Astronomy and Philosophy

New series of meetings: Astronomy and Philosophy!

This is an exceptional series of meetings that I do together with Salvina Spota*.

⭐ These five meetings were created to share with the children a little bit of the history of science. We talk about what the ancient philosophers thought about the cosmos, its beginning, composition and fate, about nature and reality and compare it with what science has to say about all this today. This is a beautiful journey through the history of a universe that is constantly changing and a civilization that never looses its curiosity and astonishment upon everything that surrounds it.

⭐DYNAMICS of the meetings: we meet weekly on zoom and every meeting lasts around one hour. The series consists of five meetings. The maximum amount of participants is 12 children.

☀️ WHEN: This series is not being held at the moment but stay tuned!

☀️PRICE: Please contact me for information about the price.

☀️ Please find below the content of each meeting:

⚡️Meeting #1: Beginning of the Universe

  • How was the Universe formed?
  • What was there before its existence?
  • Did time always exist?

⚡️Meeting #2: The composition of the Universe

  • What is the Universe made out of?
  • What is matter?

⚡️Meeting #3: Quantum Physics

  • What is quantum physics?
  • What is its role in nature?

⚡️Meeting #4: Our perception of reality

  • Is the Universe exactly as we perceive it?
  • Does observing something affect what we observe?
  • Could we one day understand everything or is there a limit to our knowledge?
  • How do we know that we are not dreaming?
  • Do things exist when we do not see them?

⚡️Meeting #5: The fate of the Universe

  • Does the Univserse have an end?,
  • If it does, how what it be?
  • If it doesn’t, what does it mean?
  • Are there other universes?

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*Salvina Spota is a professor of philosophy of the law in the law school at the  University of Buenos Aires. She is a lawyer and holds a degree in social antropology at the latin american school of social sciences (F.L.A.C.S.O).

Salvina and I are both founders of “Estrellas en la cabeza”, virtual encounters created to promote critical thinking in children and teenagers and to foster their interest in the beauty of the Universe and of philosophy.

IG: @estrellas.en.la.cabeza