17th Poznań Festival of Science and Art

2024-04-17

17th Poznań Festival of Science and Art

The Poznań Festival of Science and Art has become a permanent fixture in the calendar of popular science events in the capital of the Wielkopolska region. This year’s 17th edition began on Monday 15 April and will last until Saturday 20 April. For several years now, the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center and the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry have been actively involved in the organisation of the festival, preparing numerous attractions for the youngest inhabitants of Poznan.

The organisers of this year’s Festival events are eight Poznań universities and the local branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences. According to the idea, the Festival, which was established out of passion and the need to share knowledge and experience, as well as a sense of mission to popularise science and art, is a place for direct meetings of scientists, educators and practitioners with young recipients, who, out of passion for science and art, or even curiosity, direct their steps towards the scientific stage prepared by the organisers.

In line with the main theme of the 17th edition of the PFNiS, i.e. Artificial Intelligence (AI), the PSNC, together with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, prepared many attractions. On Wednesday 17 April, the youngest were invited to discover the world of science together. All in the stylish, historic interiors of the Działyński Palace on the Old Market Square.

IBCH PAS scientists prepared workshops and demonstrations:

  • A fascinating expedition into the kingdom of fungi and plants,
  • The thread to the ball, or how to package DNA?
  • Training white blood cells or how vaccines work?
  • Robots, lasers and fungi in the laboratory.

Meanwhile, specialists from the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center invited participants to a workshop entitled “AI at school – a threat or an opportunity?”, hosted by Adrianna Szofer, Zbigniew Karwasiński and Bogdan Ludwiczak from the Advanced Visualisation and Interaction Department.