DaSCI joins the Pint of Science festival that organizes 18 science talks in the bars of Granada

6 May, 2024

The international popular science festival will be held on May 13, 14 and 15 throughout Spain, with free admission.
In Granada, Pint of Science will be held in the bars La Tertulia, Lemon Rock and Sala Premier.
The complete program can be consulted at https://pintofscience.es/events/granada

Grenada, May 6, 2024

This morning the international science outreach festival Pint of Science, to be held on May 13, 14 and 15 in Granada, was presented at the Science Park. During these three days, researchers from the city will take science out of the laboratories and share their knowledge with the public in the bars. In this sixth edition, the talks have been organized around three themes with the participation of scientists from different centers of the University of Granada such as the Artificial Intelligence Institute (DasCI-UGR) or the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC-UGR), and the Astrophysics Institute of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). “From atoms to galaxies”, proposes a journey from subatomic particles to black holes; “Tech me out” dares to address technological innovations and the implications of the development of Artificial Intelligence; and “Our society” collects various research related to our daily lives, such as Nutrition, Democracy or Sex.

“In Granada, this year we celebrate the sixth edition going from two to three bars. To the venues of Lemon Rock and La Tertulia, which repeat participation, we add this year the Sala Premier. It is an event that always has a great reception in the city and the local organizing team has opted to continue expanding the range of talks,” explains Antonio Gomez, local coordinator of Pint of Science Granada. For his part, the national coordinator, Carlos Peris, points out that “worldwide, 560,000 people have attended the festival. In Spain, 93,500 attendees have enjoyed the science talks in one of the 325 bars that have organized events”. Peris thanked the 400 volunteers in Spain who organize the local festivals, with the aim of bringing science closer to society.

Rosana Montes, researcher at DasCI-UGR and speaker at Pint of Science 2024, stressed the importance of taking science out of the laboratories “because it is important that society understands what we do, and we must adapt the message not only to speak in a way that we are understood but also to speak where we are listened to”.

Pint of Science 2024 is a free event for all attendees and in Granada is possible thanks to the sponsorship of the Science Park of Granada, the patronage of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), the Artificial Intelligence Institute (DaSCI-UGR), the Vice-Rectorate of University Extension, Heritage of the University of Granada and Institutional Relations, and the collaboration of the Association of Biotechnologists of Andalusia (AsBAn).

Pint of Science at national and global level

Spain leads the world participation in the Pint of Science festival, with 850 talks in the bars of 67 cities. As a novelty, this year the national organization has reinforced and supported the importance of basic science, which has made it possible to achieve milestones such as vaccines or space travel. In the same way, topics of current social interest such as science policies and energy transition, which directly affect the welfare, economy and growth of the country, have been highlighted.

Pint of Science was born in May 2013 in the United Kingdom when researchers Michael Mostkin and Praveen Paul organized an event in their laboratories in order to show the research they were doing to people affected by different mental illnesses. They themselves saw the great impact it had on those patients, and thought, “if people go to labs… why not bring science to where the people are, the pubs?” Little did they know that a few years later, their idea would travel around the world, being held simultaneously in 2024 in the 5 continents, with 25 participating countries.

The 13th, 14th and 15th of May will be a toast in the bars for science and its dissemination!

The program of Pint of Science in Granada is composed of the following talks:

“Tech me Out”. La Tertulia

Lunes 13 de mayo:

» ¡EN VAYA CHARCOS ME METO! Rosana Montes (DaSCI-UGR)

» DESAFIANDO AL ALZHEIMER: IA EN EL DIAGNÓSTICO Carmen Jiménez (DaSCI-UGR)

Martes 14 de mayo:

» CATA CERVECERA CON IA CONFIABLE. Alberto Fernández (DaSCI-UGR)

» RECONSTRUYENDO VIDAS: IA Y DESAPARECIDOS Sergio Damas (DaSCI-UGR)

Miércoles 15 de mayo

» INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL GENERAL: VALOR VS SESGOS. Isaac Triguero (DaSCI-UGR)

» DESENREDANDO GRANADA. Cristina Zuheros (DaSCI-UGR)

“De átomos a galaxias”. Sala Premier

Lunes 13 de mayo:

» GEMELOS DIGITALES POR GEMELOS NATURALES. Juan y Manuel Chiachio (DaSCI-UGR)

» CÓMO LA ASTRONOMÍA HA CAMBIADO TU VIDA. Rubén Fedriani (IAA-CSIC)

Martes 14 de mayo:

» SHH… EL UNIVERSO NOS ESTÁ SUSURRANDO. Clara Cabanillas (IAA-CSIC)

» NI AGUJEROS NI NEGROS: MEJOR FUERA QUE DENTRO. Teresa Toscano (IAA-CSIC)

Miércoles 15 de mayo:

» NANOAGROQUÍMICOS: CULTIVANDO EL FUTURO VERDE. Belén Parra (UGR)

» EXPLORANDO EL LOCO MUNDO DE LAS PARTÍCULAS. Adrián Carmona (UGR)

“Nuestra sociedad”. Lemon Rock

Lunes 13 de mayo:

» ¿CÓMO COMER DEL AIRE? Pablo Garrido (UGR)

» ¿VER PARA CREER? IA Y DESINFORMACIÓN. Javier Cantón (UGR)

Martes 14 de mayo:

» CIENCIA ABIERTA PARA CAMBIAR EL MUNDO. Pablo García (UGR)

» ENTRE SÁBANAS CON LABSEX. Carlos Pérez (CIMCYC-UGR)

Miércoles 15 de mayo:

» IA Y NEUROTECNOLOGÍA: ¿DR. JEKYLL O MR HYDE? María Ruz (CIMCYC-UGR)

» HASTA EL INFINITO Y MÁS ALLÁ DEL VOTO. Giselle García (UGR)

Pint of Science 2024 is a free event for all attendees, and could not be made possible if it were not for the collaboration of organizations that sponsor the festival, such as Labbox, CESIF, TRBL, JJNN and Vadillo Asesores at the national level or many other collaborating entities at the local level.