Cristina Linares to address the effects of warming in the Mediterranean at MUY Science Fest

Ibiza-born scientist Cristina Linares, Professor of Ecology at the University of Barcelona and a researcher specialising in biodiversity, marine ecosystems, conservation and global change, will take part in MUY Science Fest, which describes itself as the largest science outreach festival taking place this Saturday, October 3, in Barcelona.

According to a press release from MUY Science Fest, the festival will bring major areas of scientific knowledge closer to the public, including human evolution, epigenetics, mathematics, neuroscience, astrophysics, physics, marine ecology and ancient history.

“For the first time, eight leading figures in science communication will come together at the Teatre Coliseum to explain, in a clear and engaging way, some of the secrets of the universe, humanity, the future of technology and the environment.”

Against a backdrop of complexity, fast-paced change and misinformation, MUY Science Fest aims to promote critical thinking, defend evidence-based knowledge and place scientific culture at the heart of public life.

According to Muy Interesante, Linares’s presentation will focus on one central question: What happens in the Mediterranean when temperatures rise by one degree? “Marine heatwaves have caused mass mortality events on the Mediterranean seafloor, and coral reefs are the most visible example of a problem that begins long before it reaches the surface,” reads the description of the presentation Linares will deliver at the Coliseum.

Cristina Linares will be joined by several other prominent speakers, including Manel Esteller, a cancer epigenetics researcher at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau and one of the best-known voices in biomedicine and personalised medicine; Mar Mezcua, an astrophysicist at the Institute of Space Sciences specialising in black holes, galaxies and the evolution of the universe; and Rodrigo Quian, a neuroscientist and ICREA researcher at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, specialising in perception, memory and computational neuroscience.