Light-speed talks from leading astrophysicists, a virtual tour of the world famous Dunsink Observatory, and delving into the geohazards of the modern world are among the programme of events being hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) as part of this year’s Culture Night, which takes place on Friday, 18th September.
Commenting, Dr. Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, said: “I am excited about the impressive line-up of events DIAS has put forward for this year’s Culture Night. It is a special Culture Night for DIAS this year, as we are celebrating our 80th anniversary. Therefore, it is fitting that our events highlight the broad range of pure and fundamental research DIAS does to support humankind answer the big questions of our time.”
The DIAS Culture Night events include:
• A Virtual Night Among the Stars: Join DIAS astrophysicists on a virtual tour of Dunsink, Ireland’s oldest astronomical observatory. The programme includes light-speed talks from astrophysicists on the big issues in astronomy, and a questions and answers session.
• Taifeadaí Cartlainne ó Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh: Celtic Studies researchers will deliver a presentation as Gaeilge on the Glór project, which aims to digitise and publish archive recordings of Irish speakers made by DIAS during the 1950s and 1960s.
• Earthquakes and Other Geohazards: Despite experiencing few large earthquakes, Ireland holds a special place in the history of earthquake studies thanks to the pioneering work of Robert Mallet in the mid-19th century. Join DIAS geophysicists for three short talks on geohazards in the modern world including earthquakes, volcanoes, and groundwater.
Dr. Eucharia Meehan added: “This year Culture Night will be very different to normal, as all events have moved online due to Covid-19. DIAS has adapted to the challenge to ensure our events will continue to be as engaging and thought-provoking as ever for the public.”
All DIAS events at Culture Night are taking place on Zoom. For more details please see the links above.
DIAS announces line-up for Culture Night 2020
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Last Updated: 17th September 2020 by Caoimhe Mulhall
Light-speed talks from leading astrophysicists, a virtual tour of the world famous Dunsink Observatory, and delving into the geohazards of the modern world are among the programme of events being hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) as part of this year’s Culture Night, which takes place on Friday, 18th September.
Commenting, Dr. Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, said: “I am excited about the impressive line-up of events DIAS has put forward for this year’s Culture Night. It is a special Culture Night for DIAS this year, as we are celebrating our 80th anniversary. Therefore, it is fitting that our events highlight the broad range of pure and fundamental research DIAS does to support humankind answer the big questions of our time.”
The DIAS Culture Night events include:
• A Virtual Night Among the Stars: Join DIAS astrophysicists on a virtual tour of Dunsink, Ireland’s oldest astronomical observatory. The programme includes light-speed talks from astrophysicists on the big issues in astronomy, and a questions and answers session.
• Taifeadaí Cartlainne ó Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh: Celtic Studies researchers will deliver a presentation as Gaeilge on the Glór project, which aims to digitise and publish archive recordings of Irish speakers made by DIAS during the 1950s and 1960s.
• Earthquakes and Other Geohazards: Despite experiencing few large earthquakes, Ireland holds a special place in the history of earthquake studies thanks to the pioneering work of Robert Mallet in the mid-19th century. Join DIAS geophysicists for three short talks on geohazards in the modern world including earthquakes, volcanoes, and groundwater.
Dr. Eucharia Meehan added: “This year Culture Night will be very different to normal, as all events have moved online due to Covid-19. DIAS has adapted to the challenge to ensure our events will continue to be as engaging and thought-provoking as ever for the public.”
All DIAS events at Culture Night are taking place on Zoom. For more details please see the links above.
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Big thank you to @MartinaPQuinn of @helloalicepr for moderating the discussion, and of course to our panel @NeasaMcG @CormacORafferty and @laoneill111
@CormacORafferty "to cut yourself off from fundamental research means you could miss out on some of the biggest ideas"
@laoneill "it's our job as researchers to keep reminding governments how important basic research is" "For Dev basic research being carried out in Ireland was a badge of pride"
@NeasaMcG Schrödinger's work in causality was not well received by the religious authorities at the time At the same time DIAS did have Catholic priests working on research projects in the early days, so there was not the conflict you might think between science and religion
@laoneill111 Schrödinger was very popular in social circles in Dublin, a bit of a renaissance man
@CormacORafferty Schrödinger was gifted at explaining difficult concepts
@CormacORafferty on how unsuccessful work, in Schrödinger's case, unified field theory, is just as important part of science. And no one has managed to crack it yet! And not forgetting the cat
@laoneill111 how Schrödinger's book inspired scientists to change fields and result in the finding of the double helix.
@NeasaMcG explaining how DIAS came about and how Schrödinger was attracted to Ireland #DIASdiscovers
Panel Discussion getting underway! @laoneill111 @CormacORafferty @NeasaMcG @MartinaPQuinn
We're half way through the documentary... Join us for the rest and the fascinating discussion to follow DM for link
@Stella15882 @NeasaMcG @HistFest @lukeoneil47 @CormacORafferty @MartinaPQuinn Stella, send me an email. I'll get a link to you communications@dias.ie
Starting in just over an hour we have limited tickets left for tonights broadcast and panel discussion. Get your free ticket now twitter.com/DIAS_Dublin/st…
Culture Night 2020 Booking Links! - Virtual Tour of DIAS Dunsink Observatory: eventbrite.ie/e/118043576515 - Earthquakes and other Geohazards: eventbrite.ie/e/earthquakes-… - Taifeadaí Cartlainne ó Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh: eventbrite.ie/e/taifeadai-ca… Join us from 5pm! #CultureNight2020
@dias_geophysics have developed something special for @galway2020 in collaboration with composer David Stalling. It is an audio-visual composition “Palace of Ships,” based on sounds, images and seismic data from DIAS’ @SEA_SEIS Expeditions. More: dias.ie/2020/09/14/dia…
Meet some of our panelists for tomorrows discussion on the impact and legacy of the work carried out by Erwin Schroedinger during his time in Ireland as our first Director of Theoretical Physics Grab a free ticket here: eventbrite.ie/e/115984908985