This weekend is celebrating the third edition of the Science Festival in the Parc de la Ciutadella de Barcelona. In these two days, trees, soil and grass of the Ciutadella share your quiet and warmth of spring with Galileo Telescopes , theremins , pendulums, tops, science theater, and this time, computer programmers and Scratch . I think initiatives like this, organized by the Municipality of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bare a great way to start a dialogue between science and technology professionals and citizens.
Personally, I enjoyed those activities that have managed to get away from the Power-Point presentations and speeches contrived, those who have been able to speak in a language close and listen to your partner.
In my walk, I stayed entertained with the shows they were capable of mixing science, humor and acting skills to the evolutionary leap out of the life out of water.
enjoyed the explanations of why flies plane, why a rocket taking off or what Newton's 3rd Law: The Law of Action and Reaction. This law states that for every force acting on a body, it performs an equal force and direction, but in the opposite direction on the body that produced it. And although it might sound outlandish, it is because humans walk, because the soil has on us and forward the same force as we do against him back or that the rockets fly to the moon and the fireworks reach our heaven.
I would also like to highlight the presence of eStudiolo Pendulum and many gadgets Galileoanos or Newtonian ... Or congratulate the organizers of the talks can explain what fossils? o Computers do only what we ask?
Want to know more? All these activities, had a team of young journalists from different schools in the city of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich transmitted live or recorded (as connectivity) all that was happening. Magnificent! Children, young, old, parents, grandparents, nieces and grandchildren, all had some incentive to participate in a bit of science.
And despite my joy amid so much generosity scientific ... to me, I still have something to say on the drawing board ... A small criticism, and not the Science Festival, which seems an incredible idea, but the Science or scientific , or who like me, we are dedicated to popular science . And it makes me wonder ... while How about how much more dialogue and monologue?, How much space left to the real actors, who get excited about science and how much space or invade invaded who do science?
Science was created to give us answers, entertain in the path of knowledge and help in our day to day. Science does not appear to be just the treasure of the few, not even to famous names or great publications subpoena. Science is innate to humans. Des that we are born we test, analyze, experiment, again, we come to conclusions ... It is society with its artificial classifications, methodologies, outdated, and slogans fraudulent ... gradually alienates people from their desire to understand. Luckily, we did not convince everyone and separates us forever. Who has not felt like returning to study physics, biology or technology as a Museum of Science or a technology center will fascinate experiments that seem magical or impossible? You only need to remember what moved us to understand and explore when we began our careers as scientists.
And what is my proposal for this diversion of roads? First, go down to Earth ... that even to speak of the sky need actors earthlings, then listen and answer questions without a "this is complex," finally leave space ... and above all be happy to share and to learn because the desire for knowledge are for everyone and no one knows more or less ... Know different things!
And lest I be my own writing and obtuse with a monologue ... I keep hitting my keyboard and eyes and ears open to your comments ... For a tangerine is not sweet, not acidic, but in the taste of the test!
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