Copernicus Festival 2019

Language

Language was the theme of the sixth edition of the Copernicus Festival, which took place from May 21 to 26, 2019 in Krakow, Poland.

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Guests

Wit Szostak

Kamil Śmiałkowski

Bogusław Skowronek

Paweł Rutkowski

Renata Przybylska

Andrzej Pawelec

Mikser

Magdalena Heydel

Juliusz Chrząstowski

Andrzej Bednarczyk

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Festival Lineup

Day 1

May 20, 2025

Once upon a time there was life

16:00

What happens when DNA is damaged?

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Marcin Nowotny
Conversation

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19:00

Space, matter and time

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Tomasz Rożek
Opening lecture

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Day 2

May 21, 2025

Human

16:00

Wise Book of the Year Gala

Potocki Palace in Cracow
Copernicus team

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17:30

Human Mysteries

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Magda Kowal
Confrontations
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19:00

Fragments of ancient DNA

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Zuzana Hofmanová
Master Lecture

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Day 3

May 22, 2025

Space

16:00

Metaphysics in physics

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Marek Abramowicz
A master class conversation

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17:30

Mysteries of the Universe

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Maciej Wielgus
Agnieszka Janiuk
Confrontations

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19:00

Dark energy

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Ruth Durrer
Master Lecture

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Day 4

May 23, 2025

Mind

17:30

Mysteries of the Mind

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Michał Wierzchoń
Confrontations

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19:00

What happens in the brain when we learn new things?

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Stanislas Dehaene
Master Lecture

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Day 5

May 24, 2025

Animal

16:00

What do social relationships look like in the world of primates?

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Małgorzata Arlet
A master class conversation

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17:30

Animal Mysteries

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Piotr Łukasik
Agnieszka Kloch
Confrontations

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19:00

Research into animal minds and animal communication

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Klaus Zuberbuehler
Master Lecture

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Day 6

May 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence

16:00

Can artificial intelligence think?

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Jacek Tabor
A master class conversation

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17:30

The secrets of artificial intelligence

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Wodzisław Duch
Marcin Miłkowski
Confrontations

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19:00

Deep learning

Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow
Terry Sejnowski
Master Lecture

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Footage

Charles Taylor, The Full Scope of the Human Linguistic Capacity | 2019

Łukasz Tischner: Taylor is the most important philosopher alive today | 2019

Elżbieta Tabakowska, Language – an instruction manual, therefore we are all poets | 2019

Norman Davies: Tabakowska was my first and best translator | 2019

Masters’ breakfast: Magdalena Heydel | 2019

Daniel Everett, How Language Began: The History of Humanity’s Greatest Invention | 2019

Perceptio: “Is it possible to shout in sign language? On communication of the Deaf” | 2019

Wojciech Bonowicz: Everett is a league of champions among linguists | 2019

Masters’ breakfast: Adam Boniecki | 2019

Information and the Language of Life, Paul Davies | 2019

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Take part in the COPERNICUS FESTIVAL ‘25

All events are free of charge!

In person

Come to the free events in Krakow

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Online

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