The international festival “SCIENCE 0+” will be held in Moscow

From October 9 to 11, the international festival “SCIENCE 0+” will be held in Moscow. Leading Russian scientists will speak at the event and give lectures on the most pressing issues of our time. This is stated in a press release received by Lenta.ru.

This April marked the 65th anniversary of the first space flight. In this regard, the organizers decided to make “Your Cosmic Universe” the main theme of the festival.

The Star Lecture Program includes lectures on space and the nature of black holes, biomedicine and genetics, the origins of man and the diet of ancient people, new molecules and chemical technologies, artificial intelligence and the functioning of the human brain. Listeners will also be told about the capabilities of the largest scientific installations and how modern research methods make it possible to obtain new knowledge about the Universe and man.

“For many years, the SCIENCE 0+ festival has been giving millions of people the opportunity to touch the world of modern science, see its achievements and understand what questions researchers face today. “Star Lecture” is a special part of this great educational work. Here, leading scientists talk about priority areas of research for all mankind,” said co-chairman of the festival organizing committee, rector of Moscow State University, academician Viktor Sadovnichy. He emphasized that meetings with outstanding researchers will be a real journey into the world of knowledge.

The “Star Lecture” will open with a speech by the rector of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, academician Viktor Sadovnichy. During a lecture entitled “Your Cosmic Universe. Moscow University” he will talk about the university’s place in space exploration and exploration, as well as about scientific areas related to the study of the Universe.

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, scientific director of the SAI of Moscow State University Anatoly Cherepashchuk will talk about how multi-channel observations have made it possible to get closer to unraveling the nature of black holes, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology of Moscow State University Alexandra Buzhilova will tell how modern technologies help explore the everyday life of people who lived thousands of years ago.

Representative of the Institute of Organic Chemistry named after N.D. Zelinsky RAS, academician Valentin Ananikov will give a lecture on new approaches to the creation of chemical compounds, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Rector of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Lukyanov will talk about modern possibilities of medicine, and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics named after N.N. Bogolyubov Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Dmitry Kazakov will present a lecture “This Elegant Universe”, dedicated to fundamental issues of the structure of the universe.

Guests of the festival will also be treated to presentations by other prominent scientists on various topics.

“SCIENCE 0+” is one of the key events of the Decade of Science and Technology in the Russian Federation, announced by President Vladimir Putin, and is part of the “Science is Near” initiative. In Moscow, the project is being implemented by the Moscow Government (Moscow Department of Education and Science, Center for Pedagogical Excellence) together with the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and Moscow State University with the support of the Russian Academy of Sciences.