{"title": "Talk: Dark Matter with Prof. Björn Penning", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy/astrophysics"], "description": "A talk at the Science Pavilion UZH is devoted to dark matter. In it, Prof. Björn Penning discusses the research into this topic: how are researchers searching for it, what projects is the University of Zurich involved in, and why must the answers be sought 1600 metres underground? The question of how something can be invisible yet fill the entire universe takes centre stage. You can find out more at the Science Pavilion UZH.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/talk-dark-matter-with-prof-bjorn-penning-33356/", "official_url": "https://www.sciencepavilion.uzh.ch/en/news-events/2026/talk-november.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cdfad7fdf148b37867c90d3c188cb39fbcd3fbcf193f4a7ed5349a7ef14d201b-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "XENON", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": [], "description": "A special exhibition about the XENON experiment and the search for dark matter. The University of Zurich is involved in the international experiments and shows the detector that was developed and built at UZH, whose interior is filled with liquid xenon. The research takes place deep underground – why and how that is can be discovered here above ground. It raises questions such as: What makes up most of our universe, and what influences the motion of entire galaxies even though it cannot be seen?", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/xenon-59629/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/507c48c0616bef6e3deb09b772ab30bf15afd36a489fb0e8c82116a12048faff-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Führung: Moderne Physikforschung", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Science Pavilion UZH", "address": "Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/physics"], "description": "A guided tour on modern physics research at the Science Pavilion UZH. There, researchers from the Faculty of Science share their enthusiasm for their research projects. In changing exhibitions, visitors can experience explainer videos, interviews and experiments. 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On stage are Prof. Dr. Paolo Sossi of ETH Zurich and particle physicist Dr. Clara Nellist of CERN, presenting their research.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/black-box-space-science-comedy-show-wow2-78197/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/black-box-space-science-comedy-show-mit-karpi-und-mirko.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b99f264fba5e4beaa2d0f024da3540f59e27cdca1a33985f63af039a7505c6dd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "OFN: dansk naturvidenskab i klubhuset - \"Kaffe\"", "start": "2026-11-03T18:15:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Nordiska Roddföreningen i Zürich", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink/coffee", "science"], "description": "The lecture \"Kaffe\" is part of Aarhus Universitet's lecture series \"Offentlige foredrag i Naturvidenskab\", which is livestreamed to around 350 locations and now also comes to the big screen at Mythenquai in Zürich – the only place in Switzerland. The lectures are in Danish and will not be posted online afterwards, so attendance in person is required; everyone is welcome, including non-members. Klaus Bucka-Lassen is responsible for the event. 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There are also the show «BLACK BOX» with Patrick «Karpi» Karpiczenko and Mirko Bischofberger, «Cook the Science» with star chef Markus Stöckli and physics professor Thomas Michaels, the four-legged moon robot LunarLeaper, the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-humans-and-space-31-oct-and-1-nov-2026-69469/", "official_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/eventdb/show_event.php?id=176832", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07e5bc523f42a671dfe36fdc42c04cb5af3ae3ab7ce19fd244f7e103fb7219e2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Wissen to go – abends im Museum: Der Dachs im Siedlungsraum", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Naturhistorisches Museum", "address": "Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/animals/mammals"], "description": "«Wissen to go – abends im Museum: Der Dachs im Siedlungsraum» is a short talk in the «Wissen to go – abends im Museum» series run by the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich. It is given by Madeleine Geiger and deals with the badger in the settlement area. The series is aimed at adults and imparts new knowledge in short lectures.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wissen-to-go-abends-im-museum-der-dachs-im-siedlungsraum-69281/", "official_url": "https://www.nmz.uzh.ch/de/fuehrungen/WissenToGo.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH-Hauptgebäude", "address": "", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» (Humans and Space) is a two-day public event at the ETH main building devoted to the question of what humans are looking for in space and what research there brings to life on Earth. It is put on by ETH Zürich, bringing together science, technology and society for a broad audience from children to adults. 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