Mars has a very thin atmosphere, with nearly one hundredth the density of ours on Earth, and gravity pulls with little more than one third of the strength we feel on our planet. As a result, dust storms can go … Continue reading
PubhD de Lisboa has grown as a team
Since last year, we’ve been growing the team developing and delivering PubhD de Lisboa sessions. We are now six people passionate about a project I started in 2015, based on PubhD Nottingham. From contacting speakers, publishing content on the website … Continue reading
Discover the Universe through 31 works of art
Take a tour through works of art with references to the Universe, in painting, literature, music and cinema. The bilingual website “Do the stars gaze back – Art inspired by the Universe” connects these works to landmark events in the … Continue reading
The science of CHEOPS
A new ESA mission to characterize planets already known orbiting other stars, but of which we still know little, was launched on December 2019. This is the video interview to Sérgio Sousa, one of the scientists involved in the planning … Continue reading
Unveiling new Earths among the “noise” of the stars
First data gathered with ESPRESSO, an instrument built with the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), help clarify a debate about an hypothetical planetary system. Full details at IA’s press-release. (in Portuguese only) Part of my … Continue reading
PubhD de Lisboa special: the physics of the extremely small
In December, the regular session of PubhD de Lisboa will have two speakers from LIP talking about the search for unexpected new particles, and machine learning applied to particle physics. This is the 40th session of an initiative I launched … Continue reading
A podcast from Venus
Research on Venus is using instruments planned to study worlds outside the Solar System, but may also give insights into how to best used them in the search of those worlds. An audio programme as part of my work at … Continue reading
From Venus to other worlds
Unprecedented precision in the measurements of winds on Venus made use of an instrument built to study exoplanets, in a work led by researchers of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Full details at IA’s press-release. (in Portuguese … Continue reading
Astronomy in Culture
We need to fully accept that science is culture and make it relevant to other publics. This is important if we want to reach beyond the audiences that already include science events and exhibitions into their free time routine. Continue reading
The PubhD de Lisboa 2018 book
Our team at PubhD de Lisboa is producing a book about the 19 conversations that took place in 2018. From concept, science writing, design, to budgeting and organising the campaign and the communication plan, this has been fun, passion, and hundreds of hours of work. Continue reading