The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) covers the 110 years of history of Instituto Superior Técnico, through its past, present and future objects.

A collection of objects related to different fields, such as science, music, arts and sports, is the starting point for conversations with people who will tell us more about the history of these objects.

A new episode is released every week. The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) is part of the Público newspaper podcasts.

Today’s episode (#85) – 10th March 2023: “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) – “The exhibition poster “De que são feitas as coisas?”

The exhibition “De que são feitas as coisas?” (“What are things made of?”) put Técnico on the radar of international research in particle physics in 1981. Taking advantage of the presence of hundreds of physicists at an international conference, it also marked one of the first scientific dissemination activities of great impact designed by José Mariano Gago. The poster “What are things made of?” bears witness to a philosophy that would profoundly transform research and scientific culture in Portugal. Mariano Gago – who long before becoming Minister was a Técnico student, president of the Students’ Union and full professor at Técnico – was beginning to point the way to what would lead to the creation of LIP (1986) and Ciência Viva (1995).

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