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At the "KI Lectures" Frauke Kreuter shows how AI and Big Data are used to automate administrative processes and study demographic changes - and what the pitfalls are.As part of LMU’s virtual “KI Lectures” series, statistician Professor…

In the LMU’s “KI Lectures” series, Professor Enrique Jiménez explains how artificial intelligence can enable people to read some of the oldest known scripts.One of the world’s oldest forms of writing, cuneiform, originated in ancient…

“So many forms!” Dr. Francesca Mezzenzana recalls. The anthropologist, who is originally from Italy, moved to LMU from Canterbury University in the summer. She shares the feeling of being overwhelmed by the bureaucracy involved with many…

Giving something back: Many donors have a close connection with LMU. Even the establishment of LMU in 1472 can be viewed as an endowment. How LMU foundations benefit students, research, and teaching.Helping pay for the medical care of…

Macromolecules such as cellular structures or virus capsids can emerge from small building blocks without external control to form complex spatial structures. This self-organization is a central feature of biological systems. But such…

Higher organisms store their genetic material in the nuclei of cells as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In a process called transcription, individual segments, the genes, are converted into messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs). Subsequently,…

The voluntary service award "Demokratie stärken" ranks as Germany’s most prestigious prize for social engagement. It has now been presented to an association whose workshop concepts are partly based on scientific insights gained at…

LMU archaeologists show that lignite was used for kilns as early as the Bronze Age, more than 3000 years ago, over 1000 years earlier than previously thought.The Mycenaean culture in Bronze Age Greece is not only famous for works of art…

Astrophysicist Daniel Grün uses artificial intelligence to explore the influence of dark matter and dark energy on the Universe.Dirt on the lens is the last thing an astronomer needs — it ruins any observation. A piece of dirt in front of…

Where and how did life begin on Early Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago from non-living chemicals? Discovering the answer to this question has long been debated and is a challenge for scientists. One thing that scientists can look for…