MuT2Go
Pick up your share of MuT (courage) for the future of people and technology - served as brain bites during your lunch break.
MuT2Go (literally: courage to go) is an informative short format on Wednesdays during the TRIANGEL Community Day. Experts from the network of the KIT Center for Man and Technology (MuT) pitch their research perspective on a monthly focus topic, discuss and answer your questions - light-hearted, entertaining, with pop-cultural references.
Upcoming MuT2Go editions
Values in science communication
Science communication on socially relevant scientific or technological issues often finds itself caught between the poles of factual information and normative evaluation. Take, for instance, the ways in which these issues are discussed in the public sphere, whether it's climate change, artificial intelligence, or genetic engineering. Terms such as 'climate justice', 'AI slop' and 'Frankenfood' can clarify social values and their significance in debates about science and technology. However, they also run the risk of delegitimising justified opposing positions prematurely or oversimplifying complex issues.
The research project "Moralizations in science communication" is dedicated to the question of how values can be communicated in connection with scientific issues in such a way that evidence-based compromises can be found and polarization dynamics can be limited.
Have we piqued your interest? Take the opportunity to exchange ideas with Anna Rifat Klassen. They have a background in philosophy and the history of life sciences and works at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) in the BMFTR-funded project "Moralizations in Science Communication" (MoWiKo).
- Friday, 26 June 2026, 13:30-14:30
- at the MobiLab on the Kronenplatz in Karlsruhe
- (as always) free of charge
This edition of MuT2Go will be held in German spoken language (with AI-based English simultaneous translation on screens) and is just right for you if you are interested in one or more of the following topics:
- Public debates about science
- Science, technology and values
- Science communication
- Green genetic engineering
The course is part of the Days of Democracy 2026 and will be framed by the exhibition "...you tell me - trust in science", which will be on display at MobiLab on June 26 and 27.
Medicine of the future - tailored to you
Every year, millions of people hope for successful rehabilitation therapy. It is crucial for restoring the quality of life and ability to work of patients with cardiovascular diseases and chronic pain in the long term. In view of demographic change, precise rehabilitation is becoming increasingly important. The INNOVARE research project is working on using AI to bring personalized rehabilitation medicine from a futuristic vision to the reality of the present.
The aim is to switch from standard treatment plans to tailor-made treatment models. Based on biometric data, AI-supported systems could generate therapy suggestions tailored to the individual patient. In this way, the potential of each therapy could be better realized to significantly improve physical and mental health.
Meet Mailah Khan from the "Health Education and Sports Psychology" research group, at the next MuT2Go and learn all about pioneering AI therapy approaches and how to get the most out of your personal rehab program.
- March 18, 2026, 13:30-14:30
- TRIANGEL Transfer | Culture | Space, Kaiserstrasse 93, Karlsruhe
- Free admission
This edition of MuT2Go is just right for you if you are interested in one or more of the following topics
- Medicine of the future
- Artificial intelligence
- Health topics
- Data topics
Why crises in soccer are no coincidence
In professional soccer, the moment often seems to come abruptly: The results fail to materialize, the mood changes, the coach feels under pressure. What publicly appears to be a sudden collapse is, on closer inspection, the result of a longer, previously hidden process.
KIT researchers led by MuT spokesperson Prof. Dr. Darko Jekauc show that performance crises are not only decided on the pitch - but in the interplay of expectations, results and psychological dynamics(click here for the paper). Although vast amounts of performance data are available in professional soccer, the mental processes behind instability and self-doubt have so far remained elusive. This is precisely where the new mathematical approach of the "Sporting crises in professional soccer" project of the "Health Education and Sport Psychology" group comes in.
You were able to talk to Prof. Dr. Darko Jekauc, head of the "Health Education and Sport Psychology" research group, about crises in professional soccer and find out what role the number Phi plays and how his approaches can be transferred to other systems in which expectations, dynamics and collective processes interact.
This edition of MuT2Go took place on February 11th and was perfect for you if you are interested in one or more of the following topics:
- Dark side of professional soccer
- Sports science
- Psychological approaches in sport
- Team crises
You can find out more about the topic in advance here.
Not everyone is in hibernation
The BioBlitz Karlsruhe - Artificial intelligence, data and species knowledge
Dr. Judith Bieberich, Project Manager"Species Knowledge for All" at the State Museum of Natural History , introduced the BioBlitz-Karlsruhe and gave an overview of the wild animal, fungi and plant species that you can observe in Karlsruhe.
The MuT2Go took place as part of the BioBlitz Advent calendar.
This edition was just right for you if you are interested in one or more of the following topics:
- Fungi, animal and plant species in Karlsruhe
- Research at the Natural History Museum
- Citizen science and species knowledge
- Opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence for species knowledge
- Data quality vs. quantity
My digital twin
Digital patient twins and gender / sex biases
What are digital twins and what benefits do they have in the medical treatment of patients? Do they help all patients to the same extent? What role does data play?
Portrait of Dr. Dana Mahr in front of a turquoise background. scientist Dr. Dana Mahr (ITAS, KIT) talked to you about justice and the use of digital patient twins.
This edition of MuT2Go was just right for you if you are interested in one or more of the following topics:
- Gender justice
- Medicine and medical ethics
- Digital Twins
- Artificial intelligence
- Animes (why, that will be solved on Wednesday) :)
Your feed, your democracy
The brand new MuT2Go format was launched as part of the Days of Democracy with the pilot edition "Your Feed, Your Democracy" with Prof. Dr. Christof Weinhardt on September 17, 2025.