Triad on the Island of Discoveries 2010
Just as the "MS Wissenschaft“, the interactive exhibition “Discoveries 2011: Health” on the Island of Mainau is another highlight of the Science Year 2011. 18 exhibition pavilions arouse a spirit of research and an urge for knowledge by way of interactive exhibits, which invite visitors to check them out while offering many answers to questions on the topic “research for our health”. For instance, numerous installations at the Boehringer Ingelheim pavilion, developed by Triad, encourage people to venture on an own expedition and to find out how to prevent diabetes, just to give one example. At the pavilion of the Fraunhofer Society, visitors learn about how we experience the world through our senses, how delicate our sensory organs are, and how crucial it is that our seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling functions well. Apart from three other pavilions, e.g. for the Weleda AG and the German Hygiene Museum Dresden, Triad developed an exciting “knowledge rally” for children, which leads them straight through all the exhibition pavilions.
Introduction Pavilion
The introduction pavilion of the Foundation Lindau Nobelprizewinners Meetings at Lake Constance invites visitors to discover exciting aspects of health research and perspectives on a healthy future. Under the motto “People knowing their body are also in a position to keep it fit and healthy”, the interactive human body model, developed by Triad and standing at the center of the introduction pavilion, offers practical advice on health issues.
Sugar Island
At the pavilion of Boehringer Ingelheim, numerous installations serve as invitation to venture on an own expedition and to learn more about diabetes mellitus. “Sugar Island”, a mountain consisting of sugar cubes, is rising at the center of the room. Besides offering fascinating background information, one can also find a treasure map there. Since a treasure hunt might involve physical activity, a foosball table is standing by, addressing in a playful manner one of the causes of diabetes: overweight. By participating in the “Sweet Jump” on a platform, treasure hunters can prove themselves by jumping as high as they can while finding out which food will make the blood sugar shoot up. Before finally reaching the desired treasure, visitors get insight into recent research approaches concerning diabetes therapy by looking through a microscope.
Mighty Molecules
At the pavilion of the German Hygiene Museum Dresden, everything revolves around hormones and mighty molecules. Whether we talk about fear, anger, happiness, or even love – hormones always come into play. The pivotal exhibit uses nine interactive hemispheres to illustrate how our emotions are governed by the hormones of our body. Spinning or tilting up the spheres will reveal the answers to such questions as “Does chocolate make us happy?” or “Why does the color red symbolize love?”. By getting involved, visitors will receive a lot of information about the topic of hormones in a playful manner.
With All Our Senses
Our five senses help us to remain healthy and to participate in life in an active way. Five interactive exhibits at the Fraunhofer pavilion present research projects relating to these issues on which scientists are working right now and show how crucial our senses are in everyday life. For instance, visitors will learn what a scent scientist does, how specialists in adaptronics are muffling the engine noise of vehicles in order to protect our ears, or how large quantities of artificial skin can be cultivated.
The Rhythm of Our Lives
At the Weleda pavilion, visitors will receive insights into anthroposophical medicine and its mode of action and they will learn how the rhythms of our body have a direct influence on our thinking, feeling, and acting. This is demonstrated vividly with the example of stress symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, sleeplessness, and other conditions of unrest. Visitors will not only find out here what impact these disturbances have on our body equilibrium but also which chances anthroposophical medicine offers by way of using herbal and mineral substances for recreating a healthy middle ground. An interactive presentation will teach visitors about the effect of medicinal plants on the heart and on the circulatory system. A heart rate monitor invites visitors to feel their own body’s rhythm.
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