Barcelona City Council and the CSIC launch a series of activities
“Ciència Km 0” starts on 8 October with a programme of activities on Wednesday afternoons at the city’s community centres and libraries.
Barcelona is organising a new series of activities in the autumn to bring the world of science closer to the neighbourhoods. Barcelona City Council and the delegation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Catalonia are launching the “Ciència Km 0” cycle this October. It consists of ten sessions (round tables, lectures, workshops and routes), conducted in collaboration with the city’s network of libraries and community centres. The sessions start on 8 October and will be held on Wednesday (except 16 October which is Thursday) afternoons at 6 pm, until 10 December.
The activity cycle is aimed at adults and young people over the age of 16, in an effort to promote scientific education in all stages of life. Participating in the programme will be researchers from projects subsidised by Barcelona City Council, as well as staff from the CSIC Catalonia.
The activities are all free and address three main themes: innovative technology, pollution and health. The content highlights, for instance, the importance of chips in everyday life, the effects that air quality has on health and the benefits of urban green spaces in helping retain water and conserve biodiversity.
Programme
- Centre Cívic Vil·la Urània (8 October): Round table “Tot comença amb un xip: tecnologia quotidiana en petites dosis”, Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC)
- Biblioteca Zona Nord – Mària Sánchez (16 October): Participatory dialogue “Parlem de l’Alzheimer”, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Fundació Mútua Terrassa.
- Biblioteca Francesc Candel (22 October): Talk “Reptes actuals en la millora de qualitat de l’aire al volant del port de Barcelona”, Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l’Aigua (IDAEA-CSIC).
- Biblioteca Ramon d’Alòs-Moner (29 October): Interactive demonstration “Consells per millorar l’aire de casa teva”, Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l’Aigua (IDAEA-CSIC).
- Centre Cívic Casa del Rellotge (5 November): Route “Espais verds urbans del futur a La Marina”, ISGlobal.
- Centre Cívic Trinitat Vella (12 November): Route “L’aire que mou Trinitat Vella: passejada amb experts en contaminació”, Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center and Trinitat Uneix.
- Biblioteca El Carmel – Juan Marsé (19 November): Participatory talk and workshop “Les Venus de la prehistòria… Les primeres influencers?”, Institució Milà i Fontanals de Recerca en Humanitats (IMF-CSIC).
- Centre Cívic Baró de Viver (26 November): Workshop and coffee “Un aire nou a casa”, ISGlobal.
- Biblioteca Sagrada Família – Josep M. Ainaud de Lasarte (3 December): Dialogue “Nanotecnologia. Això per a què serveix?”, Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) and Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC).
- Centre Cívic Guinardó (10 December): Interactive talk “La cerca de vida extraterrestre amb l’ajut de la intel·ligència artificial”, Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (ICE-CSIC).