To science we go

Pere Estupinyà proves once again that science, when well explained, is not only extremely interesting, but also the fundamental tool for improving the world and our lives.

This book is an invitation to discover ourselves and what surrounds us through science. With surprising stories and an engaging, direct, passionate, rigorous, and informative style, Estupinyà expands in these pages on his Sunday conversations with Javier Sampedro and Javier del Pino on the Cadena SER program A Vivir with all kinds of experts in neuroscience, astrophysics, biology, paleontology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, technology, environment, and human health. Grouped according to the emotions they evoke, we will journey through hope in the face of medicine's small miracles; introspection when exploring the human psyche; amusement at the most outlandish and entertaining topics; curiosity when revealing the most distant and invisible worlds; indignation at the resistance to harnessing scientific knowledge; concern for the climate crisis and the deterioration of the planet; inspiration to improve social aspects thanks to scientific discoveries; astonishment at seeing reality increasingly approach fiction; and responsibility, because the future does not depend on technology but on us humans.

A Vivir la ciencia is born out of curiosity, but it is also a call for change. Peppered with the author's personal insights, it is a vindication of scientific thinking and of using the small miracles of science for individual and collective good.