{"title": "Was macht uns zu Menschen?", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+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": ["science/biology/evolution"], "description": "«Was macht uns zu Menschen?» (What makes us human?) is a special exhibition with guided tours at the Science Pavilion UZH. It is presented by the Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology of the University of Zurich, whose research has been shaped by this question since its founding 125 years ago. On display are differences and above all similarities between us and other animals, including how communication, cooperation and culture appear in the animal kingdom. 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It invites visitors to discover the diversity and beauty of nature and be fascinated by dinosaurs and bipeds. In Orsa's world, visitors immerse themselves in the life of the Neanderthals and leave their own footprints in the basement; plants, which communicate in many ways with each other and with other species, are also part of the exhibition. It addresses different age groups, from toddlers to adults with an interest in natural science.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/eine-entdeckungsreise-fur-alle-59642/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"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. The tour is part of the pavilion's events programme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/fuhrung-moderne-physikforschung-33341/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79a8a5f1bfdda9e52b845182135a783e90fdbaf94910b9d91ac378fd2494498a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wissen to go – abends im Museum: Von Wölfen und Hunden", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zürich", "address": "", "price": "kostenlos / free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/animals"], "description": "A short evening talk titled «Wissen to go – abends im Museum: Von Wölfen und Hunden» at the University of Zurich's museum. The series is run by the University of Zurich, offering short talks on Thursday evenings from September to May; this instalment is given by Gwendolyn Wirobski and is about wolves and dogs. The offer is aimed at adults, is free of charge and needs no registration. On these evenings the museum is open from 17:30 to 20:00.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wissen-to-go-abends-im-museum-von-wolfen-und-hunden-40735/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f64dbe45761496fc5654cc0537cf88763f55eee7c89fe7275e41b280b015b0e8-2000.webp"}, {"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. 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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": "Modelle – Wissen formen", "start": "2026-08-19T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/history-of-science"], "description": "\"Modelle – Wissen formen\" is an exhibition with more than 500 historical and current models, many shown to the public for the first time. The pieces come from the collections of ETH Zürich and the University of Zurich. They show how models make knowledge visible, in fields from anatomy and geometry to crystallography and aerodynamics. It is curated by Roberta Spano and Dr. Dorothe Zimmermann.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/modelle-wissen-formen-8311/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/580b5737283e5fb9ab281aea3dd577cf95a37bdb18413ccdd8bf456801c521e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "wow² Space – Humans and Space, 31 Oct and 1 Nov 2026", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/kultur/zuerich/museen/kunsthaus.zuerich/kunsthaus.zuerich.html#seg140471", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² – Humans and Space» is a public event format by ETH Zurich now in its second edition, spending two days on one question: what are we humans searching for in space, and what does space research bring to our lives on Earth. The free programme brings together science, technology and society and is aimed at a broad audience, from children to teenagers to adults. At talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from lunar research, climate research, gravitational waves and life as an analogue astronaut, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen. 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": "Familien-Workshops: Jahreszeiten aus tierischer Sicht", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+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": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/animals"], "description": "", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/familien-workshops-jahreszeiten-aus-tierischer-sicht-6358/", "official_url": "", "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. In talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from space research, including analog astronaut Eleonore Poli and former NASA science director Thomas Zurbuchen. There are also entertaining formats like «BLACK BOX» and «Cook the Science», the trained four-legged robot LunarLeaper, the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and young people.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-mensch-und-all-73722/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» is a two-day, free public format by ETH Zurich dealing with questions of space and space research, such as what humans need to live permanently on the Moon and what research in space brings for life on Earth. 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There are also exhibitions and demonstrations such as the four-legged robot LunarLeaper and 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-mensch-und-all-76396/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "wow² Space – Humans and Space", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "wow² Space – Humans and Space is a public science event featuring talks, live podcasts, shows, tours, workshops and demonstrations all about space. It is organised by ETH Zurich, which is running its wow² series for the second time. 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