The Athens Science Festival, the Science and Innovation Festival in Athens, is coming for the second time to the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, and invites young and old to discover, from March 17 to 22, 2015, the magical world of Science through an original, fun and exciting way, with free admission.
The organizers of the Athens Science Festival are the Educational Organization “Science Communication – SciCo”, the British Council, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub “INNOVATHENS”, the Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, the Onassis Foundation Scholars Association, the General Secretariat for Research and Technology and the Industrial Gas Museum.
All these bodies collaborated with a multitude of academic, research and educational organizations, resulting in the festival hosting 180 different events in more than 8 halls, with content for all ages. Thus, through educational experiments, theatrical performances, original workshops and exciting talks, visitors will discover and better understand the world that surrounds us.
Indicative events of the Festival:
Are we "Stardust"?
Dionysis Simopoulos, Astrophysicist, Honorary Director of the Eugenides Planetarium
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Time 20.00 – 20.50
"New Ovens" Hall
We are Stardust: If you pick a flower, if you taste a fruit, or if you caress your face, you are touching a star. Because all of these, and everything else around us, are pieces of a star. Our Sun, our Earth, and everything on it were created from astromaterial that was made in the “hell” of stellar deaths. Without supernova explosions, there would be no planets and moons. Without supernova explosions, there would be no Earth, no rocks and pebbles, no plants and animals. Without supernova explosions, there would be no humans.
The mathematics of zombies
Thomas Woolley, Mathematical Researcher, University of Oxford
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Time 19.00 – 19.50
"Athens 9.84" Amphitheater
How can mathematics help us prevent the spread of an epidemic? How do we calculate the spread time and how many people will eventually be infected? What is the best survival strategy?
The final of the FameLab science communication competition
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Time 19.00 – 20.50
"Athens 9.84" Amphitheater
The most exciting science competition, now held in more than 25 countries around the world, is coming to Greece for the 9th year. Come meet the new star in science communication and find out which scientist will represent us in the global final. Fun, disruptive and passionate presentations in just 3 minutes.
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