Santiago de Chile, November 22. (askanews) – At a time when social networks such as Instagram and Tik Tok are under the magnifying glass, accused of publishing light and mostly non-educational content that generates addiction for the so-called Generation Z, they are very popular in Chile: Teresa Panequi, a 20-year-old astronomer She is 26 years old and holds a doctorate from Leiden University in the Netherlands. She is a writer, UNICEF Ambassador in Chile, and one of the most famous science communicators in the Latin American world. She has become famous since 2019 thanks to her posts on Instagram and TikTok, through which she talks to young people about science. And now she does too thanks to Carlotta, a fictional 12-year-old character who initially hates science but ends up falling in love with the universe and its secrets. In fact, Carlotta is the heroine of Teresa’s book “The Universe According to Carlotta” thanks to which young people today can discover the wonders of galaxies and black holes. The young astronomer explained: “This book is not just for all those boys and girls who want to become scientists – but it aims to make people understand, first of all, that if they want to be scientists, they can be one. Moreover, it is “It demonstrates that doing science is more than just studying for a scientific career; it means holding ourselves accountable, thinking critically, being curious and curious.” Teresa’s work is important above all for encouraging girls’ interest in so-called STEM subjects, which have long been considered a predominantly male domain. “It is necessary to have women in science – concluded Teresa – because women, statistically, have half the answers, just as men have the other half. We do not need an all-female or all-male science. “Every great idea was born by a man in the last century, perhaps “It was another great idea for a woman, and yet, she didn’t have the opportunity to access that kind of education.”
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