The Hungarian Science Festival is coming!

Science is not all-powerful, but it affects everything. Therefore, the mission of the Academy, especially its Science Festival series of programs, is to present the latest research results that determine our daily lives and our future. On the eve of the bicentenary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences welcomes its guests with a series of programs and hundreds of events and lectures over the course of a month, so that they can learn about the latest achievements of science.

The program's central events location is Human Sciences Research House. Participation in all programs and lectures is freeHowever, advance registration is required due to the limited number of seats.

Detailed program and registration: tudomanyunnep.hu

Science Festival series of events In his inaugural lecture Gabor Kemenesi The virology researcher shows how virology has changed our world in the past 100 years, and what kind of future these advances paint for future generations. Give space for performance For a grand opening It will be held on November 4 at 11 a.m. at Pécs University.

Mathematics on stage

Mathematicians often visit the Hungarian Science Festival, but the public has certainly not yet met a mathematician who is also a composer, flutist and bandleader. This is also happening now: Science+ Festival His first performance Janos Bali He carries From the free music scene in Budapest on November 5th. It remains to be seen whether mathematics will be discussed in lecture, but “pure” mathematics will certainly not be ignored either: Andras Stepsis With a mathematician We can venture into a four-dimensional space that is difficult to understand in the ordinary sense.

Disintegration, fusion

In his presentation on November 6, he will deal with the issue of Brexit and, in a broader sense, the issue of disintegration. Peter Halmay Economist. On November 7, two days after the US presidential election Gergely Romex Analyzed by historian The social and economic processes witnessed in recent decades in the United States and their impact on the recent presidential elections.

Few issues enjoy global cooperation, but the world's best nuclear physicists, including many Hungarian researchers, have been fighting side by side for decades to advance nuclear fusion technology. The last is the Science Festival “The Third Ignition – The Status of Fusion Research and Its Galactic Aspects” Where is fusion research located in the world, and what is its role in it? We'll talk about the design challenges of ITER, the difficulties of the path to a nuclear fusion power plant and whether the development of energy-producing fusion reactors is just a matter of technology. Philip Tondi Nuclear physicist And he's coming straight from Sweden to tell you how difficult it is to stop the merger safely. Those interested can listen to his lecture in English, but then they can talk to him in Hungarian.

Global challenges

Drought and floods: they seem to represent the yin and yang of climate change, but in their case there is no doubt about balance and harmony, and they even destroy hand in hand. At best, humanity can adapt to it, primarily by retaining water in the landscape. How will groundwater levels evolve in the future? Is it possible to store water in near-surface and deep layers of soil? Judit Madeli Szony Hydrogeologist Among other things, he will talk about this in his presentation at the Science Festival. But natural hazards do not only appear in the form of water shortages or sudden increases. Currently, about 800 million people live in danger of volcanoes, giving volcanologists a huge task to learn more about the functioning of volcanoes and to predict volcanic eruptions more effectively. Volcanic eruptions, which have a global impact on climate and thus on society, must also be taken into account. What techniques can be used to predict it? We could also listen to a lecture on this on November 5, where we could devote the afternoon to geological and climate risks. the “Natural hazards and hazards: Earth science opportunities for recognition, treatment, and prediction.” The program will also discuss the consequences of land use change in Hungary and the impact of general warming trends on extreme weather and climate events.

By expanding the topic, it deals with the systemic approach to sustainability “Hot sustainability issues from an interdisciplinary perspective” Presenters of the two-day event, who assess current trends, risks and opportunities from law, agricultural production, battery technology and psychology.

However, the risks are not always real. For example, particles, which are often 6 to 8 times smaller than the objects of our visible world, are caught in a mysterious fog and can become victims of biases and misconceptions. But like this Andras Percell From his lecture on biochemistry It turns out that the key to our successful future is to unravel the world of molecules, understand the secret of matter, and decipher the essence of life on Earth.

However, there are compounds we may be concerned about, such as mycotoxins produced by molds that are often found in food and animal feed. About it and its effects Miklos is poor pharmaceutical We will talk in detail.

Mobility, robotics and medicine

While skating, you may worry about whether you are safely controlling the equipment you are speeding on. Dennis Takacs Submitted by mechanical engineer It presents stability issues for skateboards and electric unicycles, then shows how the driver must adapt to speed-dependent vehicle dynamics and limitations on human reaction time. Skateboarding is a standalone genre, but one of the main directions of research in robotics has been the creation of social robots for a long time. But can a robot really be a human companion? What can ethicists contribute to engineering design? This is what he's talking about In his performance Adam Miklosi The world of ethics.

And if it's about mobility, let's go bigger! With the exception of the Covid pandemic, travel to increasingly distant places has become common in recent decades. What should we prepare for if we want to feel safe during our trip, whether we are healthy or suffering from some underlying disease? What should we do if we travel with children, choose an exotic destination, or have a long trip ahead of us and have a chronic illness? Among other things, they report this “Travel medicine” It happened Lecturers then Attila Szabo Also a doctor In one of the evening presentations of the Science+ Festival.

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