Aleksandra Bielawska

Captivated by the ubiquitous connections between supposedly unrelated disciplines and branches of knowledge, Aleksandra began her journey with physics and philosophy, engineering and literature, mathematics and history. This fuelled her eagerness to learn absolutely anything that brings her closer to fully understanding the world around her. Thanks to the years of engagement in MUNs, the Oxford debates, and numerous discussions during her history class, she became an avid advocate of exchanging opinions. In her free time, she enjoys writing overly complex literature reviews and playing the piano.

In her speech, Aleksandra will draw unlikely connections between the most common objects and the life cycle of different stellar bodies. Through both philosophical and physical lenses, the underlying processes governing a star’s evolution will be explained, with a particular focus on their implications for our understanding of reality.