Luminous Links Encounters with Light in Science, Society, and the Senses
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Venue & accessibility info:
Rudolf Wolf Room, Collegium HelveticumThis public workshop has limited places available. Participation is free of charge. To attend the workshop, please register your interest in attending the event. The organizer will reach out to confirm your participation.
Light shapes our lives in ways we often overlook—influencing perception, guiding behavior, impacting health, and shaping the environments we inhabit. Luminous Links brings together experts from neuroscience, space exploration, ecology, urban studies, and sensory science to explore how light operates across scales—from brain activity to sustainable cities. Through engaging talks and demonstrations, this event reveals the many roles light plays in illuminating human experience and the world around us.
This event welcomes anyone interested in the intersections of light, science, and society. It will be especially relevant to scientists, clinicians, psychologists, urban planners, environmental scientists, and others curious about how light influences perception, health, ecological systems, and daily life. Luminous Links offers engaging presentations and discussions for all who wish to better understand light’s role in shaping both humans and habitats.
Program
Please note: The schedule and talk titles are tentative and subject to change
| 08:45 |
Registration & check-in |
| 09:00 |
Opening & welcome remarksby Audrey Bowden and the Collegium’s directorate |
| 09:15 |
Illuminating the Mind |
How Earth Light Changes Us: An Astronaut’s PerspectiveSian Proctor |
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My Work with Light |
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Shining Light on the Science of Social & Aesthetic SynchronyRyssa Moffet |
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| 10:45 |
Coffee break & technology demoDuring the break, participants will have a chance to demo some commercial and under-research-development-devices to see their brain activity captured in real time. |
| 11:15 |
Audience Q&A |
| 11:45 |
Illuminating Environments |
Steps Towards Sustainable Outdoor Lighting |
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Lighting and the Urban Experience |
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Audience Q&A |
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| 13:00 |
Lunch breakConnect with other participants or informally continue the discussion about the morning session over lunch. Lunch available for registered participants only (registration link above). |
| 14:00 |
Illuminating the Senses |
Farbe & Flavor |
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Audience Q&A |
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| 15:00 |
Speakers’ panel discussion |
| 15:30–16:00 |
Closing remarks |
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