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SUMMARY:K05 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261124T012000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Jose Francisco Aguilar ()\nWe now live in very chall
 enging times\, where mainstream scientific views and methods are being que
 stioned in social media and replaced by unproven and misleading theories t
 o serve commercial and political interests. In the face of anti-science at
 tacks\, astronomy\, with its universal appeal and scientific outlook\, can
  be used as an effective and powerful medium to educate the people on scie
 ntific thinking. Thankfully in the Philippines\, the proliferation and act
 ive participation of various Philippine amateur astronomical societies had
  contributed to the promotion and popularization of astronomy to the gener
 al public. In promoting astronomy and science to the public\, we can culti
 vate scientific and critical thinking for our countrymen and make them ask
  questions on how and why things happen\, and enable them to effect change
  and hopefully achieve real progress.\n\nhttps://indico.narit.or.th/event/
 238/contributions/890/
LOCATION:Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu Resort\, Mactan\, Cebu
URL:https://indico.narit.or.th/event/238/contributions/890/
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