Sharing astronomy with the public has been a constant thread of my career. I have taken part in some 200 outreach activities, spanning television and radio interviews, magazine articles, and public lectures delivered in settings ranging from pre-schools and universities to planetariums and civic associations — many of them talks for students and young audiences of all ages. The list below presents a few recent highlights, while the episodes of the podcast Cerebros en Órbita (Brains in Orbit) can be found at the end of the page.
Selected Outreach Activities
- What Are Black Holes and How Do We See Them? (¿Qué son y cómo se ven los agujeros negros?)
- Unveiling the Darkest Secrets of the Universe: Technicolor Black Hole Cinema
- The Story Behind the First Black Hole Images
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Press conference: the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
This press conference took place simultaneously with parallel events in Washington, Brussels, Tokyo, and other locations. The announcement received extensive coverage in national and international print, broadcast, and digital media.
- The First Image of a Black Hole (La primera imagen de un agujero negro)
- The First Direct Evidence of a Black Hole
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The First Image of a Black Hole
The audience consisted primarily of approximately 300 undergraduate and high-school students.
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Press conference: the first image of a black hole
This event took place simultaneously with parallel press conferences in Washington, Brussels, Tokyo, and other cities around the world. The announcement generated extensive coverage in national and international media, both print and digital. As an illustration of its global impact, the image of the black hole in the galaxy M 87 appeared on the front pages of hundreds of newspapers worldwide, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Le Monde, and El País.
Cerebros en Órbita
I coordinated and hosted Cerebros en Órbita (“Brains in Orbit”), a Spanish-language podcast series developed in collaboration with UNAM Boston that explores a broad range of scientific topics in conversation with experts. The series reached a monthly audience of more than 100,000 people, contributing to the dissemination of science among the Latino community of New England and beyond. You can watch the episodes below or on the YouTube playlist.