Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country

A New Kilogram in 2018: The Biggest Revolution in Metrology since the French Revolution
2016-09-28 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Bizkaia Aretoa UPV/EHU, Abandoibarra Etorbidea, 3, Bilbo
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The 1985 Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Klaus von Klitzing, will give the talk entitled A New Kilogram in 2018: The Biggest Revolution in Metrology since the French Revolution at 19:00pm in Bizkaia Aretoa (Bilbao) on 28th September, within the framework of Passion For Knowledge 2016. Having obtained his doctorate from Braunschweig University in 1972, von Klitzing has built up a fruitful career in the world of science, working for Oxford University, the Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the IBM Research Laboratory in Yorktown Heights. In 1985, von Klitzing was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics thanks to the discovery of the quantum Hall effect, enabling the development of nano-electronic devices.

The talk will explain that Metrology- the science of measurements- is responsible for the international uniformity and precision in standards. Today, the seven units for meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela of our international system of units (SI units) are used as a basis to express everything in nature by numbers and units. The first global system of units was introduced during the French Revolution with prototypes for the meter and kilogram. Even today, an artefact of platinum iridium is by definition the international unit of mass but this standard is not stable enough. Therefore, the General Conference on Weights and Measures at his last meeting in November 2014 encouraged the international metrology community to complete all work until July 2017 necessary for a replacement of the current SI by a new system based on constants of nature. The quantum Hall effect (Nobel Prize 1985) plays a crucial role in this development, not only for the electrical units but also for the kilogram.

Genetic doping: Designing gold medals in the lab
2016-10-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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Is it possible to manipulate athletes’ genomes to improve their performance? What are the consequences? How is it carried out? The World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed that genetic doping already exists and has become the greatest threat to sport. The first tests to detect this type of doping took place at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The effects of this doping on athletes’ health are still unknown.

Biotechnologist and researcher in the field of genetic doping Julen Díaz will cover these issues at the talk & discussion entitled “Genetic doping: Designing gold medals in the lab”. Julen is currently working on the development of a method to detect this type of doping. The event will take place on 4th October in Azkuna Zentroa, and the lecture will be in Basque.

Zientziateka is a monthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Entry is free.

Leonardo Torres Quevedo, universal engineer. The most prodigious inventor of his time
2016-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Bizkaia Aretoa, Baroja aretoa, Abandoibarra 3, Bilbo
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On 24th October, the ‘Leonardo Torres Quevedo, universal engineer. The most prodigious inventor of his time’ talk will be held at the UPV/EHU Bizkaia Aretoa (Abandoibarra 3, Bilbao). This conference by the professor at the Complutense University in Madrid, Francisco A. González Redondo, will be the opening ceremony of an exhibition on the Basque engineer which will be on display at the same centre from 24th October to 6th November.

In 1930, Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852-1939) was named the most prodigious inventor of his time and takes an important place in the universal history of science and technology. Among his inventions, the first remote control or telekino (1902) can be highlighted, capable of controlling a dirigible; the Mount Ulía cable car in San Sebastian (1907), considered to be the world’s first passenger cable car; or the electromechanical arithmometer (1920), a predecessor to computers which was several decades ahead of the 20th century IT pioneers.

An expert in the illustrious inventor, Francisco A. González Redondo has written a biography on Leonardo Torres Quevedo and numerous articles, as well as organising conferences and exhibitions on the famous engineer.

González Redondo’s talk will provide a broader vision of the exhibition and will serve to raise awareness of the work of the engineer and mathematician.

The talk will be in Spanish on 24th October at 7pm in the Sala Baroja at the UPV/EHU Bizkaia Aretoa (2nd Floor). Free entry subject to available seating.

The exhibition will be held from 24th October to 6th November in the Sala Axular (1st Floor). It will display explanatory panels, personal belongings of Torres Quevedo and the model of a cable car made by him.

Both activities are organised by the UPV/EHU Chair of Scientific Culture and form part of the Zientzia astea programme.

Does social inequality kill in the Basque Country? Yes it does, and there are figures to prove it
2016-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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Does the socioeconomic status of a place affect the health of the people living there? For many years it has been thought that people in the Basque Country are healthier than those living in other regions in Spain. Research carried out recently concluded that there are also significant differences within our region. The study also proves that the mortality rate in the Basque Country varies substantially from one place to another, and it is affected amongst other reasons by the socioeconomic status of each area.

Imanol Montoya Arroniz, Doctor of Statistics from the UPV/EHU, will cover these issues at a talk & discussion entitled “Does social inequality kill in the Basque Country? Yes it does, and there are figures to prove it”. The conference will take place on 26 October at Azkuna Zentroa. This conference, which is part of the Zientziateka programme, will be in Spanish.

Zientziateka is a monthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

He wins Nobel Prize for work on cell recycling
2016-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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Autophagy is our body’s recycling system. Through this phenomenon, the cells “self-devour” and their breakdown is used for energy purposes and for fighting infections. At present, if the self-devouring process is not well regulated or contains errors, disorders such as cancer or Parkinson’s disease may appear. The Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi and his team were recently awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2016 due to their discoveries on this matter.

Aintzane Apraiz, professor of Biology at UPV/EHU, shall explain the significance of this phenomenon during the talk and discussion “He wins Nobel Prize for work on cell recycling”. This activity is part of the Zientziateka programme and will take place on 8 November at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao. The lecture will be in Basque.

Zientziateka is a monthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Entry is free.

The molecular machines that won a Nobel Prize
2016-11-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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This year, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded for the creation of the smallest machines in the world. Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Briton Fraser Stoddart and Dutchman Bernard Feringa received the accolade for having developed molecules with controllable movements capable of carrying out tasks when they are provided with energy. According to the Academy, this finding could lead to a technological revolution.

The professor of Physical Chemistry at UPV/EHU, Jesús Ugalde, shall explain the significance of this discovery at the conference entitled “The molecular machines that won a Nobel Prize”, on 16 November at Azkuna Zentroa. This talk, which is part of the Zientziateka programme, will be in Spanish.

Zientziateka is a monthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

Cannabinoids: New Research and Therapeutic Options
2016-12-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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Endocannabinoid systems play a role in several physiological and pathological processes within our bodies. The natural cannabinoids in plants, as well as synthetic cannabinoids, are able to improve this endogenous system. In recent years, a great deal of research has been done on this subject so as to better understand the way in which the endocannabinoid system works in human beings. A recently published report demonstrated that the endocannabinoid system may play a role in high-performance processes such as memory, as well as others. All of these findings are opening the doors to new options in terms of designing proper cannabinoid-based treatments, which in turn makes them a therapeutic target of great interest.

Leire Reguero Acebal, professor of the School of Medicine and Nursing at the UPV/EHU, will be discussing the latest research published on the cannabinoid system, as well as explaining the options offered by cannabinoids in the treatment of diseases, during a talk & discussion titled “Cannabinoids: New Research and Therapeutic Options“. This activity is part of the Zientziateka programme and will take place on 13 December at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao.

Zientziateka is a monthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Entry is free.

Rediscovering Basque primitive art: new findings, new research
2016-12-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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The systematic prospecting developed by archaeologists and speleologists alike has grown during the past decade, multiplying findings of Palaeolithic parietal art in different areas of the Basque Country. The Atxurra (Berriatua) and Armintxe (Lekeitio) caves contain archaeological sites that have become two great “sanctuaries” of cave art. The recent finding and the study of these samples has provided a new vision regarding the first signs of art created by humans in our area.

The archaeological technician of the Bizkaia Archaeological Museum, Diego Gárate shall explain the relevance of these findings at the conference titled “Rediscovering Basque primitive art: new findings, new research.”

The session will take place on 20 December at Azkuna Zentroa (Bilbao) within the Zientziateka conference cycle that is organised every month by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU with the purpose of raising awareness on current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free. The talk will be in Spanish.

Achucarro Seminars: A conserved role for Mlc1 in regulating the surface localization of Glialcam from fish to humans
2017-01-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park Building 205, Zamudio
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Researcher: Alejandro Barrallo (University of Barcelona)

Abstract: Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC) is a leukodystrophy characterized by myelin vacuolization and caused by mutations in MLC1 or GLIALCAM. Patients with recessive mutations in either MLC1 or GLIALCAM show the same clinical phenotype. It has been shown that GLIALCAM is necessary for the correct targeting of MLC1 to the membrane at cell junctions, but its own localization was independent of MLC1 in vitro. However, recent studies in Mlc1 ko mice have shown that GlialCAM is mislocalized in glial cells. In order to investigate whether the relationship between Mlc1 and GlialCAM is species-specific, we first identified MLC-related genes in zebrafish and generated an mlc1 ko zebrafish. We have characterized mlc1 ko zebrafish both functionally and histologically and compared the phenotype with that of the Mlc1 ko mice. In mlc1 ko zebrafish, as in Mlc1 ko mice, Glialcam is mislocalized. Re-examination of a brain biopsy from an MLC patient indicates that GLIALCAM is also mislocalized in Bergmann glia in the cerebellum. In vitro, impaired localization of GlialCAM was observed in astrocyte cultures from Mlc1 ko mouse only in the presence of elevated potassium levels, which mimics neuronal activity. In summary, here we demonstrate an evolutionary conserved role for MLC1 in regulating glial surface levels of GLIALCAM, and this interrelationship explains why patients with mutations in either gene (MLC1 or GLIALCAM) share the same clinical phenotype.

The amazing learning capacity of machines
2017-01-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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We have been investigating how to create intelligent machines for many years. Researchers in the 1950s and 60s wanted to program machines by hand, coding the knowledge of human beings and enabling them to have logical reasoning abilities. During that time they observed that machines’ intelligence was very rigid and was far from being as flexible as human intelligence, and this flexibility is what our world requires. This is not where the current artificial intelligence revolution comes from. In the end we have understood that machines have to learn by themselves in order for their intelligence to be comparable to ours. In this talk we will find out how machines learn and what they are already able to do.

Gorka Azkune, researcher at the University of Deusto, will be giving a talk on this topic: “The amazing learning capacity of machines”. The talk will take place on 17 January at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao. It will be in Basque and is part of the Zientziateka programme.

Zientziateka is a monthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Entry is free.

Early users? Browsing the Internet from the age of 7
2017-02-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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How do children and young people use the Internet? At what age do they start browsing? What type of risks are they exposed to? Research led by the UPV/EHU has analysed the way in which Spanish children between the ages of 9 and 16 use the Internet. The conclusions of this report show, for example, that children start accessing the network at the average age of 7, that 12% of those surveyed have suffered some kind of harassment through the Internet or mobile phone and that 63% of them have a smartphone.

Maialen Garmendia, professor and researcher at the UPV/EHU is one of the authors of the report and will explain the general lines of the research in the talk and discussion: “Early users? Browsing the Internet from the age of 7”. The talk will take place on 7 February at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao. It will be in Basque and is part of the Zientziateka programme.

Zientziateka is a bimonthly initiative organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Entry is free.

An evolutionary explanation of love and the challenges of epigenetics, on Darwin Day 2017 in Bilbao
2017-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Bidebarrieta Liburutegia, Bidebarrieta kalea, 4, Bilbao, Bizkaia
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On 13 February Bidebarrieta Library is hosting the 11th Darwin Day, a day that commemorates the anniversary of the birth of the author of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. This event, which will start at 7pm, includes two talks by the Dean of the UNED’s Faculty of Philosophy, Jesús Zamora Bonilla, and Professor of Genetics at the UPV/EHU Ana Aguirre.

After these talks there will be a discussion in which the audience will be able to take part. Admission is free but attendees need to pick up an invite at the library.

Zamora will talk about “The survival of the loveliest: the Darwinian view of love” and the different types of reproduction that exist in nature, and about the appearance of emotional bonds like love and friendship in humans. He will also give an explanation, from the point of view of evolution, of the psychological phenomenon of falling in love, and sex as a biological phenomenon.

Aguirre will give a talk called “One thousand and one sides of epigenetics”. She will explain how, after determining the genome sequences of a good number of species, science is working hard to discover how these genomes work. For example, epigenetic changes are being researched. These are an essential mechanism to ensure the correct functioning of organisms and enable them to adapt to the environment. In the field of human health, it has been discovered that epigenetics play a key role in processes such as ageing and cancer.

Speakers

Jesús Zamora Bonilla is Professor of Logic and Science Philosophy, and is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the National Distance Education University (UNED). His research has been focused mainly on the problem of rationality in science, especially from the point of view of the rationality of scientists seen as social agents. He also has wide experience in scientific dissemination.

Ana Aguirre is Professor of Genetics in the Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She has taken part in research into the genetic characterisation of human groups, the detection of genotoxic products and the identification of genetic factors in Huntington’s disease, amongst other fields. She has also worked to disseminate the breakthroughs achieved in the field of genetics.

Darwin Day

Darwin Day has been celebrated in Bilbao since 2007. Leading figures from science and dissemination, such as Francisco J. Ayala, Pilar Carbonero, Juan Luis Arsuaga and Manuel Toharia, among others, have participated in it, turning this event into a must for fans of science and culture in general in Bizkaia’s capital.

This event is organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, the Círculo Escéptico and Bilbao City Council. El Correo newspaper, CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Biophysics Foundation and the Aula Espazio Gela of the UPV/EHU are backing the event.

The eyes that will explore the surface of Mars
2017-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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A research team from the UPV/EHU is participating in the NASA Mars2020 mission, which aims to transport a new scientific vehicle to Mars to explore potential signs of life, evaluate its habitability and improve the study of the Martian climate, atmosphere and geology. These researchers will be responsible for calibrating a camera that will analyse the soil of the red planet, using different spectroscopic measurements, to look for organic signs and determine the mineralogy and the chemical, atomic and molecular composition of the samples located.

The director of this research team, Juan Manuel Madariaga, will talk about this project in a conference entitled “The eyes that will explore the surface of Mars“.

The session will take place on 22 February at Azkuna Zentroa (Bilbao) and will be in Spanish. It is part of Zientziateka, a monthly series of conferences organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

New Strategies to Combat ‘Superbugs’
2017-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health in the next few years, according to the World Health Organization. Bacteria suffer genetic mutations which make them resistant to antibiotics, and this leaves us powerless in the battle against them. It is becoming increasingly difficult to treat pneumonia and tuberculosis, for example. New antibiotics are being researched constantly, but this won’t be enough. Scientists are looking for new strategies to face the threat of multi-resistant bacteria.

Itziar Alkorta, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the UPV/EHU, will be talking about these new strategies at a talk called “New Strategies to Combat ‘Superbugs’”. The talk will be in Basque and will take place on 7 March at the Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao.

This event is part of Zientziateka, a monthly series of conferences organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

Education Testing
2017-03-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Bizkaia Aretoa UPV/EHU, Abandoibarra Etorbidea, 3, Bilbo
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Are the current education systems and programmes effective? The debate generated around this topic has increased in recent years. Many experts argue that educational theory and practice implemented in centres is lacking scientific evidence. The effort and resources used in these practices of questionable usefulness force other theories whose effectiveness has been proven to be pushed aside.

In order to deal with this situation, the Bizkaia Aretoa in Bilbao will host the conference entitled “Education Testing” on 17th March from 9am to 1pm, in which various experts will discuss questions related to education from a scientific point of view.

“Education Testing” forms part of a series of events organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU to tackle everyday questions, such as education or art from a scientific perspective.

Entry is free, but an e-mail must be sent to the following address kzk.ehu@gmail.com indicating your name, surnames and work centre.

Speakers:

The conference will consist of a series of presentations lasting between 20 and 30 minutes which will contrast the educational practices currently in use with scientific evidence.

In the presentation entitled “Study into school effectiveness in the Basque Country”, Beronika Azpillaga and Luis Lizasoain, members of the Basque Institute for Research and Evaluation in Education, will present the results of a study carried out to identify good teaching practices used in high performing schools in the Basque Country.

Then, the Doctor in Education, Juan Cruz Ripoll, will question the official protocols to deal with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as well as the guidance on the internet portal like leer.es, an initiative from the Ministry for Education, Culture and Sport, which seeks to encourage reading. In spite of the official support for both of them, Ripoll argues that they lack a scientific base and relegate other practices that are better founded on research.

The teacher and disseminator, Albert Reverter, will look at diverse pseudo-scientific questions in education, such as the theory through which people learn better if taught through their preferred learning style. He will also look at the so-called “brain gym” which consists of a series of exercises aimed at activating the brain, fostering neurological restructuring and facilitating the ability to learn. In spite of its great popularity, there are no scientific studies that support its effectiveness.

The presentation by the Doctor in Psychology, Marta Ferrero, will deal with the most extended education misconceptions among teaching staff. She will identify the factors that facilitate or provoke the growing appearance of pseudo-scientific ideas in the school environment and will propose some solutions at different levels.

The conference will conclude with a talk by the teacher, educator and Doctor in Philosophy, Gregorio Luri, in defence of internal and external school assessment, which, in his opinion, is needed to collect data on the errors committed and the real progress achieved, and to draw conclusions that enable the education system to be improved.

Programme:

9 – 9.10am Entry

9.10 – 9.20am Presentation

9.20 – 10am Beronika Azpillaga and Luis Lizasoain: “Study into school effectiveness in the Basque Country“

10 – 10.30am Juan Cruz Ripoll: “The lost science: the curious cases of the ADHD and leer.es protocols“

10.30 – 11am Albert Reverter: “From Myth to Fact: Hemispheres, Brain Gym and Learning Styles“

11 – 11.20am Break

11.20 – 11.50am Marta Ferrero: “Education misconceptions among teaching staff: prevalence, causes and solutions“

11.50am – 12.20pm Gregorio Luri: “In favour of objective school assessment“

12.20 – 1pm Closing Discussion

Produce or perish: Science under pressure
2017-03-31 09:00 - 18:30 | Bizkaia Aretoa, Baroja aretoa, Abandoibarra 3, Bilbo
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The expression ‘publish or perish’ is popular in the scientific world, since it shows the importance of publications in the curricula of the research staff. There is more to science than observing, obtaining results and reaching conclusions. One also has to make it public and, if possible, in journals with high international impact. Science that isn’t shared, that isn’t published, doesn’t exist. The problem is that the professional success of researchers depends on this, as do their chances of stability and promotion. Which is why this expression is so popular.

But the communication world also has its rules. Media wants people to consume what has been published. Just like science that isn’t published doesn’t exist, in communication, the contents that are not consumed don’t exist either. In other words, the papers that are not read, the radio programmes that are not heard, the TV programmes that are not watched or the websites that are not visited, they don’t exist. In media, we could say ‘be seen, listened or read… or perish’.

And both arenas meet in this interesting common ground. Of course, in scientific communication or dissemination the confluence is obvious. Here, both needs meet, the need of making research results public and making them reach the largest amount of people are shared goals.

The problem is that the pressure to publish and have communicative impact can lead to both professional groups to adopt dishonest behaviours that are contrary to professional ethics and that may completely distort the purpose of Science and its transfer to the entire social body. It may also lead, and in fact has led, to the creation of a system of scientific publications with pathologies.

All of these issues shall be addressed on 31 March, in the seminar “Produce or perish: Science under pressure” that the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU has organised alongside the Spanish Association of Scientific Communication (AECC). For this, we have a group of wonderful professionals (scientists, lawyers, journalists) with accredited experience who will discuss these topics.

To attend the event, it is necessary to register by writing to: jornadas@aecomunicacioncientifica.org

Programme:

Morning session

9:15 Presentation: Spanish Association of Scientific Communication – Chair of Scientific Culture.

9:30-10:00 “Scientists endorsing nonsense”. José M. López Nicolás, Biochemistry Professor at the University of Murcia. Author of the Scientia blog.

10:00-11:00 Round table: “Owners of knowledge”.

Participants: Julián de Juan, Estrategia π; Ignasi Labastida i Juan, University of Barcelona; Javier de la Cueva, lawyer. Moderator: Elena Lázaro, journalist and technical coordinator of the UCC+i (Unit of Scientific Culture and Innovation) of the University of Córdoba.

11:00-11:30 Break.

11:30-12:00 “Journalists endorsing nonsense”. José A. Pérez Ledo.

12:00-13:00 Round table: “Anything for clicks and audience ratings”.

Participants: Eva Caballero, Radio Euskadi; Antonio Martínez Ron, journalist and science populariser; Luis Alfonso Gámez, journalist of El Correo. Moderator: Alex Fernández Muerza, scientific and environmental journalist.

Afternoon session

15:30-16:00 “Pathological science and editorial pathology”. Joaquín Sevilla, person responsible for the Dissemination of Knowledge at the UPNA (Public University of Navarre).

16:00-16:30 “Open science vs. Closed science”. Eva Méndez, Carlos III University of Madrid.

16:30-17:00 Break.

17:00-17:30 “Scientific journalism or ‘papers’ journalism?” Ángela Bernardo, scientific editor at Hipertextual.

17:30-18:00 “Darwin in the newsroom. The evolution of the image of science in Spanish press”. Ana Victoria Pérez Rodríguez, Director at the DiCYT Agency.

18:00: Closing speech: Spanish Association of Scientific Communication – Chair of Scientific Culture

Candida auris, the fungus that has caused an international health alert
2017-04-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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Over the past few months, several national and international agencies have issued various alerts on the expansion of a type of fungus, called Candida auris, which causes serious infections in critical hospital patients. This infectious agent is hard to identify, is highly resistant to existing drugs, and can cause high mortality rates. It has been especially present to date in countries like Spain, Denmark and the US.

Guillermo Quindós, Professor of Microbiology at the UPV/EHU, will explain about this organism at a talk called “Candida auris, the fungus that has caused an international health alert”.

The session will take place on 4 April at Azkuna Zentroa (Bilbao) and will be in Spanish. It is part of Zientziateka, a monthly series of conferences organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

Art & Science at TopArte
2017-04-06 19:00 - 2017-05-25 21:00 | Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, Abandoibarra 2, Bilbao
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Art and science are two forms of knowledge that seem distant, mainly because of professional specialisation and compartmentalised education. The study of this artificial separation created the stereotype of the two cultures, of sciences and humanities, to refer to this division of knowledge. The reality is that science and art are indeed connected and that no form of knowledge is impervious to another. To mention a few examples: How could a work of plastic art be created without techniques generated by science? How could we interpret the choice of materials?

These and other issues will be dealt with by outstanding professionals: artists, illustrators, philosophers and scientists, who have put the spotlight on that diffuse line linking science with art. The Science & Art season will be conducted under the leadership of Deborah García Bello over four days and will be held on alternate Thursdays in April (6 and 27) and in May (11 and 25) 2017 from 19:00 to 21:00 in the auditorium of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.

This activity of the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU is part of the TopARTE programme which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao.

Programme:

6/4/2017 – “Science that stores and reveals our artistic heritage”, with Oskar González, Ainhoa Sanz López de Heredia and Aitziber Velasco.

27/4/2017 – “Knowledge and representation of natural events”, with Xavier Durán, Clara Cerviño and José Ramón Marcaida.

11/5/2017 – “Analogies between art and science as forms of knowledge”, with Pau Alsina and Juan Luis Moraza.

25/5/2017 – “Science as a tool of art”, with Jacobo Castellano, Deborah García Bello and Sergio Prego.

Participative nanofiction comes
2017-05-06 00:00 - 2017-06-11 23:59 | DIPC, Manuel de Lardizabal pasealekua, 4, Donostia
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The research centres CIC nanoGUNE and Donostia International Phyisics Center (DIPC) have launched nanoKOMIK for second year in order to create a participatory nanofiction comic that will popularize the advances that are being done in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

The challenge 2017 is to create a graphic story about a female or male comic superhero with “nanopowers”, that is, sophisticated skills or powers acquired through nanoscience and nanotechnology. This year there are two categories: one for ages 14-18 and another for anyone aged over 18. In addition to the many prizes to be won, the winner of the adult category shall have the opportunity to create the collective nanofiction comic based on the ideas put forward by young people.

The possibilities that nanoscience offers to imagination are infinite and nature has known how to take advantage of it to create sophisticated nanotechnology. The gecko, for example, climbs through vertical walls and hangs from the ceiling defying gravity thanks to his nanostructured feet. In the same way, the characteristic color change in camaleons is due to the nanocrystal network present in the skin cells of these reptiles. In the website www.nanokomik.com the participants will have available information on this nanopowers and much more to adapt and transform them in their comic.

However, more interesting, without any doubt, is that participants create new and original nanopowers. Short videos developed by DIPC and CIC nanoGUNE researchers will serve as inspiration with that purpose while explaining some fascinating properties that emerge from matter in the nanoscale. To end with and make us into comic cartoonists, we will have a video comic tutorial available that will clarify all our doubts.

During the months of the challenge, comic and science workshops have been organized in high schools of the Basque Country, Barcelona and a special seminar in the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). An itinerant exhibition of the collective comic Dayanne and Murillo. The power of nanoscience, resultant of the first edition, will additionally travel to several cities in our geography.

This project was funded by the Spanish Foundation

Is the new food pyramid really new?
2017-05-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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A new food pyramid was brought out recently. This document, based on the contributions of more than one hundred food and public health experts, aims to promote healthy eating habits. Some changes that have been made to the guide that came out in 2001 include vitamin and mineral supplements, the difference between fruit and vegetables and advice to limit alcohol consumption even further. Why have these changes been made? What effects will they have?

Edurne Simón, Professor of Nutrition and Bromatology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), will answer these questions and explain the keys to the new food guide at a talk called “Is the new food pyramid really new?” The event will take place on 9 May at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao. It will be in Basque and is part of the Zientziateka programme.

Zientziateka is a monthly series of conferences organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

The Universes Beyond the Horizon
2017-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Bidebarrieta Liburutegia, Bidebarrieta kalea, 4, Bilbao, Bizkaia
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According to several observations, a large part of the universe is expanding. The Earth is in a region of the universe where that kind of violent expansion has already finished. However, other regions are constantly being created in this process of explosive evolution, with properties that are very different to ours. This has led to the idea of the existence of parallel universes – a phenomenon also known as “multiverse”.

Scientist Alexander Vilenkin, director of the Institute of Cosmology at Tufts University in the US and one of the world’s most renowned cosmologists, will be discussing this theory at a talk called “The Universes Beyond the Horizon”. He will explain where these ideas came from, the observations they are based on and the implications they have for the theories of the origin and future of the universe.

The talk will take place on 17 May in Bidebarrieta Library, in Bilbao, and is organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), the Department of Theoretical Physics and History of Science and the library. The talk will be in English, but simultaneous interpretation into Spanish will be available.

Admission is free but tickets can be collected in advance at Bidebarrieta Library (10-17 May, 10am-2pm / 4-8pm, except Saturday and Sunday) or at this link (10-16 May). Advance tickets will be limited to two per person.

The recovery of an architectural treasure: the Punta Begoña Galleries
2017-05-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Plaza Arriquibar, 4, Bilbao
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The Punta Begoña Galleries (Getxo) are one of the most significant constructions in the Basque Country from the early 20th century due to the peculiarity of their use, the uniqueness of their location and the technology used in their construction. With the aim of recovering this building, a multidisciplinary research and restoration process that is open to the public has been implemented. Therefore, various groups of experts from the UPV/EHU and the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Landscape and Heritage are analysing the materials of the building, studying the geology of the area, carrying out conservation works on the paintings and ceramics and analysing the testimonies on the use of this infrastructure.

Four representatives of these groups will give a joint talk (in Spanish) under the title of “The recovery of an architectural treasure: the Punta Begoña Galleries” on 24th May at the Azkuna Zentroa (Bilbao).

This conference is part of Zientziateka, a monthly series of conferences organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country, Azkuna Zentroa, Euskampus Fundazioa and supported by Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

“Se non è vero…” post-truth, alternative facts and informative spam
2017-06-13 09:00 - 14:00 | Bizkaia Aretoa, Baroja aretoa, Abandoibarra 3, Bilbo
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They say we live in the post-truth era. A term that is used to describe the situation in which emotional appeals and personal beliefs have a greater influence when creating a public opinion than hard facts and verified data.

On many occasions this leads us to underestimate scientific knowledge and a realistic approach from empirical methods. In this context, the university faces the challenge of promoting a critical spirit within society and build a conversation based on verified facts.

To reflect upon these matters and unmask the concept of post-truth, the Chair of Scientific Culture of the UPV/EHU and the ehuGune forum have organised a conference under the title “Se non è vero…” post-truth, alternative facts and informative spam, which will be held on 13 June at the Bizkaia Aretoa university building.

This interdisciplinary meeting will include the participation of experts from many different academic areas such as biology, philosophy, political science and sociology, among others.

Admission is free; however it is necessary to register in advance for the event by emailing joxerramon.bengoetxea@ehu.es. The talks will be in Spanish.

Programme:

09:15 Opening session: Nekane Balluerka, rector of the UPV/EHU

09:30 – 09:45 “Through history: Pyrrho (Elis, 3rd century BC), things and speech (Hobbes, 17th century) and skepsis in the digital era”, Professor Joseba Agirreazkuenaga

09:45 – 11:00 Fundamentals (1st round table)

“Every ideology created its own alternative facts”, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias (Chair of Scientific Culture)

“Against whom are we losing the war?”, César Tomé López (Chair of Scientific Culture)

“Providing sense to appearance”, Helena Matute (University of Deusto)

“The falsehoods of post-truth”, Javier Echeverria (Jakiunde)

10:45- 11:00 debate (Moderated by Xabier Aierdi, ehuGune)

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30 Post-truth and political correctness (2nd round table)

“The truths of post-politics”, Pedro Ibarra (UPV/EHU)

“Nationalism and post-truth in the Internet era”, Daniele Conversi (Ikerbasque, UPV/EHU)

“Social networks reaffirm your beliefs, even if they are wrong”, Uxune Martinez (Euskampus)

“Pre- and post-truth”, Xabier Aierdi

12:15 – 12:30 debate (Moderated by Joxerramon Bengoetxea, ehuGune)

12:30 – 13:45 Facts and Stories (3rd round table)

“Plausibility: the insidious costume of post-truth”, Juan Igartua (UPV/EHU)

“Facts, multiple stories and re-conceptualisation”, Mari Luz Esteban (UPV/EHU)

“International Relationships/Intertextual Relationships, Noé Cornago (UPV/EHU)

“Post-truth: a new season for Public Relations”, Esti Leon (Innobasque)

13:30 – 13:45 debate

13:45 – 14:15 General Debate (Debate and proposals for the future) (Moderated by Luis Mendizabal, collaborator of ehuGune)

Insulin "micro-factories" to treat diabetes
2017-06-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Azkuna Zentroa, Auditorium, Arrikibar plaza, 4, Bilbao
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Diabetes is an epidemic that mainly affects the more developed countries. In Spain, more than 5 million people over the age of 18 suffer from it (13.8% of the population). This disease affects such vital organs as the kidneys, eyesight, heart or the nervous system, so early diagnosis and treatment are essential. Thanks to the latest technology, a group of researchers aim to develop drugs that work as small insulin “micro-factories” implemented in patients that will control their level of glucose and avoid the need for insulin injections.

Gorka Orive, Doctor in Pharmaceutical Technology at the UPV/EHU, will talk about this innovative solution at the “Insulin “micro-factories” to treat diabetes” conference.

This talk is part of Zientziateka, a monthly series of conferences organised by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country and Azkuna Zentroa to raise awareness of current scientific matters.

Tickets should be collected from the Azkuna Zentroa Information Point. Access is free.

13 th European Conference on Surface Crystallography and Dynamics (ECSCD13)
2017-06-19 15:00 - 2017-06-21 17:00 | Miramar Palace, Mirakontxa pasealekua, 48, Donostia
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The European Conference on Surface Crystallography and Dynamics (ECSCD) is aimed at discussing the recent advances on the characterization of dynamical processes and structure of surfaces, as well as their interplay, at the atomic length scale. The first edition of the conference took place in 1985 in Erlangen (Germany), and it has become a well established meeting point for the surface science community. In its 13th edition, it will tackle two-dimensional materials, single molecules on surfaces, characterization by LEEM and PEEM, oxides, and other representative topics of present-day surface science. Following the ECSCD tradition, networking between experimentalists and theoreticians will be encouraged, bringing together experienced and young researchers working in the field.

Organizing Committee:

– María Blanco-Rey (chair) , UPV/EHU

– Martina Corso, CFM-CSIC-UPV/EHU

– Aran García-Lekue, DIPC

– Celia Rogero, CFM-CSIC-UPV/EHU

– Karmela Alonso Arreche (secretary), DIPC

Objectives

The ECSCD takes place every two or three years. The first edition took place in 1985 in Erlangen (Germany), and it has become a well established meeting point for the surface science community. It is aimed at discussing the recent advances on the characterisation of the structure and dynamical processes of surfaces.

1. Sustain and strengthen the status of the ECSCD series as a popular international meeting point for surface scientists.

2. The 13th edition in 2017 will temptatively cover the following list of topics: (i) single molecules on surfaces, (ii) dynamical processes, (iii) graphene and two-dimensional materials, (iv) advances in surface characterization by LEEM and PEEM, (v) nanostructured surfaces, (vi) oxide surfaces, and (vii) reactions on surfaces. Temptatively, there will be three keynote talks and 12 invited talks representative of those topics.

3. The conference allows for expertise exchange between researchers working on a wide variety of experimental techniques for surface characterisation. Methods range from traditional vacuum surface science to high-pressure environments, X-ray spectroscopies, electron microscopies, etc. On the theoretical side, we expect a number of researchers who perform density-functional-theory-related studies, as well as other approaches that serve to interpret experimental data. Interaction between experimentalists and theoretitians will be encouraged.

4. The scope of ECSCD will attract many local research groups with interest in surface science, which are based in UPV/EHU, DIPC, CFM-CSIC-UPV/EHU, NanoGune, etc. It will thus promote the visibility of this broad community of local researches.

International Conference Art, Illustration and Visual Culture in Preschool and Primary Education
2017-06-26 09:00 - 2017-07-01 14:00 | http://congresoarteilustracion.org
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Childhood relationships with arts and contemporary visual culture are progressively more intense and complex. In previous editions of the Conference different aspects related to the diverse connections between art, visual culture and childhood have been examined. This edition aims to tackle aspects concerning educational mediation that implies an increasing attention to children’s art and visual culture context and vice-versa.

This phenomenon includes what is usually known in the world of visual arts as educational change, highlighting at least two questions: on one hand the awareness of the educational dimension that the artistic action entails which has been very probably ignored in the past. In consequence, on the other hand, the opening of a new field of activity for artists, designers, illustrators, children’s publishers and cultural institutions that find in this way to perceive art a spur to renew their proposals.

All of us are aware of the significance of the changes that the social habits, the new interactions with culture supported by the current technologies or determinate pedagogical trends just arrived at schools mean for this new way of relating childhood with arts and visual culture. Therefore, we have also considered that this edition of the conference could not avoid trying to analyze the complexity of this situation. As well we wanted to take advantage of the collaboration in the conference of a new cultural project very linked to this phenomenon, Tabakalera of Donostia.

To start with, it is interesting to observe that, especially in the context of museums and cultural institutions, the term of mediation is the one to have crystallized. This fact is understandable if we bear in mind that as a result of this educational change these institutions can be seen as the link between population and culture producers. However, at the educational context, we rather talk about education, stressing the purpose of the cultural activity that we carry out instead of the role that we play in it. This terminological discrepancy is the reflection of the positions and the cultural politics that are boosted from each institutional field. For this reason, we think that it is important to tackle in this edition of the Conference reflections on conceptions on mediation, art, visual culture, education or childhood that underlie in these actions.

It is also interesting to observe the phenomenon from the point of view of the topics and individuals of the proposals of educational mediation: who are the actors, who are the recipients, who or what remains excluded. In this regard, we could not avoid such present phenomena like the discussion about the identity of the artist as educator or the educator as artist, as well as the questions that arise about the place that children occupy in the curator practices, activities of museums, art institutions or visual proposals in the field of illustration.

Talking about mediation necessarily involves a careful study of the type of processes that such activity involves. For that purpose, the Conference offers an opportunity to explore the connections that can be settled among artistic institutions, publishing proposals and educational institutions. The division of roles between the cultural institutions and the school, among commissioners, museum educators, illustrators, artists and faculty entails the coexistence of a large disparity of educational strategies and methodological perspectives in the acts of mediation that need to be critically assessed. Thus, this is the moment to display the current experiences and practices of mediation that are being developed at art institutions, schools, publishing projects or daily activities of artists and educators. This is pertinent in order to better evaluate the interactions that occur amongst all the agents that take part in these actions of mediation, the proposed programs, the processes that are generated and the obtained results.

The task that we pose, as it is evident, is as ambitious as it is necessary. It will not be easy to answer all these questions, but we are sure that the Conference will contribute to clear many of them.

Summer Course of UPV/EHU: "Culture with M for Maths: A Mathematical View of Art and Culture"
2017-07-06 09:00 - 2017-07-07 13:30 | Bizkaia Aretoa UPV/EHU, Abandoibarra Etorbidea, 3, Bilbo
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If we think of art as a way of interpreting the world we live in, we inevitably find connections with philosophy and science in general, and with maths in particular. Nowadays the close relationship between art and maths is no longer a surprise. For mathematicians, the aesthetic beauty of a mathematical result is similar to that of architectural symmetry or literary elegance. What’s more, maths often take part in the conception and creation process of a work of art.

These and other topics will be covered by prominent experts at a course called “Culture with M for Maths: A Mathematical View of Art and Culture”, which will take place on 6 and 7 June at the Bizkaia Aretoa building in the UPV/EHU (Bilbao). The presentations are part of the UPV/EHU’s 36th summer courses.

This course will offer the chance to examine in detail some examples of this relationship, from plastic to audiovisual arts (literature, games, video games, design), including the history of art and of science.

Official Website of the Course.

Programme:

6 July

9 – 9.15am Distribution of materials and course introduction

9.15 – 10.30am Raúl Ibáñez Torres (UPV/EHU): Fermat’s Last Theorem in Literature

10.45am – 12pm Aida Inmaculada Conejo Pérez (Brains María Lombillo School): What is an origamist doing in the NASA? Origami: Art that Became Engineering

12.15 – 1.30pm Julia Sánchez Sanz (Digipen) Maths in Video Games

4.30 – 6.30pm Mathematical Games Workshop (Optional)

7 July

9.15 – 10.30am Pedro Alegría Ezquerra (UPV/EHU): Historical Role of Magic in Recreational Mathematics

10.45am – 12pm Aida Inmaculada Conejo Pérez (Brains María Lombillo School): Strong but Flexible: Tensegrity

12.15 – 1.30pm Elena González Miranda (UPV/EHU): Graphic Multiverse: Geometric Composition in Design

Summer Course of UPV/EHU: "A Scientific Adventure: From Subatomic Particles to Knowledge"
2017-07-10 09:00 - 2017-07-12 13:00
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In order to acquire and shape knowledge we need to receive and create information, and for these processes we have a machine – which we call cognitive – which is made up of various receptor systems and a central device: the brain. Science has enabled us to unravel many of the elements that take part in this process – from the nature of the signals we receive from the outside and the mechanisms of transduction, transmission and neural processing of these signals, to the way in which the brain builds images, sounds, feelings, emotions and knowledge.

These are the key concepts we will be covering on this summer course of the University of the Basque Country. We will explore these processes over several different sessions, focusing especially on the way in which we perceive and process smells, music, art and language, which are essential parts of human emotions and knowledge. And we will finish by analysing the limits imposed on human knowledge as a result of the studied phenomena.

The course, which is promoted by the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and Ikerbasque Foundation, will take place at Miramar Palace in San Sebastián, from 10 to 12 July, with the following programme:

10 July

Fernando Cossío (Faculty of Chemistry, UPV/EHU; San Sebastián): Introduction: A Journey Through Matter

Joaquín Sevilla (Public University of Navarre, Pamplona): The Nature of Light and Sound

Xabier López (DIPC and Faculty of Chemistry, UPV/EHU; San Sebastián): The Light in your Eyes: The Receptor Molecule

Miren Bego Urrutia (Faculty of Science and Technology, UPV/EHU; Leioa): From the Senses to the Brain: Transducers

11 July

Antonio Martínez Ron (Next, Vozpópuli; Madrid): The Journey of Light

José Ramón Alonso (Faculty of Biology, University of Salamanca; Salamanca): From Floating Molecules to Uncontrolled Emotions

Almudena Martín Castro (Faculty of Sciences, UNED; StyleSage; Madrid): Music, Physics and Meaning

Clara Martin (BCBL, Ikerbasque; San Sebastián): The Electric Brain Perceives Language

12 July

Itziar Laka (Faculty of Arts, UPV/EHU; Vitoria): Condemned to Sense

Deborah García Bello (Dimetilsulfuro; A Coruña): The Significance of Materials in Contemporary Art

Luís Martínez (Institute of Neuroscience of Alicante, CSIC-Miguel Hernández University; Alicante): The Recreative Mind

Juan Ignacio Pérez (Faculty of Science and Technology, UPV/EHU): The Limits of Knowledge

Katedra, customized scientific content in the mobile phone
2017-07-14 00:00 - 2017-08-31 23:59 | Android: Google Play iOS: iTunes
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UPV/EHU’s Scientific Culture Chair has developed a mobile app. All the videos, articles, events, podcasts and every other content in the mobile phone. The app supports three languages: Basque, Spanish and English.

Contents from Zientzia Kaiera, Cuaderno de Cultura Científica, Mujeres con Ciencia, Mapping Ignorance and Zientzia.info will feed the app, including articles, events, podcasts, videos, etc.

The app is available for Android and iOS. After installing, the user can set up the app language and subscribe to the contents of interest.

The user can choose the type of content by both, language and subject. The app offers contents published in Basque, Spanish and English and the user can subscribe to contents in one or more than one language.

There are twelve subjects to choose from: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geosciences, Astronomy, Neuroscience, Medicine, Technology, History, Philosophy of Science and Gender and Science. Again, the user can subscribe to one, any combination of them or all of them.

The interface is divided in four sections: Inbox, Blogs, Events and Videos.

Inbox

At first, this section will be empty. When new content of the subscribed subjects and languages is published, the user will receive a notification, once the notification is opened the contents will appear in Inbox.

Blogs

All five blogs of the Scientific Culture Chair are available here and can be surfed within the app.

Events

Events in the subscribed languages are listed here.

Videos

As they are published, the videos appear in this section.

Enjoy scientific’s contents in summer with Katedra!

Cervantes the Star and its Exoplanets
2017-07-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Bidebarrieta Liburutegia, Bidebarrieta kalea, 4, Bilbao, Bizkaia
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In December 2015 a subgiant star that is 49.8 light years from Earth was named Cervantes. There are four exoplanets orbiting this celestial body in the Ara constellation, forming a new planet system. These exoplanets are called Quijote, Rocinante, Dulcinea and Sancho.

The proposal by Pamplona Planetarium, the Society of Spanish Astronomers and Instituto Cervantes won the popular vote after the International Astronomical Union launched a process for choosing a name for this recently discovered planet system.

At this talk & discussion, “Cervantes the Star and its Exoplanets”, Javier Gorgas, Astrophysics Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid and Chairman of the Society of Spanish Astronomers, will be talking about this initiative and will explain what this system is like physically and how exoplanets are discovered.

The event will take place on 22 July at 7pm at Bidebarrieta Library (Bilbao). The talk will be in Spanish and admission is free.
