Naukas Passion
The public programme also includes the Naukas Passion session, organised in collaboration with the popular online scientific communication and dissemination platform Naukas, science, scepticism and humour. Naukas Passion is organised in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country Chair in Scientific Culture.
From Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 October, after the keynote talks, some of Naukas best collaborators will go up on stage in the Victoria Eugenia Theatre to offer the audience their own somewhat quirky take on a range of different scientific issues. The format will be the same as that used in previous popular science events organised by the platform: short, 10-minute talks designed to explain science in a fun and original way.
The cherry on the cake of the Naukas Passion section comes on the final day of the festival, with a very special session. On Saturday 5 October, the audience will be treated to a performance of "‘CARBÓN’ (COAL) a popular science show written by the neuroscientist and educator Xurxo MARIÑO and the comedian and actor Oswaldo DIGÓN.
Entry to all public sessions, including Naukas Passion, will be free access and free of charge until the venue is full, although prior registration is recommended.
All Naukas Passion sessions will be streamed live. Talks will be in Spanish and there will be a simultaneous interpreting service into both Basque and English.
Speakers
| Thursday, 03 OCT |
| Morning |
| 19:30 - 20:30 |
Naukas Passion 
Presenter: Javier PELÁEZ Naukas |
| 19:30-01:00 |
Javier ARMENTIA Pamplona Planetarium La vie en rose (science and society in a colour that suits them to a tee) ES |
| 19:40-01:00 |
José Miguel VIÑAS World Meteorological Organisation Art galleries are full of clouds ES |
| 19:50-01:00 |
César TOMÉ International Science Outreach Manager, Euskampus Foundation Eureka? Really? ES |
| 20:00-01:00 |
Helena MATUTE University of Deusto Vulnerable-Mind ES |
| 20:10-01:00 |
Ignacio LÓPEZ GOÑI University of Navarra The yellow soup of the Ming dynasty ES |
| 20:20-01:00 |
Gemma del CAÑO Expert on pharmacy and food I said, do you want a bag? ES |
| Friday, 04 OCT |
| Morning |
| 19:30 - 20:30 |
Naukas Passion
Presenter: Javier PELÁEZ Naukas |
| 19:30-01:00 |
Ambrosio LICEAGA Public University of Navarra We never wanted flying cars ES |
| 19:40-01:00 |
Joaquín SEVILLA Public University of Navarra What you don't immediately see when you look at a dish of garlic mushrooms ES |
| 19:50-01:00 |
Déborah GARCÍA BELLO Universidade da Coruña Fashion is incredibly important ES |
| 20:00-01:00 |
Almudena M. CASTRO MásMóvil Group Music, war and peace ES |
| 20:10-01:00 |
Natalia RUIZ ZELMANOVITCH NANOCOSMOS ERC at the Institute of Fundamental Physics (CSIC) ES |
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Manolo GONZÁLEZ Institute of Astronomy of Andalusia (CSIC) Of stars and stories ES |
| Saturday, 05 OCT |
| Morning |
| 17:30 - 18:30 |
Special Naukas Passion
Presenter: Javier PELÁEZ Naukas |
| 17:30-01:00 |
Xurxo MARIÑO Universidade da Coruña ES |
| 17:30-01:00 |
Oswaldo DIGÓN Actor Coal ES |