The organization of Pint of Science, the largest science popularization festival in the world, has just released the complete program of themes and scientists. In Brazil alone, this year, there are 56 participating cities with an expected audience of over 50 thousand people. Between May 14th and 16th, they will join researchers from 20 other countries and leave the laboratory benches to occupy tables in bars and talk about their research with the population. In Campinas, the exchange of ideas takes place in six bars: Side B, Alzirão, Vila das Brejas – these first three in Barão Geraldo – Tonico's Boteco, Alzirão Itapura and The Lord's Pub, which are in the central region. The general coordination in the city is carried out by professor Luiz Carlos Dias, from the Unicamp Chemistry Institute, in partnership with Labjor (Laboratory of Advanced Studies in Journalism) and the scientific dissemination company, Numinalabs. In this third edition in Campinas, there will be 18 themes and 36 speakers in the areas of health, humanities and exact sciences. How are the fake news (fake news) affect your life and can manipulate the country's presidential elections, know what the great Brazilian science projects are and what they are for, such as the Sirius and the pre-salt. These are some examples of topics to be covered. The public will be able to clarify doubts, choosing subjects that most arouse their curiosity and raise controversy, such as drug decriminalization policies, gender, urban sustainability, climate change, fear and enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and cosmic rays.
See the complete Campinas schedule: pintofscience.com.br/events/campinas
According to a Luiz Carlos Dias, The objective is to create a direct communication channel between scientists and society. “People want to know and scientists want to talk outside the classroom and in more informal and accessible language,” he explains. During the festival, researchers discuss content in a relaxed way, answer questions and there are no formalities such as registration or issuing certificates. There is also no need to pay entry, just what is consumed in the bars. “We chose current topics and specialists of the highest level who stand out in research carried out in the country, such as Guillerme Estrella, José Roque, Marcelo Knobel, Natalia Pasternak, Paulo Artaxo, Eliezer Barreiro, Luís Fernando Tófoli, Vanderlan Bolzani, Fabiana Barreira, and scientific disseminators on YouTube, Pirula and Emílio Garcia”, highlights Dias. Pint of Science emerged in 2013, from the initiative of two researchers from Imperial College London. Participating coordinators and scientists do not receive remuneration.
Watch the TV Unicamp report
Plan for the Pint of Science in Campinas
Side B - Av. Albino JB de Oliveira, 1240 - Barão Geraldo
14/05 – Artificial Intelligence
15/05 – Pharmaceuticals
16/05 – Sirius and Pre-Salt
Alzirão Empório and Bar (Barão) – R. Francisco de Barros Filho, 432 - Barão Geraldo
14/05 – Chemistry and Universe
15/05 – Relativity and Cosmic Rays
16/05 – Neglected Diseases
Alzirão Empório and Bar (Itapura) - Av. Barão de Itapura, 2365 -Vila Rossi e Borchi
14 / 05 - Drug Policy
15/05 – Mathematics
16/05 – Climate and Volcanoes
The Lord's Pub - R. Américo Brasiliense, 350 - Cambuí, Campinas
14/05 – Fake News (journalism)
15/05 – Food and Health
16/05 – Genders and Transgenders
Tonico's Boteco - R. Barão de Jaguara, 1373 - Center, Campinas
14/05 – Internet Rumors
15/05 – Urban Sustainability
16/05 – CSI: Chemistry
Vila das Brejas - Av. Dr. Romeu Tórtima, 593 - Barão Geraldo
14/05 – Utopias and Dystopias
15/05 – Climate and Water
16/05 – Science and Pseudoscience
Limeira and Piracicaba, where there are Unicamp campuses, also host the festival
