumfahrt-auf-die-menschl-13038/", "official_url": "https://www.bht-berlin.de/item/cal/event/detail/2026/11/06/241", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Berliner Hochschule für Technik", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Künstliche Intelligenzen – echte Konsequenzen", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Futurium", "address": "Alexanderufer 2, 10117", "price": "8 € / ermäßigt 4 €", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai"], "description": "The Futurium hosts a talk on artificial intelligence and its real consequences. It is given by Hubert Zitt, a computer science lecturer at the Hochschule Kaiserslautern who has become known across Germany for his Star Trek lectures. He asks how AI is already changing work, communication and decision-making, and whether it really leads people into a better world. The talk weighs promises such as better treatment of diseases against fears of disinformation, manipulation and loss of control, asking which tasks should be left to machines and where humans remain irreplaceable.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kunstliche-intelligenzen-echte-konsequenzen-16906/", "official_url": "https://futurium.de/de/veranstaltung/kuenstliche-intelligenzen-echte-konsequenzen/kuenstliche-intelligenzen-echte-konsequenzen", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6fc003e1f2898197646a87df4fedf649044f3de47debe3a1c272a293923756d3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Berlin Brains: Zwischen den Blicken – Die verborgene Dynamik des Sehens", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Zeiss-Großplanetarium", "address": "Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.planetarium.berlin/Event/Detail?Event=2244972", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/psychology"], "description": "Berlin Brains: Zwischen den Blicken – Die verborgene Dynamik des Sehens is a live event in the dome of the Zeiss-Großplanetarium, where the audience is invited to take part in a live experiment on the hidden dynamics of seeing. It shows that seeing is a turbulent process: with every eye movement our perception is set in motion, attention jumps ahead, and visual impressions are amplified, suppressed and reassembled. Behind it are Martin Rolfs, professor of general psychology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Nina Hanning, head of the FreeView group at the same institute; the evening is moderated by Dr. Jochen Müller. The event lasts 90 minutes, is recommended from age 14, part of the Berlin Brains series and set within Science Year 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/berlin-brains-zwischen-den-blicken-die-verborgene-dynamik-de-16816/", "official_url": "https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/berlin-brains-zwischen-den-blicken-die-verborgene-dynamik-des-sehens", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3aa26b6e79140f42c4b3028228fb105d7324e3d4cdfbe3d3f23ecfcd2470e34c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Juwelen des Kosmos", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-31T15:15:00+01:00", "place": "Zeiss-Großplanetarium", "address": "Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin", "price": "12,00 € / ermäßigt 8,00 €", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A live-narrated show in the large dome hall, in which spectacular images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes fill the cupola. Presenters take the audience on a journey past glowing star clusters, into giant nebulae and out to distant galaxies. Along the way they explain the mighty processes in space and reveal what the pictures tell us about the evolution of the universe. The visually stunning tour of discovery invites you to look at the night sky with completely new eyes afterwards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/juwelen-des-kosmos-16848/", "official_url": "https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/juwelen-des-kosmos", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea5328d2a9c34b5a58cf2656d7621f1a35896167e2bac2259bef52f146a9ba56-600.webp"}, {"title": "Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 4: Utopischer Überschuss", "start": "2026-11-01T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/science-fiction", "history/gdr"], "description": "\"Utopischer Überschuss: Zukunftserzählungen der DDR-Literatur\" is a talk event in the theater's Rangfoyer. It is devoted to East German science fiction, which served as a niche where the present was hidden in the future and grievances were named in veiled terms. The guests are Dr. Karlheinz Steinmüller, a physicist, philosopher and futurologist, and Dietmar Dath, an author and journalist; moderation is by Fabian Raith. The discussion asks how GDR science fiction imagined the future, what image of humanity it created, and which ideas survived after reunification. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-4-utopischer-uberschuss-16701/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-utopischer-ueberschuss", "image": ""}, {"title": "Mit Raketen zu Planeten", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Zeiss-Großplanetarium", "address": "Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin", "price": "Regulär 12,00 €, ermäßigt 8,00 €, Kita- und Schulgruppen 5,00 €", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy/solar-system"], "description": "»Mit Raketen zu Planeten« (With Rockets to Planets) is a live-moderated, interactive journey through our solar system for children aged 7 and up. The event is offered by the Berlin planetariums and lasts 60 minutes. Visitors discover the eight planets, from swift Mercury and the famous red Mars to the giants Jupiter and ringed Saturn, and venture out to the icy, far-off regions of the solar system. With questions, everyday comparisons and many hands-on moments, knowledge is conveyed in a playful way.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/mit-raketen-zu-planeten-22481/", "official_url": "https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/mit-raketen-zu-planeten", "image": "https://noky.io/images/88904da9009cf86b0abddff8f659e283c83209c06648da9c5f1cb0d76f96eff7-600.webp"}, {"title": "Utopischer Überschuss: Zukunftserzählungen der DDR-Literatur", "start": "2026-11-01T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/science-fiction", "history/gdr"], "description": "A talk in the DT Kontext series at the Deutsches Theater's Rangfoyer about science fiction literature of the GDR. 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Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/utopischer-uberschuss-zukunftserzahlungen-der-ddr-literatur-4399/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-utopischer-ueberschuss", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Curiosity to Commitment: Big Science in Space", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A round table titled \"From Curiosity to Commitment: Big Science in Space\" deals with ambitious science missions in space, such as the search for life beyond Earth. The session is run by ETH Zürich. It asks how curiosity-driven research becomes sustained commitment, what new funding models and long-term vision this requires, and how public and private actors can jointly enable the next generation of big science. Speakers include Sascha P. Quanz of ETH Zürich and Stacie Bloom of the Alfred P. 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Live moderators guide the show, take up audience questions, and make each presentation a unique experience. At the end of the journey, you return to where it all began: beneath Berlin's sparkling night sky.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sternstunde-22461/", "official_url": "https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/sternstunde", "image": ""}]}