Event 3: Santiago Torres - We are all made of star dust

The third event I have chosen to attend is the online event, Santiago Torres: We are all made of star dust. Santiago Torres was a physics professor at UCLA and conducts research at the University of Austria. He studies dynamical interactions in the universe. According to Torres, everything is made of stardust that is the same stardust that was in the big bang that became galaxies and stars.

The Big Bang (1)

Torres states that the universe is not alone, and that we are not in isolation but together in many ways. He asks, “why do we have distinctions between people when we are all star dust?” Following this logic, all art is also stardust (2). Torres thinks that the most powerful message is that we should be sharing with everyone. I agree with Santiago Torres that we should share with each other. Sharing is one of the first concepts we learn as children, especially when we have siblings. Our parents and guardians and teachers teach us to share. At some point, many of us seem to lose this knowledge.

Stardust

The current unrest can be seen as coming out of a lack of willingness to share. Some people in the world have a lot more money and access to resources than others. Many people don’t have enough. As a result, millions of people of people are suffering. This suffering could end if the uber wealthy minority would share with the impoverished masses. I highly recommend this event. Santiago Torres’ message needs to be spread, and it can help the world become a better place. There was a lot of other interesting information in this event, including knowledge about the history of the universe and sound and light waves, but all this pales in comparison with the message about sharing. Torres compares particles and waves to individuals in a Mexican Wave, further illustrating the connectedness and oneness of humankind.

Sound and Light Waves (3)

Works Cited

1. Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, June 5). Big bang. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang

2. Curtis, S. (2024, February 20). Some of Earth’s most famous art started with Stardust. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-of-earths-most-famous-art-started-with-stardust/

3. Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, June 2). Electromagnetic radiation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation


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