The Philosophy of Meteoritics: Awe, Faith, and Data
07/11/2019
IPGP - Îlot Cuvier
19:00
Séminaires thème Origines
Amphithéâtre
Br. Guy Consolmagno
Observatoire du Vatican
Why do governments spend billions doing something as esoteric as visiting an asteroid? Why does the Vatican support an astronomical observatory with a meteorite laboratory? And why do we individuals choose to spend our lives in pursuit of pure knowledge? The motivation behind our choices, both as individuals and as a society, affects the sorts of science that gets done; the kinds of answers that are found to be satisfying; and ultimately, the way in which we think of ourselves. (conference in english, open to the public)