¿Por qué en Star Wars casi todos los personajes parecen humanos, incluso los de otros planetas? ¿Y qué tienen que ver los pinzones de Darwin con los Twi’leks y los Zabraks? En este video, vamos a explorar la biología dentro del universo de Star Wars y cómo conceptos como la radiación adaptativa y la evolución convergente pueden explicar la sorprendente variedad de especies en la galaxia. Desde los humanos pintados de colores hasta criaturas como el Sarlacc y los Mon Calamari, nos adentraremos en cómo la ciencia real puede ayudarnos a entender la diversidad biológica de Star Wars.
Fernando Cervera Rodríguez has a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Valencia, where he also completed a master’s degree in Molecular Approaches in Health Sciences. His research work has focused on aspects related to molecular biology and human health. He has written content for various platforms and is an editor for Plaza Magazine and Muy Interesante. He has been a finalist for the Boehringer national award for health journalism and winner of the Literary Award for Scientific Dissemination of the Ciutat de Benicarló in 2022. He has also published a book with the Laetoli publishing house, which deals with skepticism, biomedical scams and pseudoscience in general. The book is entitled “The art of selling shit”, and another with the Círculo Rojo publishing house and entitled “In favor of animal experimentation”. In addition, he is a founding member of the Association to Protect the Patient from Pseudoscientific Therapies.