Travelling to Origins
The beginnings of the universe and life

Ultimately, exploration of the cosmos is an investigation into humanity and the limits of knowledge. Studying black holes and the big bang brings us closer to the origins of the universe, while the search for extraterrestrial life obliges us to think about what life really is. What do the recent detection of gravitational waves and the latest discoveries about exoplanets tell us about these big questions?

This activity is part of Radical Science, a project that imagines how science will transform the world in the coming decades. The programme of debates, curated by the physicist and science journalist Toni Pou, will include and discuss the issues with Magmas, a project of poetic residences curated by the scientist and poet Joan Duran, with artistic proposals curated by the researcher and cultural producer Irma Vila i Òdena, including talks for secondary school students.

“Radical Science” is a cultural project resulting from the research strategy devised by the Complementary Joint Research Plans fund, which is coordinated in Catalonia through ICFO, ALBA Synchrotron, IBEC, and IFAE and ICCUB.