Dr. Ivana Ebrová, the project PI, has been highly active in various outreach activities. Most of her outreach is focused on in-person activities, but at the moment, no specific event is planned for the near future. Do not despart though – there is still a large amount of material freely available for you to check out!
Television appearances
Two part interview in a popular educational show “Through the depths of space (Hlubinami vesmíru)” on TV Noe with Ivana Ebrová & Jan Ebr about galaxy mergers, dark matter, and particle physics (FB Teaser, FB Teaser).
First part (40 min in Czech) premiered on 03/05/2025: https://www.tvnoe.cz/porad/42891-hlubinami-vesmiru-s-manzeli-ebrovymi-1-dil-srazky-galaxii-a-temna-hmota
Second part (40 min in Czech) premiered on 07/06/2025: https://www.tvnoe.cz/porad/43232-hlubinami-vesmiru-s-manzeli-ebrovymi-2-dil-srazky-galaxii-a-neutrina
Newspaper interview
Interview conducted by renowned journalist Lenka Vrtišková Nejezchlebová with Ivana Ebrová & Jan Ebr for Deník N – a Czech independent newspaper (https://denikn.cz/) about galaxy mergers, cosmic particle showers, and observation of animals; 4000 words & 14 figures
- online version published on 10/11/2025 (FB Teaser, FB Teaser): https://denikn.cz/1883101/chci-videt-dalsi-galaxii-mlhovinu-hvezdokupu-a-dalsi-zvire-astronomicky-par-zkouma-vesmir-a-pocita-faunu/
Multimedia show “The biggest collisions in the Universe”
“The biggest collisions in the Universe (Největší srážky ve vesmíru)” is a public performance that combines a popular-science lecture with audiovisual material of both observed and simulated astrophysical phenomena, enriched by practical demonstrations of gravitational effects using a large model of space and time. The show is jointly performed by Ivana Ebrová and Jan Ebr.
The program introduces the fundamentals of gravitational interactions, beginning with simple two-body systems and progressing to galaxy mergers, culminating in the presentation of the GalaxyMergers project. A specially designed gravity simulator allows for the visualization of phenomena such as orbital dynamics in gravitational potentials, black holes, gravitational waves, and tidal disruptions of stars or galaxies. After the show, the audience is invited to engage directly with the simulator for a hands-on experience.
Video recordings of the performances are publicly accessible on YouTube. The show has been presented at a variety of popular-science events, cultural centers, and public observatories across different regions of the Czech Republic and advertised on multiple social media and web pages.
- Researchers’ Night (Noc vědců) at FZU, 30/09/2022
Video recording: YouTube - Science to Go project, public library Písek, 26/06/2024
- Colours of Ostrava festival, 20/07/2024
- Public observatory and planetarium Hradec Králové, 24/10/2024
- Centrum Pant in Ostrava, 26/03/2025
Video recording of the live broadcast: YouTube - Jurij Gagarin’ night (Noc Jurije Gagarina) at FZU, 17/04/2025
Article: Pátečníci Sisyfos
Video recording: YouTube - Czech Science Fair (Veletrh vědy), 06/06/2025
- Public observatory Prostějov, 04/10/2025
- Public observatory and planetarium České Budějovice, 05/10/2025
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