The sixth edition of the Cagliari FestivalScienza, organized by the Science Society Science committee, starts tomorrow. The event is from November 5 to 10 at the Exmà Municipal Center and Monte Claro Park.
This year, the theme of the event will be “Yesterday, today, and tomorrow: the challenges of science”, an exciting topic that highlights how science progresses through overcoming continuous challenges, whether theoretical, experimental, or technological.
The Festival’s program is, as always, very rich: it consists of conferences, meetings, interactive workshops, and exhibitions. Six days packed with events featuring physics, astronomy, chemistry, natural sciences, and mathematics, with a wide variety of languages and activities to engage both young and old, schools and families, researchers and ordinary citizens.
The INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari, for which the Festival is an unmissable event – has participated since the first edition in 2008 – is also taking part this year with several initiatives.
Here is the list of our activities:
1. On board a comet. Workshop for primary schools by Silvia Casu and Sabrina Milia. Scheduled for November 6 at 9:00 AM and November 10 at 11:30 AM at the ExMà Educational Room.
2. Galileo Galilei’s timeless suitcase. Workshop for primary schools by Alessia Zurru (Laboratorio Scienza), Silvia Casu, and Sabrina Milia. Scheduled for November 6 at 10:30 AM and November 10 at 10:00 AM at the ExMà Educational Room.
3. Three generations of astrophysics: past, present, and future of astrophysics in Sardinia. Seminar-debate by Sabrina Milia, Angelo Poma, and Andrea Possenti. Scheduled for November 7 at 9:00 AM at the Monte Claro Theater.
4. Life beyond Earth: a guide to Astrobiology. Conference-debate by Silvia Casu. Scheduled for November 7 at 4:30 PM at the Multipurpose Room of Monte Claro Park and November 8 at 9:00 AM at the ExMà Conference Room.
5. Cosmic Adventurers. Seminar-debate by Sabrina Milia. Scheduled for November 9 at 9:00 AM at the ExMà Conference Room.
6. SRT: Science, Research, Technology. A public open day for schools and the general public at the Sardinia Radio Telescope site. Scheduled for November 8 with 3 sessions (9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 3:00 PM, by reservation).