With blood in orbit: from the desire to know to the pleasure of telling

City and Science Biennial

On November 20, el Círculo de Bellas Artes It hosts an exceptional dialogue between two prominent voices from the cultural and scientific scene: Isabel Fuentes and Sara García Alonso, ESA astronaut.
Curiosity, the driving force of science, shapes our desire for knowledge, transforming it into new forms of storytelling. From the blood that flows through the veins of everyday life to the exploration of stellar orbits, we will discuss the joy of science communication as a creative act that connects the search for inner meaning with the understanding of the universe.

 

Participates:

Elizabeth FontsShe holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and a doctorate in Museology from the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) in Paris. She has worked at institutions such as the MNCN (Spanish National Research Council) and the Residencia de Estudiantes (Student Residence). She directed the CosmoCaixa museum in Alcobendas and, since 2009, has been the director of CaixaForum Madrid. She is the author of Hemoglobin (Roca, 2025), in 2015 he published his first novel A gene outside the law (Turpial), a candidate for the 2016 RAE literary creation prize.

Sara Garcia AlonsoA biomedical researcher and backup astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA), she works on the development of cancer therapies at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). In 2022, she was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the first Spanish woman in an astronaut corps. She is the author of Orbits. Notes from a life in continuous exploration (Sine Qua Non, 2025).

This event has ended
Date:
20.11.2025
Schedule:
17 hrs
Conference room:
Fernando de Rojas Theater
Price:
Free entry until complete seats
Organized by:

Event organized jointly by the City and Science Biennial and the Eñe Festival.

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