Science Communication
Lectures for Non-Philosophers
Night of Philosophy Amsterdam 2025 (Public Library Amsterdam) Interview led by Frank Meester: Pain Philosophy: From Cure to Care
Annual Symposium of the MSG Science Network Physiotherapy (VU Amsterdam): What’s Left of the ‘Physical’? Re-visiting Pain and Physiotherapy from a Biopsychosocial Perspective
Virtual symposium for physiotherapists and sport scientists organized by ‘OX Science’: Das ‘Physische’ wird nicht zurückgelassen: Physiologische Prozesse und Interventionen in bio-psycho-sozialen Schmerzmodellen (The ‚Physical‘ is not left behind: Physiological processes and interventions in bio-psycho-social pain models)
Annual symposium of PhysioAustria (Innsbruck): Biopsychosoziale Modelle: Theoretische Annahmen und praktische Herausforderungen (Biopsychosocial Models: Theoretical Assumptions and Practical Challenges)
Virtual symposium for physiotherapists and sport scientists organized by ‘OX Science’: Schmerzen und Wahrnehmung von Handlungsmöglichkeiten (Pain and the Experience of Action Possibilities)
AlphaGammaPartners ‘Vaksteunpunt Filosofie’ (Haags Montessori Lyceum): Introduction to Situated Cognition for High-School Teachers
Conference of the German Osteopathy School ‘Osteopathy meets Psychology’ (online; Berlin): Philosophical Reflections on Pain, Person, and Practice (with Dr. Peter Stilwell)
Pain BC Society Webinar (online): Is the Biopsychosocial Model of Pain (for a recording of the presentation see here: Youtube)
Interviews
Interview with ‘Welt am Sonntag’ about the subjective character of pain, the impact of chronic pain on patients, and the role of the medical system (published in the national print version on 28/02/2026)
Video Interview with PhysioBib: Auftakt der ‘From Pain to Suffering’ Konferenz – Die Organisator*innen im Interview (Conference ‘From Pain to Suffering – Interview with the organizers)
Video interview with PhysioBib: Der Unterschied zwischen Schmerz und Leiden (The difference between pain and suffering)
Interview with Zeit Online about pain and suffering (led by Olga Herschel)
YouTube Videos
PhysioBib: Wie Schmerz unsere Umweltwahrnehmung verändert (How pain changes our perception of the world)
PhysioBib: Grenzen des bio-psycho-sozialen Modells (Limits of the bio-psycho-social model)
Exhibitions
Cultural Branding ‘Grenzüberschreitungen: Auslöser, Gefühle, Wirkungen‘ (Crossing borders: Triggers, feelings, effects); Global Young Faculty (Mercator Research Center Ruhr)
Scientific Support for the Exhibition: ‘Wie wir die Welt sehen: Philosophie und Kognition‘ (How we see the world: Philosophy and cognition) (RU Bochum)
Podcasts
