The remnants of ancient civilizations offer evidence that natural phenomena in the sky – the stars, the movement of planets, comet sightings – inspired questions that we now know come from way back. Scientific knowledge dispelled some of those concerns, but on the other hand it brought new challenges. Over four panel discussions from January through April, our guests will try to build bridges connecting different ways of understanding the Earth and its place in the Universe while looking at the mutuality between the human species and the Earth, and Earth and the Cosmos. Bringing together researchers and thinkers, Culturgest and Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA)  promote a dialogue that unites scientific culture, human concerns, and human disturbances. The cycle includes the conferences Earth as Seen from Other Planets, with Pedro Machado and Ricardo Trigo (January 30th), Excess of Light, with Raul Cerveira Lima and Martin Pawley (February 20th), Beyond Light, with Lara Sousa and Sofia Andringa (March 26th), and Ethnoastronomy (April 30th).

PROGRAMME

Talks and Lectures x
THE EARTH IN LIGHT OF OTHER PLANETS
Pedro Machado, Ricardo Trigo
30 JAN
TUE 6:30pm
Emílio Rui Vilar Auditorium
Free admission

Talks and Lectures x
EXCESS LIGHT
Raul Cerveira Lima, Martin Pawley 
20 FEB
TUE 6:30pm
Emílio Rui Vilar Auditorium
Free admission

Talks and Lectures x
BEYOND LIGHT
Lara Sousa, Sofia Andringa 
26 MAR
TUE 6:30pm
Emílio Rui Vilar Auditorium
Free admission

Talks and Lectures x
SINCE THE NIGHT OF TIME
Fábio Silva, Luís Tirapicos 
30 ABR
TUE 6:30pm
Emílio Rui Vilar Auditorium
Free admission