✨ PhDefended! ✨ I’ve finished my PhD “Feeling Art”, which explores how emotions, sensations, movements, and conversations shape art experiences (🔗 doi.org/10.33612/dis...). Huge thanks to all who supported me and excited to continue as a postdoc at the @allab-iwm.bsky.social of @iwmtue.bsky.social 💫

ℹ️Organized by the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (@allab-iwm.bsky.social, lead by Prof. Eva Specker) and supported by many dedicated colleagues, the visit offered young minds a unique glimpse into the past, present, and future of science.

Turin, you were beautiful!✨ And the #BeautyAndChange conference was a melting pot of ideas. We were so glad to be part of it and that we got to share our research projects there. Thanks to the organizers and all the people who listed to our team's 💡-filled talks and Eva's🔥 keynote. See you in 2026!

Eva, Gemma, Max and Ava from the ALL were delighted to join the ‘Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience – Bridging the Gap between Arts and Science’ conference hosted by the ETH-Zürich and the Social Brain Sciences Lab. We were excited to present our research surrounded by the beautiful nature🌴☀️🗻

Job Posting: We’re looking for two student assistants (HiWis) to support us! If you’re interested in the topics of aesthetics and learning, are studying in a related field, and are located in Tübingen (or nearby) then apply! 👨‍💻👩‍💻 Feel free to share the info 📣
iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/...

Eva was recently featured in Leibniz's "30 under 30" interview series. It is about young researchers who are about the same age as the association itself 🐣 Eva shares her passion for interdisciplinary research & why aesthetics matters. Check out her interview 📰
www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...

We are excited to introduce Emma Becke, our new team member! 🙋‍♀️ Emma comes to us after working on the Neurolive project in London, where she explored what makes live dance performances so engaging. She has now returned to Tübingen to investigate how we learn from aesthetic experiences of visual art🎨🧠

Join our team! We're hiring a Team Assistant to support the ALLab. Responsibilities include administrative tasks, calendar management & more. German (and English) language skills are essential. Check it out and pass on the news: www.iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/...

Last week ALL was well represented in the conference landscape 🗺️, Max presented his poster "Museal VR-Replica: Effects on Art-Experience and Learning" at the #EARLI2025 conference in Graz, Austria. It was a lovely conference with interesting talks and discussions!

✨ Does our body resonate differently when an everyday object is reframed by an artist as ready-made art?
Full story & #OpenScience #Rcode are available in our latest publication Ruta, Schino, Wolfe & Iosifyan (2025) Scientific Reports ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Huge thanks to the #VSAC2025 organizers for such an incredible conference! Special thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster "From preliminary findings to a large-scale diary study: Investigating aesthetic experience in everyday life" - loved the insightful discussions and exchanges! 🤓💡

So excited to be at #VSAC2025 in Wiesbaden! 🌟 Swing by and check out our poster today to learn about one of our upcoming studies! Curious? Find the orange poster and let's geek out about our research! 🟠🤓

Hi Bluesky! 🦋

We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨

Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!