Colloquium-INCIPIT is a science outreach programme in the city of Santiago de Compostela. Once a month, the Institute of Heritage Sciences of the CSiC invites the most curious citizens to learn, reflect and debate on ongoing research by leading scientists, in order to think about the world in which we live.The 2023-2024 season was inaugurated in October with a talk by Argentine archaeologist Gustavo Politis, who addressed the fierce debate on the history of the initial peopling of the Americas. In November, Patricia Ayala, a Bolivian anthropologist from the University of Chile, invited us to reflect on the ethics of preserving the remains of the past and the necessary participation of indigenous and local communities in this process, beyond the big museums which have accumulated collections extracted by modern foreigners. In December, Marcos Martinón, a native of Ourense and professor at Cambridge University, shared intimate details about the famous Xi'an Warriors, the terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. In January, archaeologist Almudena Hernando of Madrid's Complutense University criticised the patriarchal and individualistic biases of the internet age (the ‘post-history’), inviting us to care for relational identity as the fabric of our human communities. In February, two figures of Galician academia, archaeologist Xurxo Ayán, from the Universidade nova de Lisboa, and journalist Manuel Gago, offered an embodied reflection on the recent history of cultural heritage in Galicia. In March, Margarita Sánchez, professor at the University of Granada and one of Spain's most renowned science communicators, shared the stories and motivations behind her book Prehistorias de mujeres (Women's Prehistories). The April colloquium was given by Juan Belmonte, professor at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, who told a wise history of the sky in ancient Egypt. May was dedicated to the Celts: Laurent Olivier, director of the French National Museum of Archaeology, explained how a profound artistic revolution took place in European culture during the 5th century BC. Finally, the last event of the season, in June, offered the opportunity to listen in Santiago to one of the most popular archaeologists of recent times: David Wengrow, professor at University College London and author of the famous book The Dawn of Everything, who made us reflect on the deep history of freedom in human societies.Open to the public free of charge and with no restrictions other than the number of seats in the hall, these events were organised in the auditoriums of Abanca and the Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago. The hosting of these venues in the historic centre of Santiago allows the scientific debate to take place in the heart of the city, accessible to all its inhabitants and visitors.By inviting renowned researchers in Compostela to share their intellectual adventures with the general public, Colloquium-Incipit seeks to contribute to the promotion of scientific culture in Santiago: a popular scientific culture that is listened to, experienced live and debated by all.The second season is about to start: remember the appointment, once a month, usually on the last Thursday and always at 19h!