Big Van Show

Does life as a couple make sense? Is it possible to make copla with astrophysics? In this crazy show we will answer these and other apparently meaningless questions, and we will demonstrate scientifically that you can do fun science and learn while having a good laugh.

How to win at everything: a workshop

Sometimes games depend on chance, but often the chance is only apparent, and we can use mathematics to win ALWAYS. In this talk we will give some tricks that we can take advantage of.

Telescopes from yesterday, today and forever

Ever since Galileo pointed a telescope at the sky in the summer of 1623, astronomers have striven to design instruments that allow us to go further and further in our understanding of the cosmos. A larger telescope is able to capture more light, and therefore, to reach further. In this...

The cosmic piano

The Cosmic Piano is designed to detect elementary particles called muons, which are generated by the arrival of cosmic rays on Earth. When the muons hit a module, sounds and flashes of light are produced, making visible these particles that cannot be seen with the naked eye. . In this...

The score of juggling: siteswaps and mathematics

How can you write down juggling tricks so that you can remember them in time? Is there a way to "write" shot combinations? Siteswaps allow you to do this and much more. In this talk we will talk about them, allowing you to get to know them in depth in...

Einstein for the perplexed

Albert Einstein changed the way we understand space and time, mass and energy, light and matter. From his theories we deduce the expansion of the Universe, the relativity of time and the strangest creatures in the cosmos: black holes.

The mirage of the majority

Mathematics can help us understand our collective behaviour, also in social networks. The structure of networks and the algorithms that regulate the information we receive and send sometimes lead to unexpected phenomena that are not always positive. Knowing them can help us to have a better experience of accessing social...