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Science and citizenship Ingots of words

At the time of this writing is the hundredth anniversary of the creation of the Board for Advanced Studies (JAE), unanimously considered the most experienced modernization of English science. On 15 January 1907 JAE fertile career began under the presidency of Santiago Ramon y Cajal who, just a month earlier, had received the Nobel Prize.

The JAE was born in Ecuador of a stellar moment, which Lain is referred to as "the Middle Golden Age of English culture, covering from 1880 until fracture of the Civil War. " It was a period of great people, thinkers and scientists, and much of the success of the JAE was due to bind succeeded on these scholars to an enthusiastic group of disciples of the stature of Blas Cabrera, Enrique Moles, Rey Pastor. ..-, generating a critical mass of scientists and a strong spirit of renewal, for example, the university got first included research among its priorities.

is well known that the JAE, which in 1939 became the current National Research Council (CSIC) - created numerous research centers, facilitated training of our young scientists abroad and brought down some of the barriers that isolated the English science and culture around the world. But also, and perhaps here lies the main achievement of the JAE-succeeded in undermining the topic and impoverishing binomial science against the humanities, bringing together thinkers and scientists around a common enterprise: a great deal of innovation and progress, following universal axes of science, culture and education. Science

for responsible citizenship, that is, in my humble opinion the major contribution of the JAE. And, as a century ago as today, it is impossible to understand the scientific fact isolated from the cultural and social fact that gives support. I can not understand why some voices from the university launch attacks against the new subject under the LOE, Education for Citizenship (EPC), on the grounds that will weaken the already weak scientific presence in the secondary curriculum (and, incidentally, I will withdraw future students). Quite the contrary. If, as expected, this area is built around the development of personal and social ethics, which will be achieved is a more prepared and responsible citizenship, with criteria to require political presence in science proportionate to the deal in other areas of culture and economy. Under this view, the potential of EPC to reassess the role of science in school is far superior to that possessed by the Krebs cycle study or memorization of the periodic table.

And that is worth celebrating, and recover, perhaps, with the Year of Science and naked born by decree of the program, but yes, with a pompous Commission responsible to polish and splendor, hopefully before the end. I remember a funny sign with a picture of a lanky camel and patches and a text that said: "A camel is a greyhound designed by a committee." Is this the case? There

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changes Use uplifting.

One very recent occupation of the former headquarters of the Central Bank by the Instituto Cervantes. A luxury home, a stone's throw from Cibeles, noble and spacious. Nothing less than 18000 square meters for its three hundred employees, which at 60 square feet per staff member, almost double a "basic housing solution."

Without irony, is well plate "Instituto Cervantes" on the building of the caryatids. Change impacts, although little you think it is quite logical. The only way to spend these great temples to the bankers is that they can afford it, not because they deserve your business.

But what is most striking is to imagine the new use of his legendary vault, which will change and gold bullion flows confessed not always true treasures of our language and our culture. Ingots of words, is not it amazing?

Another change of use, less substance but also healthy, that comes to mind is the flow of the former cabinet of the University of Salamanca. A large trunk with five keys that money left to guard the university to protect cultural treasures, like a beautiful Torah scroll that the librarian, Pedro Rincon, taught me reverence.

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to dream, the change of use that would give me more excitement would be to the arenas. I can not understand social complacency to the anachronism of such bullrings of torture. How can you defend the shameful spectacle of suffering and death with cultural arguments?

recognize that it takes courage to break our atavism, and that our political class has too much attachment to the seat he dared to end cruelty as absurd as pathetic. So I have little hope of seeing the arenas Rockodromo converted into, or halls or sports arenas, or green areas as silent witnesses of its bloody history.

And if you ask me, I agree with the option most likely from the point of view, to convert the spaces in malls. This is the courageous choice taken to the Plaza de Toros Las Arenas, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich will soon host under your skin neomudéjar a large shopping center.

can that after this decision, which intervened decisively Ezquerra, had an electoral interest, the break with the remnants of Spain's most cheesy, "and that this interest take precedence over respect for the beings that share with humans a good part of their DNA, but no matter. The result is positive and should stimulate the dormant minds of other politicians. "Change torture by sales? I buy!

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Experiments ... With Coke!

"Experiments ... few and gas, "a handy term to indicate that we do not take risks with something. But surely many would be surprised at the great potential in the laboratory of soft drinks, especially the coke, one of the best known.

Yes, the "spark of life" not only serves to quench thirst or to combine it with rum, but gives ample room for practical work in science classes. Not that this is an exceptionally reactive, but the unorthodox use has its advantages: it ensures the students' attention; is what is popular. And the funny thing is that it is in memory of students beyond what is expected. For example, recently I met at the wedding of the daughter of friends, which also I taught many many years ago with a group of alumni friends of hers. Some did not even remember what subject they taught, but another said suddenly:

- Well, I remember perfectly experiments with coke ...

Do you realize? Not to shoot rockets, but details like this reinforce my belief that science must be built from personal experience and support in daily life, so that students find it relevant. So Coke part of my laboratory equipment. Is a negligible acid, pH close to 3, thus serving for many experiments. For example, to soften egg shells, or bone to verify the conservation of mass to react with baking soda in bottles sealed with a balloon, or an example of breaking balance by changing the pressure conditions (when you open a bottle, Carbonic acid is unstable and is transformed into CO2, which forms the bubbles, or to show that this decomposition process consumes energy, so that if the water is very cold, it freezes when removing the cap, o.. .

experiments were very basic, but drew the attention of students, provided you take care of the staging. And just this part is what I have embroidered responsible for the initiative EepyBird who, incidentally, do not provide information about themselves and their goals on the website.

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"What happens when you combine 200 liters of Coke and 500 Mentos light? It's funny and completely insane "

This presents the challenge that teachers develop a lot of fun, with an impeccable staging. After a long series of tests, combining all sorts of variables, have made a few situations where the spectacle is unbeatable: towering geysers, tilting bottles batteries, pumps synchronized with music, or multiple jets, simulating "the fountains of Bellagio casino in Las Vegas." They've carefully worked, and well worth seeing the result.

Here you can access one of the videos (sometimes a bit slow, and you have to muster some patience)

To give an even more surreal, there are questions that have no waste:

"you explode if you drink Coke and eat Mentos?"

is not surprising that those responsible "the spark of life" are not very happy. They prefer that people consume this drink as normal and predictable, and do not seem inclined to place their product in the channel of the chemical reagents.