I am a science writer and editor at TWENTYTWO Film GmbH with expertise in podcast and video production. I research, write and direct video formats for different platforms.

Besides producing our core format Doktor Whatson (YouTube), we collaborate with public broadcasting networks, as well as leading research organizations such as the Max-Planck-Society and the Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

I work as a science journalist since 2022. Before, I was an independent science communicator. My scientific background is in biology. My PhD is in neuroscience and I spent several years as a postdoctoral researcher (2011 to 2018). [CV]

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New Job at TWENTYTWO FILM

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In May 2022, I started a new job as a writer/editor for the young science video production firm TWENTYTWO Film, based in Cologne, Germany. They are most famous for their YouTube-Channel “Doktor Whatson” and that’s the format I am writing scripts for. On May 29th, Doktor Whatson released the first video based on a script …

New Job at TWENTYTWO FILM

Featured In “Aus dem Elfenbeinturm”

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As a guest on the (German language) podcast “Aus dem Elfenbeinturm” (‘From the Ivory Tower’), I was asked to talk about my career path. From student to PhD in neuroscience and, finally(?), science communicator. https://elfenbeinturm.podigee.io/8-dennis-eckmeier

I Made A Video about De-Extinction for a Competition

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The science communication competition “Fast Forward Science” is an award funded by different public and private entities in Germany. I made a first contribution in 2019, when I made a video about some core principles of neuroscience. This year, the focus of the award was broadened so I could submit a podcast episode, an Instagram …

I Made A Video about De-Extinction for a Competition

Old Man with a Clarinet

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Wednesdays I work on an eLearning project with my dad. 🙂 He’s been a clarinet teacher for more than 40 years. A couple of weeks into the pandemic he decided I should help him teach the clarinet on YouTube 😂. His channel is called ‘Old Man with a Clarinet’, and it’s in German 😜 We …

Old Man with a Clarinet