Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

Astronomy is explained in an encouraging but theoretical way. They provoke sensations of admiration in the face of violent and spectacular phenomena. Their meaning is seldom understood and contextualized.
We need to raise questions about things we can see, instead of giving answers about what we never see with our own experience.
Everyone has access to the sky and his movements. Main stars are easily observable and measurable. You can experiment with your own body and simple materials. Once the basic concepts are well established, we will be able to face them with the guarantee that the receiver will want to achieve a clear and contextualized understanding of the concepts of the physics of the universe.

Biography:

Carles Schnabel a 62-year-old biologist, but from a young age amateur astronomer and avid observer. Professionally dedicated to science outreach, mainly astronomy: teaching astronomy to students and teachers from schools to the university level (www.planetari.cat), CEO at the Garraf Park Observatory (www.observatorigarraf.cat), responsible for the planetarium at the Museum of Natural Sciences of Granollers (http://www.museugranollersciencies.org), president of the Sabadell Astronomical Association (www.astrosabadell.org) and Spanish representative for the IOTA (http://www.occultations.org/)

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