{"id":34025,"date":"2024-04-07T00:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/?p=34025"},"modified":"2024-04-07T00:11:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:11:34","slug":"extreme-tales-of-change-at-the-athens-science-festival-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/old-news-en\/extreme-tales-of-change-at-the-athens-science-festival-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Tales of Change at the Athens Science Festival 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city&#8217;s grandest festival of science and technology, the <strong>Athens Science Festival<\/strong>, is making its way back to Technopolis City of Athens from April 16 to 21, 2024, ready to dazzle with its extreme theme! If you&#8217;re a seeker of adventure and thrilling experiences, set your sights on Thursday, April 18, for a visit to the Athens Science Festival. This event, the city\u2019s most enduring science and technology festival, is celebrating a decade of innovation and returns to Technopolis City of Athens for a six-day celebration filled with groundbreaking activities.<\/p>\n<p>But, what special event is scheduled for Thursday, April 18? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/event\/konstantinos-oroklos-extreme-jumps-flying-without-wings\/\"><strong>Konstantinos Oroklos<\/strong><\/a>, an <strong>expert skydiver, base jumper, and wingsuit flyer<\/strong>, will showcase wingsuit base jumping, one of the most extreme sports, characterized by a leap of faith without wings. As a master storyteller, Konstantinos, who has been passionate about freefalling from a young age, will demystify wingsuit base jumping and discuss the necessity of a suit engineered based on principles of aeronautics and aerodynamics! Key skills in meteorology and terrain morphology mapping are crucial, as they enable aspiring wingsuit flyers to perform their leaps with a measure of safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, 4\/18 | &#8220;Miltiadis Evert&#8221; Amphitheater | 20:00 &#8211; 20:30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/event\/geografiki-geographical-frenzy\/\"><strong>Geographikoi<\/strong><\/a> team will take over the storytelling with their <strong>&#8220;Geographical Deliriums&#8221;<\/strong>. Pantelis Kakaris invites you on a unique journey where geography meets humor, promising unexpected laughter. This engaging presentation will lead you through a world where geographic coordinates spark endless joy and curiosity. We&#8217;re set to embrace and explore the geographical missteps we all occasionally make, and to unveil the splendor and diversity of our planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, 4\/18 | &#8220;Miltiadis Evert&#8221; Amphitheater | 20:30 &#8211; 21:15 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Craving for more Tales of Change? The Athens Science Festival is returning to Technopolis City of Athens from April 16 to 21, 2024, featuring a plethora of interactive exhibits, captivating experiments, workshops for children and adults, insightful lectures, and immersive activities. View the full program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.more.com\/happenings\/offer\/festival\/athens-science-festival-2024-tales-of-change\/\">secure your ticket today<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city&#8217;s grandest festival of science and technology, the Athens Science Festival, is making its way back to Technopolis City [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-old-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34027,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34025\/revisions\/34027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.old.athens-science-festival.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}