Fake news, alternative facts, conspiracy theories – the public debate on many topics challenges or ignores scientifically proven facts; public discussions on controversial issues are rarely fact-based or enriched with scientific background knowledge. Therefore, the initiative Wissenschaft im Dialog (Science in Dialogue), the Science Media Center Germany, and the Technische Universität Braunschweig have launched the platform “The Debate.” It offers a space for discussing controversial science topics and scientific perspectives on socially relevant and much-debated topics. This takes place in the form of live debates, factual videos, multimedia information tools, and interviews.

Guests: Prof. Markus Maurer (TU Braunschweig), Prof. Barbara Lenz (German Aerospace Center, DLR) and N.N.
Moderators: Christoph Koch (Stern) and Mai Thi Nguyen (ZDF/funk)