2025 Reverberation of Physics Teachers' Inventions Fair, Part II

At the 175th Physics Café, the speaker will be Jindřiška Svobodová. The programme will be also feature several demonstrations from other presenters at the Physics Teachers’ Innovations (Ideas) Fair 2025 https://vnuf.cz/2025/​, that truly caught our attention.

Jindřiška Svobodová – Physics, Art, and Critical Thinking

In these examples, we will explore how science and art are united by a shared effort to understand the world. The physicist measures, the artist creates, and critical thinking questions — and it is precisely in this difference that lies the hope that all three approach an understanding of reality. We will look at how the birth of pictorial perspective transformed the way people perceived space. We will compare Newton’s space – a medium reflecting God’s presence – with Einstein’s dynamic space, full of events and processes. And finally, we will use critical thinking to recognize when we are perceiving reality and when only its interpretation.

Important information:
Just like last year, it is possible to obtain an official certificate from the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, for completing the Physics Café as part of lifelong learning for teaching staff.

To receive the certificate, you need to “purchase” the educational course here: https://is.muni.cz/obchod/baleni/395950. The price is 0 CZK. The process is similar to buying goods in an online shop. You only need to make the “purchase” once per year (September–June).

The registration is not binding in any way. We will simply evaluate, for the given period, how many times you attended the Café, and you will receive a certificate indicating the extent of your participation (one Café = 2 hours). Only in-person attendance will be counted!

Take advantage of this opportunity to have an official record of your voluntary activity in furthering your professional qualifications!