Kaleidoscience: Conversations on Cognitive Science

Imogen Hüsing, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf, Elisa Palme
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Kaleidoscience is a podcast interviewing guests across the field of Cognitive Science. We explore questions such as what it means to be conscious, what AI might think, how the brain processes language - and much more. Find the answers to questions you may or may not have asked yourself. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscience_pod/ Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder

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  1. 10/30/2025

    S3 #38 How can AI model the sensorimotor system? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Tonio Weidler.

    Related papers: Weidler, T. (2025). The mechanism at hand: A goal-driven approach to modeling the human sensorimotor system. (https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/the-mechanism-at-hand-a-goal-driven-approach-to-modeling-the-huma) Doerig, A., Sommers, R.P., Seeliger, K. et al. The neuroconnectionist research programme. Nat Rev Neurosci 24, 431–450 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-023-00705-w Kriegeskorte, N., Douglas, P.K. Cognitive computational neuroscience. Nat Neurosci 21, 1148–1160 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-018-0210-5 Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    1h 5m

  2. 11/13/2025

    S3 #39 What do hormones have to do with everything from menstruation to menopause? Brain-to-brain with Franziska Weinmar.

    Papers: Zsido, R. G., Williams, A. N., Barth, C., Serio, B., Kurth, L., Mildner, T., … & Sacher, J. (2023). Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults during menstrual cycle. Nature Mental Health, 1(10), 761-771. Gottschewsky, N., Kraft, D., & Kaufmann, T. (2024). Menarche, pubertal timing and the brain: female-specific patterns of brain maturation beyond age-related development. Biology of sex Differences, 15(1), 25. Pletzer, B., Bodenbach, H., Hoehn, M., Hajdari, L., Hausinger, T., Noachtar, I., & Beltz, A. M. (2024). Reproducible stability of verbal and spatial functions along the menstrual cycle. Neuropsychopharmacology, 49(6), 933-941. Pletzer, B., Harris, T. A., Scheuringer, A., & Hidalgo-Lopez, E. (2019). The cycling brain: menstrual cycle related fluctuations in hippocampal and fronto-striatal activation and connectivity during cognitive tasks. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(11), 1867-1875. Pletzer, B., Harris, T., & Hidalgo-Lopez, E. (2018). Subcortical structural changes along the menstrual cycle: beyond the hippocampus. Scientific reports, 8(1), 16042. Podcast of the International Research Training Group IRTG 2804: Example for the mentioned graph: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44294-025-00078-8/figures/1 Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    58 min

  3. 11/27/2025

    S3 #40 How do hormones influence our cognition? Brain-to-brain with Assoc. Prof. Caroline Gurvich.

    https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/caroline-gurvich Related papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40251875 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41074674 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41122799 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39255423 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35878526 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30154388 Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    56 min

  4. 12/11/2025

    S3 #41 What is the effect of stress hormones on cognition? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Katja Langer.

    Related papers: Langer, K., Wolf, O. T., Merz, C. J., & Jentsch, V. L. (2025). The effects of stress hormones on cognitive emotion regulation: A systematic review and integrative model. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 106040. Langer, K., Jentsch, V. L., & Wolf, O. T. (2023). Rapid effects of acute stress on cognitive emotion regulation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 151, 106054. Langer, K., Jentsch, V. L., & Wolf, O. T. (2022). Cortisol promotes the cognitive regulation of high intensive emotions independent of timing. European Journal of Neuroscience, 55(9-10), 2684-2698. Langer, K., Hagedorn, B., Stock, L. M., Otto, T., Wolf, O. T., & Jentsch, V. L. (2020). Acute stress improves the effectivity of cognitive emotion regulation in men. Sci. Rep. 10, 11571. Langer, K., Jentsch, V. L., & Wolf, O. T. (2022). Acute stress influences strategy preference when dealing with high intensity emotions in men. Biological Psychology, 169, 108264. Katja’s department: www.cog.psy.ruhr-uni-bochum.de Katja’s researchgate profile: www.researchgate.net/profile/Katja-Langer-4 Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    1h 1m

  5. JAN 15

    S3 #42 What does the research say about Science Communication? Brain-to-brain with Prof. Rainer Bromme.

    Literature: Bromme, R. (2025). Objektiv und unabhängig, aber auch wirksam für das Gemeinwohl: Vertrauen im Kontext öffentlicher Erwartungen an Wissenschaft. In P. Sandermann & V. Schwenker (Eds.), Trust Issues!? - Vertrauen in modernen Gesellschaften. (pp. 233-243). transcript. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.14361/9783839470879 Bromme, R. (2025). Wissenschaftskommunikation. In P. Pasternack, G. Reinmann, & C. Schneijderberg (Eds.), Hochschulforschung: Forschung über Hochschule und Wissenschaft (pp. 511-520). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748943334 Bromme, R., & Gierth, L. (2021). Rationality and the public understanding of science. In M. Knauff & W. Spohn (Eds.), Handbook of Rationality (pp. 767-776). MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. Bromme, R., Mede, N., Thomm, E., Kremer, B., & Ziegler, R. (2022). An anchor in troubled times: Trust in science before and within the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE 17(2):e0262823. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262823 Bromme, R. & Hendriks, F. (2023). Trust in science: considering whom to trust for knowing what is true. In R.C. Mayer & B. Mayer (Eds.). A Research Agenda for Trust: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 37-49). Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-research-agenda-for-trust-9781802200935.html Bromme, R. (2022). Informiertes Vertrauen in Wissenschaft: Lehren aus der COVID-19 Pandemie für das Verständnis naturwissenschaftlicher Grundbildung (scientific literacy). Unterrichtswissenschaft, 50(3), 331-345. doi:10.1007/s42010-022-00159-6 Hendriks, F. & Bromme, R. (2022). Researchers’ Public Engagement in the Context of Interdisciplinary Research Programs: Learning and Reflection from Boundary Crossing. Science Communication, 44(6), 693-718. doi:10.1177/10755470221137052 Wintterlin, F., Hendriks, F., Mede, N. G., Bromme, R., Metag, J., & Schäfer, M. S. (2022). Predicting public trust in science: The role of basic orientations toward science, perceived trustworthiness of scientists, and experiences with science. Frontiers in Communication, 6:822757. doi:10.3389/fcomm.2021.822757 2021 Bromme, R., & Gierth, L. (2021). Rationality and the public understanding of science. In M. Knauff & W. Spohn (Eds.), Handbook of Rationality (pp. 767-776). MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    1h 21m

  6. JAN 29

    S3 #43 How do parasocial relationships with chatbots form? Brain-to-brain with Takuya Maeda.

    References: https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-artificial-intelligence-9d48adc572100822fdbc3c90d1456bd0 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-created-flirty-chatbots-taylor-swift-other-celebrities-without-permission-2025-08-29/ https://futurism.com/woman-suicide-openai-therapist https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/family-teenager-died-suicide-alleges-openais-chatgpt-blame-rcna226147 https://itif.org/publications/2025/05/21/ai-companions-risk-over-regulation-with-state-legislation/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/companion-ai-emotional-support-chatbots-1.7620087 https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/lifestyle/woman-married-to-an-ai-robot/ https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/14/married-ai-bot-human-wife-doesnt-mind-23628030/ https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/M/bo3618528.html https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-13558-002 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3442188.3445922 https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/race-after-technology Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    1h 4m

  7. FEB 15

    S3 #44 How should machines translate sensitive language? Brain-to-brain with Sabrina Frohn.

    Sabrina’s linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-frohn/ Papers: not THE implicit bias paper but one explaining implicit and explicit bias: “Social Justice in Our Minds, Homes, and Society: The Nature, Causes, and Consequences of Implicit Bias” by Laurie A. Rudman, 10.1023/B:SORE.0000027406.32604.f6 about the implicit association test I mentioned: https://www.projectimplicit.net/nosek/iat/default.html (I was not able to find the study I participated in, but I assume it is similar to this, perhaps was even based on this.) bias in machine translations: „Gender Bias in Machine Translation Systems“ Stefanie Ullmann et al., isbn: 978-3-030-88615-8 “What about em? How Commercial Machine Translation Fails to Handle (Neo-)Pronouns, Lauscher et al., 10.48550/arXiv.2305.16051 comparing LLM and MT “Benchmarking Machine Translation with Cultural Awareness” by Binwei Yao, 10.48550/arXiv.2305.14328 „Evaluating Gender Bias in Machine Translation“, Stanovski et al., 10.18653/v1/P19-1164 machtsprache: https://www.machtsprache.de/ macht.sprache plugins: chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/machtsprache-for-sensitiv/dichlnekfmanlagciihdnkgiefppilol firefox: addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/macht-sprache/ interesting reads: „The complexities of linguistic discrimination“, Drożdżowicz et al., 10.1080/09515089.2024.2307993 “On the Translation of Otherness: The Univocal Case of Will Grayson, Will Grayson”, Badenes, 10.7202/1068906ar “Word embeddings quantify 100 years of gender and ethnic stereotypes”, Garg et al., 10.1073/pnas.1720347115 https://pocolit.com/ Sabrina’s paper: https://publications.waset.org/10014353/bibtex Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder Write us an email to: kaleidopod@uos.de Contact us on Instagram: @kaleidoscience_pod

    1h 5m
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Kaleidoscience is a podcast interviewing guests across the field of Cognitive Science. We explore questions such as what it means to be conscious, what AI might think, how the brain processes language - and much more. Find the answers to questions you may or may not have asked yourself. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscience_pod/ Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder

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