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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 29/09/2026

While we wait for the October story, make sure to catch up on the September one ✨

Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 17/09/2026

🏄‍♀️ New #ScienceandFiction short story 🏄‍♀️ This time, Norbert Rohweder wrote a story about threats to one's self image. How would you react? 😔 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/45_t... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 16/09/2026

We've made it to over 500 followers interested in the thrilling combination of science and fiction 💙 Time to reshare the video where I present Science & Fiction: youtu.be/hUY098T9p-k?... (Turn on subtitles for English)

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Science & Fiction - Wissenschaftskommunikation mit fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 29/08/2026

Have you always wanted to try creative writing? 🤔 Then why not write a short story for Science & Fiction and explain scientific topics at the same time! 💙 Further information: scienceandfiction.net#contribute #wisskomm #scicomm #shortstory #writing #sciencefiction

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Wo wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse und fiktionale Geschichten zusammentreffen.

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 17/08/2026

🤯 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🤯 This time, Charlotte Bröder wrote a story about experiencing university as a #neurodiverse student with #ADHD. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/44_b... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 09/08/2026

New #shortstory coming soon - (re)read this great one by @axellangner.bsky.social in the meantime 💙

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Axel Langner @axellangner.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I had the opportunity to write a short story for the cool #sciencecommunication format @scienceandfiction.net! Of course, I had to combine a superhero story and eye tracking. Check it out here.👇

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 23/07/2026

We've nearly reached 500 people at my #scicomm #writing account, @scienceandfiction.net, so if you weren't aware of it yet, a follow would be much appreciated 💙 If you prefer LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/scie... If you prefer Instagram: www.instagram.com/scienceandfi... #booksky 🪐📚 #wisskomm

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 19/07/2026

👁️ New #ScienceandFiction short story 👁️ This time, @axellangner.bsky.social writes about a superhero called Akira. Can he use eye-tracking to defeat his archenemy? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/43_b... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 17/07/2026

New #shortstory coming soon - read this great one from @lenaackermann.bsky.social in the meantime! ☺️

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 30/06/2026

🥍 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🥍 This time, @lenaackermann.bsky.social writes about the location where your eyes should be right before a goal. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/42_q... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 18/06/2026

We need a few more people, please consider participating in this very short study - you can also win something! 😁

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 02/06/2026

You have a few days to read the May story before the June one drops 🤩

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 01/06/2026

Im Rahmen einer Bachelorarbeit untersuchen wir, wie unterschiedliche Schreibstile das Textverständnis beeinflussen 🔤 Die Teilnahme an der Studie ist anonym und dauert nur wenige Minuten. Es werden vier 20 € Amazon-Gutscheine verlost bzw. 0,5 VP-Stunden vergeben. ➡️ s2survey.net/Wissensfrage...

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ALT: Trixie: I Have All The Questions (Toy Story 4)

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 16/05/2026

😔 New #ScienceandFiction short story 😔 This time, @helenahartmann.com writes about rumination and circling thoughts and how to (potentially) get rid of them 🔁 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/41_j... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 11/05/2026

⏳ Time flies! ⏳ Just enough time left to read some poetry before the next story is uploaded! ✨

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 20/04/2026

🧬 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🧬 This time, Zsófia Meggyesi writes about how life came to be, using a poetry slam format. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/40_g... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/4...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 09/04/2026

Just enough time to read last month's short story before the next one comes out 😁 April's story will be a different format that's never been on the blog so far! 😱

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The Power of Expectations @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Have a look at this cool short story by our former intern ↘️

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 20/03/2026

Isabelle was my intern last year and I thought I would try writing a science short story as a didactic #scicomm exercise - and was amazed at the result! ♥️ So here it is now for all of you to read! ☺️ I think from now on all my students might be asked if they want to try it out 😁

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 20/03/2026

🔮 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🔮 This time, Isabelle Ritzenhoff writes about the other side of end-of-life dreams. 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/39_v... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #comic

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 15/03/2026

Before the new story comes next week, have you read the last one? ✨

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Benjamin Buttlar @benjaminbuttlar.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Short stories are such an amazing way of communicating science! Check out my short story and all the other amazing content on @scienceandfiction.net!

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 16/02/2026

🫜 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🥦 This time, @benjaminbuttlar.bsky.social writes about a future where eating meat is a part of the past. Want to know why? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/38_a... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #comic

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 03/02/2026

The perfect preparation article for the february #ScienceandFiction short story coming up! 👇

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 20/01/2026

Have you already read this month's short story? ✨

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 18/01/2026

Thanks to everyone who was there! It really is fantastic to know that 70(!) people are interested in storytelling to explain science! 💙 😱 Missed the talk? Don't worry, I recorded it (in German): youtu.be/hUY098T9p-k Thanks to @psycomm.bsky.social for allowing me to be one of the first talks! ✨

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The Power of Expectations @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Don't miss this #scicomm talk by @helenahartmann.com talking about @scienceandfiction.net tomorrow! ✨ ➡️ Register with @psycomm.bsky.social at psycomm@dgps.de!

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The Power of Expectations @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Our science communication PI @helenahartmann.com will present her project @scienceandfiction.net next Friday! 🤩 Mark your calendars if you're into #scicomm, #storytelling, and #sciencefiction #shortstories! 📚

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 11/01/2026

🦠 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🦠 This time, a team from @uni.lu created a comic about all our helpful gut bacteria! Do you recognise some? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/37_a... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #comic

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PsyComm - Wissenschaftskommunikation in der Psychologie @psycomm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

In genau einer Woche findet unser nächstes Kolloquium statt! Am 16.1. um 12 Uhr nimmt uns @helenahartmann.com mit in die Welt von "Science and Fiction - WissKomm mit fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten". Nähere Infos und die Anmeldung findet ihr im Bild. Wir freuen uns auf euch! @scienceandfiction.net

Das Projekt Science and Fiction verbindet Wissenschaftskommunikation mit fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten. Die Geschichten greifen unterschiedliche Genres auf - darunter Science-Fiction, Romantik und Thriller - und stellen Bezüge zu aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen her. So entsteht eine besondere Form der WissKomm, die Wissensvermittlung mit literarischer Erzählkunst kombiniert.
16. Januar, 12 Uhr, Zoom.
Anmeldung: Mail an psycomm@dgps.de

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 08/01/2026

Have you read @stinaborchers.bsky.social's short story already? 🐀

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 02/01/2026

Der Vortrag von @helenahartmann.com von der @nawik.de Konferenz #Wisskon25 über das Projekt ist nun auf YouTube verfügbar! 💙 Schaut mal rein (ab 6:32:00): www.youtube.com/live/qBieeNI...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 30/12/2025

🐀 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🐀 This time, @stinaborchers.bsky.social wrote about how evolution reacts when food runs out. Utopia or dystopia? 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/36_t... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #sciencefiction #shortstories #writing

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The food ran out and evolution answered—not with strength, but with instinct. CW: Hunger.

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 14/12/2025

New short story is coming at the end of the month - in the meantime, have a read through the other 35 (!) existing stories! 🫶 Believe me, there's a genre for everyone! 😁

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 02/12/2025

Thanks to @helenahartmann.com's talk presenting the project @wisskon.bsky.social, we are now booked with short stories until August next year 😭💙 Thanks so much for making the project even more diverse - can't wait for all the new stories and great authors coming in 2026! 💕 DM for the last spots! 😁

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Dr. Lutz Böhm @drlutzboehm.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Hugs don't lie Bei der Umarmung, den Kopf rechts aneinander oder links? "Die Seitenpräferenz während einer Umarmung sagt dir, wie du dich fühlst." gefunden auf @scienceandfiction.net scienceandfiction.net/stories/27_h...

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The side preference during a hug tells you how you feel.

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 02/12/2025

Early bird today to make it to @nawik.de's @wisskon.bsky.social in time ✨ Book, tea and stickers - I'm ready for a day of #scicomm fun 💙 Watch me present @scienceandfiction.net later at 16:00: www.nawik.de/wisskon-netz...

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 28/11/2025

💊 New #ScienceandFiction short story 💊 This time, the brilliant Biljana Gjoneska wrote about the Matrix - but hundreds of years later... 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/35_t... 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3... #scicomm #wisskomm #sciencefiction #shortstories

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Nationales Institut für Wissenschaftskommunikation @nawik.de · 10/11/2025

📚🔬 Science & Fiction – Wissenschaft erzählt Geschichten! Dr. Helena Hartmann @helenahartmann.com verbindet in fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten aktuelle Forschung mit Literatur – von Sci-Fi bis Romantik. #Wisskomm #WissKon25 | Projektvorstellungen (Block II) | 16:00 | 📸 André Zelck

Dr. Helena Hartmann lächelt in die Kamera, darunter steht der Titel der Projektvorstellung.

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 16/11/2025

New #ScienceandFiction short story for this month is coming soon! 💙 Teaser: 💊💊🤔 In the meantime, browse the other 31 (!) stories by 22 different authors, there are all kinds of genres from romance over sci-fi and horror to suspense and fantasy! 🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net 🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/

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Where scientific results and fictional stories intersect.

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 10/11/2025

We're excited to be a part of this year's @wisskon.bsky.social organized by the @nawik.de 💙 @helenahartmann.com is ready to tell you all about the magic of #scicomm #storytelling through fictional #shortstories! 😱

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 28/10/2025

Have you read this month's short story yet? ⤵️

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SCAN Unit @scanunit.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

See below to read a short story from our member @lauragschw.bsky.social describing her research - really cool way to communicate science!

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I love this idea. This is the type of public-facing scicomm that gives a scientist a renewed and refreshed perspective on their own work. I champion scientists engaging in ways that fill their own cups here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... BUT!! fiction writing is a challenge (at least for me). /1

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Benjamin Buttlar @benjaminbuttlar.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I tried it, and it was a great experience! You've got to check out the work by Helena and her guest writers! See if it's something you'd like as well - you won't be disappointed if you are interested in science and fiction!

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Petros Ligoxygakis @petrosligoxygakis.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Sounds like great fun! Already thinking of a storyline.

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