Copernicus Festival
20 – 25 May 2025
What about is COPERNICUS FESTIVAL?
The Copernicus Festival is a popular science event where we show the connections between science and other areas of culture. Together with invited guests, we discuss how scientific discoveries and theories influence the contemporary view of the world, and we address questions that have always inspired people of science, philosophy and culture.
The festival is organised by the Copernicus Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at the Jagiellonian University, the Copernicus Centre Foundation, the Tygodnik Powszechny Foundation and the publisher of Tygodnik Powszechny.
The Copernicus Festival is a free event open to everyone, which has been held in Krakow for over a decade. This year’s theme is ‘Mystery’ – between 20 and 25 May, we will immerse ourselves in the world of cosmic mysteries, the secrets of our ancestors’ DNA, the mysteries of animal communication, the human mind and artificial intelligence. On the programme: lectures, debates, films and meetings with outstanding scientists and thinkers. See you there!
Take part in the COPERNICUS FESTIVAL ‘25
All events are free of charge!
Events and lectures
What is the brain used for? Confrontations: Alicja Puścian, Marek Binder | 2024
The future of science, the future of artificial intelligence. Confrontations: Katarzyna Jaśko, Jan Argasiński | 2024
Is biology a machine science? Confrontations: Mariusz Gogól, Łukasz Opaliński | 2024
Piotr Durka, Brain-computer interfaces and the search for electrical traces of consciousness | 2024
Festival Lineup
Day 1
Once upon a time there was life
What happens when DNA is damaged?
Free of charge
Space, matter and time
Free of charge
Day 2
Human
Human Mysteries
Fragments of ancient DNA
Free of charge
Day 3
Space
Metaphysics in physics
Free of charge
Mysteries of the Universe
Free of charge
Dark energy
Free of charge
Day 4
Mind
Mysteries of the Mind
Free of charge
What happens in the brain when we learn new things?
Free of charge
Day 5
Animal
What do social relationships look like in the world of primates?
Free of charge
Animal Mysteries
Free of charge
Research into animal minds and animal communication
Free of charge
Day 6
Artificial intelligence
Can artificial intelligence think?
Free of charge
The secrets of artificial intelligence
Free of charge
Deep learning
Free of charge