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Weizmann Institute of Science scientists will present on April 30: Science on the bar

The institute's scientists will come to 50 selected bars and cafes in Tel Aviv, and tell the revelers, in a language equal to everyone, about the open questions and the latest news from the science front

The president of the Weizmann Institute, Prof. Daniel Zeifman lectures in a pub about the possibility of extraterrestrial life as part of beer, science and mood events in 2010
The president of the Weizmann Institute, Prof. Daniel Zeifman lectures in a pub about the possibility of extraterrestrial life as part of beer, science and mood events in 2010

It will happen on Monday, April 30, at 20:30 p.m. 50 senior scientists and outstanding research students from the Weizmann Institute of Science will come to 50 selected bars and cafes in Tel Aviv and talk with the revelers, informally and in a friendly language, about the open scientific questions, about the excitement that accompanies every discovery, and about life "on the edge" at the forefront of knowledge .

Could there be parallel realities? What will happen to the universe? How was life created? Is it possible to create an artificial brain? Is nuclear fusion the solution to the energy crisis? Is it possible - and do we dare - to speed up evolution? How does the brain remember the smells of our childhood? These are just a few of the questions that the institute's scientists will discuss with the revelers in the bars.

Science at the exhibition
On the evening of the event, the exhibition "Parallel Worlds" will be opened at the "Daniel" Gallery (Rothschild 27) which will express the fact that "our" world is nothing more than one way, one possibility to see "the face of things". If you look at other depths, in different orders of magnitude, at certain speeds, in a different wave range, and at different temperatures, you can notice the existence of other worlds, which exist at the same time - albeit in other planes of existence - with our reality. The images presented in this exhibition are not works of art, nor are they presented as didactic. They are the way in which the scientists formulate for themselves - visually - their new insights regarding the internal organization of the parallel worlds, and the laws that govern them.

The event will be held with the blessing of the Tel Aviv Municipality and in cooperation with "Time Out Tel Aviv", the Hamada School, and the Bushmills whiskey brand.

The topics of the talks with Weizmann Institute scientists and their location:

1. Prof. Daniel Zeifman, president of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Radio EPGP, Shadl 7
Science, beauty, and financial gain
Why shouldn't you aim precisely at the goal if you want to reach it? What happens in the mind of a scientist at the moment of invention? Is a beautiful solution also true? How did it happen that mathematical equations manage to describe the world? And how to maximize profits from investments in science? The president of the Weizmann Institute of Science offers inside information on the growth engines of the global economy.

2. Alon Valner
Eliezer, Ben Yehuda 186
Darwin in the test tube: on accelerated evolution and an enzyme that decomposes nerve gas
The dramatic developments in the field of molecular biology and genetic engineering today make it possible to create conditions in which accelerated evolution of biological molecules takes place inside a test tube. The principles of natural evolution - the existence of random mutations, and a selection mechanism that chooses the beneficial mutations and preserves them - are in fact a "natural algorithm", which can be harnessed for biotechnological and medical uses. The talk will present studies in the "directed evolution" approach, which enable the development of effective enzymes - such as an enzyme capable of neutralizing nerve gas in the blood, as well as a better understanding of evolutionary mechanisms.

3. Anat Erzi
Uganda, Beit Hebed Alley 5
"And the night still lives..." - about sleep, smell and memory
Even while we sleep, the brain continues to be active. What exactly does the brain do while we sleep? How does sleep affect memory? Can we learn new information during sleep? And what is the connection between all this and the sense of smell?

4. Prof. Eitan Gross
Evita, 31 Yavneh
Why do cells commit suicide?
When a cell ages, stops functioning, suffers damage or may become cancerous, a special mechanism comes into play whose purpose is to end its life before it causes even more serious damage to the entire body. Defects in the mechanism may cause diseases: in the case of cancer, for example, the cells do not kill themselves as required, while in diseases such as Alzheimer's and stroke, the mechanism goes out of control. Prof. Gross investigates in depth the genes and proteins that carry out cellular suicide, with the aim of understanding the relationship between it and other processes carried out in the cell, and to locate suitable points for drug treatment.

5. Prof. Avri Ben Ze'ev
The Guild, One Nation 64
Cells migrate in the bloodstream
How and why do cancer cells begin to migrate, on their way to metastasize? How can you prevent them from going on a destructive journey? Latest news and updates from the frontline of the fight between the scientists and the killer cells.

6. Dr. Barak Dayan
Bear's Ear, 48 King George
From relativity to quantum optics
The two great theories of physics - the theory of relativity and the quantum theory, predict phenomena so strange that they seem impossible. Some quantum phenomena look so similar to magic that Einstein himself did not believe in their existence. But these phenomena are well proven, and shape our lives. In the quantum optics laboratory at the institute, the scientists intend to take advantage of the strange paradoxes of quantum theory to perform an "impossible task": to discover one light particle (photon) without destroying it, and to perform a quantum calculation with light particles.

7. Dr. Dan Oron
Yehoshua, Ben Yehuda 22
Used for electricity - the next generation
Direct conversion of sunlight into electricity will form a significant part of our electricity consumption in the not too distant future. What are the limitations of the existing photovoltaic cells, and how can they be improved and optimized, in order to produce electricity at a competitive price in the near future? And what about nanotechnology and all that?

8. Prof. Dan Shahar
The Abbey, 60 Allenby
Quantum theory on a glass of beer
Quantum theory is designed to describe the atomic particles that make up our world, and therefore, it is commonly thought that it is of interest mainly (or maybe only?) to scientists who deal with those particles, and is not relevant at all and mainly to everyone else. is that so? The conversation will explain, over a glass of beer, how quantum theory is expressed in a glass of beer, and a variety of phenomena from everyday life.

9. Dr. Alon Chen
Rothschild 12
The genetics of anxiety - mental stress, obesity and social behavior
The connection between exposure to stressful situations and anxious behavior and changes in eating is almost self-evident to anyone who has found themselves eating large amounts of chocolate before an important test, but the biological mechanisms underlying this connection are unknown. Dr. Alon Chen studies the genes that allow the body to deal with stressful situations, and the disruptions in their activity - which cause phenomena such as depression, anorexia and post-traumatic syndrome.

10. Dodi Deutsch
Elkohum, Ben Yehuda 188
How does the brain collect interesting information about its environment?

Humans and other animals gather the information they need from their environment. The collection is done actively and interacting with the environment. That is, man is not a passive creature that studies his environment; The interaction with the environment and the active use of the senses are a central part of the image building process. How does the brain control the different senses? Are there principles common to different animals? And how do neuroscientists deal with this type of question today?

11. Efi Shahmon
Coffee Noah, Ahad Ha'am 93
Star Trek - the science version. The wonderful world of quantum theory
Do only small particles "live" in the quantum world whose laws are different from the laws in the "normal" world? What does this have to do with the breakthrough technology of computers that are able to perform many calculations at the same time? And is "Star Trek" style teleportation possible?

12. Prof. Ehud Shapira
Salona, ​​17 Tirtsa
Analyzing the human cell lineage - a major scientific challenge in biology and medicine
Every human being begins its life as a single cell - the product of the union of the mother's egg cell with the father's sperm cell, and continues a well-orchestrated process of cell division, differentiation and decay. The cellular history of each person can be succinctly described by a mathematical data structure, called a cell lineage tree. Many central questions in biology and medicine are actually questions about the structure and dynamics of the human cell lineage tree: Are eggs formed in the adult woman's body? Does cancer originate in a single cell? and more. The conversation will discuss them, and the ways in which science may solve them.

13. Dr. Karina Yaniv and Dr. Eldad Tzhor
Clementine, Ben Gurion 75
Flows through the arteries, touches the heart - the fetal version
The process in which a single cell - a fertilized egg - turns into a perfect embryo is one of the wonders of creation. What does it have to do with stem cells, evolution, tissue regeneration and cancer? Developmental biologists from the Weizmann Institute of Science closely trace the delicate and well-timed mechanisms of embryonic development - especially the development of the heart, blood vessels and face, and hope to use this knowledge to cure and even prevent congenital heart defects and cardiovascular diseases.

14. Prof. Elisha Moses
Friends, Ben Yehuda 186
The neural designers - is it possible to create an artificial brain and how?
Attempts to give a computer artificial intelligence have been replaced in recent years by efforts to integrate computers with living nervous systems. In the laboratory of Prof. Mozes, nerve cells are grown in culture, and the degree of "wisdom" they are able to produce is tested. It turns out that somewhere, on the way from the brain to the Petri dish, the cells lose most of their "intelligence". To overcome some of the limitations, strips of nerves are produced in the laboratory, which constitute channels for the passage of information, thus building basic logic gates. The question of how to proceed from here requires a deep understanding of the principles according to which the calculation is made in biological systems.

15. Gerti cedar
Altneuland, Ben Yehuda corner Bogarshov
Evolution now - how evolution shapes our lives
Evolution is seen in our eyes as something big, lasting millions of years, but in fact it also has smaller manifestations, which affect our daily lives, in the fields of medicine and technology. Bacteria that rapidly acquire resistance to antibiotic drugs are one example of a fast and frustrating evolutionary process. Our immune system also undergoes constant evolution, improving its performance following each encounter with a bacterium or virus. Another example is "learning algorithms", which use evolutionary principles to improve and better perform the tasks assigned to them.

16. Goren Gordon
Thomas, 98 Yarakon
between robots and humans
What is curiosity? Can a simple mathematical principle explain the curious behavior of animals, children and adults? Is it possible to use these principles to create curious robots that will be similar, in this respect, to people?

17. Guy Rosenzweig
Mendelimos, Yarakon 102
A star was born in the laboratory - is nuclear fusion the solution to the energy crisis?
Nuclear fusion is a high-energy process that occurs in the core of every star - like our sun - and provides almost all the energy needs of the universe. For decades, scientists have been trying to imitate the process in which the fusion of light atomic nuclei into heavier nuclei takes place, with the aim of producing a tremendous amount of energy that is almost non-polluting, without the use of fossil fuels. The conversation will present the fusion process, the ways in which scientists from around the world try to produce controlled fusion in the laboratory, and the difficulties and challenges - alongside the great benefits.

18. Dr. Guy Shahar
Mate Dizengoff, Dizengoff 226
The war dance of the immune system
The question "should we mobilize the reserves" constantly preoccupies the immune system, which is a large and extremely complex organization, which includes "fighters" of many different types, who must act together in perfect coordination. Dr. Shahar discovered how a handful of immune cells, which detect the invasion of a foreign enemy, succeed in mobilizing the immune system for an all-out attack on the invaders.

19. Yair Hakafi
Zina, Dizengoff 116
The experiment to discover the fate of the universe
At the end of the 90s of the last century, astronomers made a series of observations in order to answer the question "What will be the end of our universe?". The answer they found amazed the entire scientific community, remains unexplained to this day, and won three of them the last Nobel Prize in Physics. What did they find, and what are we doing today to try and understand their findings?

20. Ilan Manolis
Masada, Yarakon 83
The asteroids are coming - will man survive events similar to those that wiped out the dinosaurs?
Since the beginning of the existence of the solar system, asteroids have collided with the earth many times. The most famous collision of all took place about 65 million years ago, and as a result the dinosaurs and about 73% of the species that lived on Earth at that time became extinct. Could an asteroid collide with the earth in the near future? Are we ready for this?

21. Prof. Israel Bar Yosef, Vice President of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Cafe Landover Gan Meir
Light from matter, matter from light - nanophysics now
How much matter, really, is there in the atoms that make up the matter in our world? How does light create atoms and atoms create light? And how might these processes be building blocks in future technology? Physicist Prof. Israel Bar Yosef, Vice President of the Weizmann Institute for Resource Development, and Dean of Educational Affairs, will describe the surprising discoveries in the field of nanophysics, which will lead, perhaps, to the development of quantum electronics.

22. Umansky infidel
Barbara Fry, Frishman 39
May you stay young forever: why do cancer cells not die?
The healthy cells of the body go through a process of aging, which progresses in parallel with the cell divisions, but cancer cells do not age in a similar way, and in fact can live forever. The talk will present the reasons for this, and the possibility of using cancer mechanisms to create a non-mortal person - almost.

23. Lior Ambon
Nylon, Dizengoff 99
Superconductivity: Quantum physics on the table
Superconductivity is a phenomenon that opens a window into the strange world of quantum physics. The talk will present the phenomenon and its origins, as well as the practical possibilities inherent in it: starting with hovering trains and advanced medical equipment, up to a unique microscope that is being developed in the laboratories of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

24. Prof. Michael Hess
Stern 1
Nuclear energy - dream or nightmare?
Producing energy from nuclear fusion is humanity's "wet dream". Compared to the polluting use of fossil fuels, this is clean and abundantly available energy; Compared to the currently accepted use of nuclear fission energy, it is safe, and cannot be used as a destructive weapon. The conversation will review the development of the use of nuclear energy in the context of the development of physics in the 20th century, when nuclear physics served as one of the most important levers for breakthroughs in the theoretical and practical field, and will review the promises, challenges, risks and prospects of using energy based on nuclear fusion or fission.

25. Prof. Muni Naor
Shane 38, Solomon the King 38
Cryptography and Sudoku
Cryptography deals with methods for maintaining secrecy and reliability in communication and computing systems, and mainly with encryption and verification of information. Sudoku is a type of number puzzle. In its popular version, the solver is required to complete a 9x9 square board, so that in every row, column and block all the numbers from 1 to 9 appear. In the lecture we will discuss the relationship between the fields, and demonstrate several concepts from cryptography using Sudoku.

26. Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky
Underground Friends, London Minster, Level 1-
I will navigate - about bats, people, navigation, memory and learning
Every night, the fruit bats come out of their dark cave, and fly to their favorite fruit tree - dozens of kilometers away. Insect bats are able to locate a small insect in a thicket of vegetation, in total darkness. Dr. Ulanovsky, who uses the smallest GPS devices in the world for this purpose, will reveal some of the mystery surrounding the secrets of navigation, memory and sensing of these nocturnal mammals, which can also teach us a few things about the human brain.

27. Dr. Nir Navon
Mate Florentine, Vital 2
Quantum physics in the coldest places in the universe
The phenomena we encounter in our daily life are governed by the laws of classical physics, but when a system is cooled to a sufficiently cold temperature, close to absolute zero, it begins to behave in a completely different way than we are familiar with - in accordance with the laws of quantum physics. In the quantum world, particles can simultaneously be in two different places, or in two different states, and Schrödinger's cat can be alive and dead at the same time. These strange quantum states have been found and measured in the laboratory. The conversation will explain how we experimentally reach such low temperatures, and what the magical world of quantum physics looks like.

28. Prof. Noam Sobel
Abraxas, Lilienblum 40
A story that begins with smell - and continues to the study of the brain
How does our sense of smell work? How does the brain process information that comes to it in the form of smells? How do we remember a smell? Is it possible to know in advance if the smell of a certain substance will be pleasant or unpleasant? Is it possible to engineer smells and thereby influence the brain?

29. Manor fan
The area, vehicle 13
Can computers learn and predict the future? Do our genes make it possible to predict our future?
What will the stock be worth in a week? will it rain tomorrow Which team will qualify for the Champions League final? If we believe that the answer to each of these questions is not random, but arises from things that can be measured today, we can try to teach a computer how to predict future outcomes. Such computers, which know how to predict the future based on existing data, may also be able to test our genes, and determine how they affect our identity, our traits and our future.

30. Dr. Oren Tel
Harlinger, Ben Yehuda 69
On molecular electronics and bungee cords
Is it possible to produce electronic components based on a single molecule? Will these components be characterized by features that will change the rules of the electronic game? How can bungee cords be used to support a bridge made of a single molecule? Dr. Oren Tal examines the limits of the envelope of electronics, and the possibilities offered by the new science, called "spintronics".

31. Dr. Roy Ozeri
Levontine 7
Quantum computers and parallel realities
A quantum computer is a kind of holy grail that stands at the center of the ambitions of many scientists, despite the fact that no one yet knows what such a computer would look like and how exactly it would work. The secret of the quantum computer's power lies in the principle of "superposition" - that is, the ability of quantum particles to be in several states and places at the same time, which will allow the quantum computer to perform many calculations at the same time. But the "superposition" collapses into one definite state as soon as someone measures it or "observes" it. Dr. Ozari's research tries to overcome this difficulty, with the goal of continuing to maintain the parallel realities even when they are measured. These studies bring the possibility of the development of quantum computers closer.

32. Dr. Ron Blonder
Bean 281, Dizengoff 281
The nanotechnology revolution: when size does matter
How small is a nanometer? What new properties do familiar materials reveal when they are organized as nanometer-sized particles? And how will the nanotechnology revolution affect our lives in the coming decades? The conversation will address these questions, describe daily actions that will look completely different in the years to come, and examine the gap between futurism and science fiction in this field.

33. Dr. Rotem Sorek
Forty-four (Nona Cafe), 44 Ibn Gvirol
The second genomic revolution - a genome for every person
In 2003, an international multi-participant project to map the human genome was completed, which lasted 13 years and cost three billion dollars. These days, another genomic revolution is taking place, which will eventually lead to the mapping of the personal genome of each of us, and in the future will change medicine beyond recognition, and will allow the development of effective and personalized medicines for each patient. But these developments entail complex ethical dilemmas.

34. Prof. Roi Bar Ziv
Molly Blooms, Mandela bookseller 2
Nanotechnology, genetic circuits and futuristic medicine
A genetic nano-sensor being developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science, built as a DNA circuit, may advance us towards futuristic medicine. How does the nanosensor manage to identify cancer cells, assess their degree of danger, and kill them? The conversation will present another system that Prof. Bar Ziv is developing - a DNA chip that produces proteins, which will make it possible to develop living cell-like devices - and will also discuss how innovative ideas from the world of research reach the world of medicine and technology.

35. Shira Gabai
Methuselah, Uriel Acosta 16
How to "read" the book of the human genome
About a decade ago, the human genome project was completed, during which thousands of scientists from all over the world decoded the genetic code. For the first time, all the "letters" were revealed in the mysterious book that is the basis for every feature, organ and activity of our body. But how can you read a book when you don't know where one word ends and another begins? How is it possible to understand the meaning of the words without a dictionary translating them into our language? And how do we know which are the important parts of the plot, and which chapters can be skipped? Scientists from the fields of life sciences and computer science join together in a fascinating study that aims to answer these questions, and many others.

36. Shlomi Kotler
Lenny's, 7 Vital
Time keepers, navigators and trapped pigeons
How does the talking clock know what time it is? What makes a watch a good watch? And why do you need good watches anyway? One of the important building blocks of modern technology is the ability to measure time, and physicists are looking for (and finding) more and more stable mechanisms that can be relied on for these measurements. This search leads to the intricacies of the models that describe the physical reality we know.

37. Yael Mozafi
Mate Lincoln, 11 Lincoln
Planned evolution: will genetic engineering shape the children of tomorrow?
What is written in our genetic baggage? How does genetic engineering serve us today, and what other uses will it have in the future? What are the ethical and safety implications of genetic engineering? And do we dare to take evolution into our own hands and determine the future of the human race ourselves?

38. Dr. Tom Ran
Rosa Parks, 265 Dizengoff
Nanobiological computers that will heal our bodies from the inside
In 2001, scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science presented a nanobiological computer, capable of performing simple calculations. The input, output and "software" of the system - crowned by the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest computer in the world - are made of different molecules and enzymes. Later, the scientists, including Tom Ren, were able to program the computer so that it would recognize biological molecules associated with cancerous tumors, and release a drug that would inhibit them. The vision for the future is that such computers will work inside our bodies, recognize characteristics of diseases ahead of time, and stop them at a later date.

39. Uri Levana
Ruby
The memory mechanisms in the brain - how we learn and remember
Our brain gives us the feeling that we have a memory about things that happened in the past, but are the records of the past really burned into the brain? Doctoral student Uri Levana will talk about his research, which deals with the changes that occur in the brain when we acquire new memories, and will raise questions about what can be learned from this about the nature of human memory.

40. Dr. Yara Yeshuron
Yona, Warehouse 2, Jaffa Port
What happens in the brain when we remember childhood smells
Artists discovered a long time ago that certain smells can evoke strong childhood memories: from Marcel Proust's madeleine cookies, to the overbearing food critic in the movie "Rattauy", whose smell of the cooking rancid brought him back to the past. Why does the sense of smell play such a role in our memories? Doctoral student Yara Yeshuron will talk about research she carried out with her friends at the Weizmann Institute of Science, with the aim of tracing the emotional characteristics of the sense of smell, and the memory mechanisms in the brain, involved in this process.

41. Tirosh Shapira
Singer, Maza 49 corner of Yehuda Halevi
Mysterious giant viruses, and their possible role in genetic engineering and future gene therapy
Leading research laboratories in the world study the mechanisms of infection and reproduction of viruses, with the aim of eradicating the causes of diseases such as AIDS, influenza and Nile fever. One of the interesting virus families is the Mimivirus family, known among other things for their size - five times that of any other virus. Discoveries opened up the possibility of harnessing the viruses and using them as small vehicles, which would transfer DNA segments and repair congenital genetic defects.

42. Yanon Glickman
House Committee, 64 Rothschild
Play on a single atom
When you take a block of matter and divide it again and again, you end up with individual atoms - whose behavior is very different from that of the original block of matter, and obeys the laws of quantum theory. Mathematicians have shown that if quantum theory does fully describe the behavior of atoms, it will be possible, in the future, to build powerful computers from them. If we succeed in this, the face of computing and encryption will change; If we fail, quantum theory will undergo a potentially revolutionary change.

43. Prof. Tzachi Pepper
Features Bar
The information revolution and the human genome - what is really written in the genetic code?
Joint appearances by this odd couple have raised eyebrows in the past, but the combination of computer science and biology proves time and time again that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Prof. Pepper is paving the way for this new science, called bioinformatics, which was born following the completion of the mapping and decoding project of the human genome. By combining techniques and technologies of computerized data processing with genetic and molecular studies, scientists succeed in finding ordered patterns in the vast collection of data, and truly understand what is "written" in the genetic code. Such an understanding will promote, among other things, the development of personalized medicine adapted to the patient, and the search for alternative energy sources.

44. Yoav Munster
Foster, King Solomon 38
The immune system in the storm of battle
The immune system is a large and extremely complex organization, which includes "fighters" of many different types, which must work together in perfect coordination. How do a handful of immune cells, which detect the invasion of a foreign enemy, manage to quickly mobilize the immune system for an all-out attack on the invaders? How does the system know when reserves need to be mobilized? And how does all this relate to the fight against cancer?

45. Prof. Yuval Gefen
Cafe Jaffa, Oli Zion 11
When "quanta" meet computers - why does everyone want a quantum computer?
It started in the struggle between Albert Einstein and the young revolutionaries, led by Niels Bohr, the flag bearers of the quantum theory that was recently created. Einstein seemed to have lost. But the ideas that Einstein raised in that debate were proven to be correct 65 years later. These are the ideas on which scientists are trying to base "quantum computers" - computing machines with unimaginable power. What will the world of science and information look like with quantum computers? What exactly was Einstein's contribution to the idea?

46. Prof. Adi Stern
Aquarius, Allenby 47
The quantum gene of diverging paths
Quantum physics challenges the way we see the world. Its effects are evident from miniaturized electronics to nuclear physics, from the world of computing to biology, from Jorge Luis Borges to Etgar Kerat. Prof. Stern will explain who can be in several places at the same time, when and how he can do so - and, on the other hand, who cannot - and why. The distinction between these two shapes various fields of science, from nanotechnology to attempts to develop a quantum computer.

47. Dr. Eil Cohen
May Bar, 26 Bograshov
The materials we are (not) made of
The human body is mainly composed of oxygen, carbon and hydrogen atoms, and these atoms are mainly composed of quarks and electrons, but the word "complex" - in this context - does not fit our intuitive understanding of the concept. Additionally, atoms are essentially empty, but this void is filled with particles. In the conversation we will take a journey into the confusing reality of theories of the structure of matter. During it we will discover that disassembly and assembly are nothing and vice versa, the simple is complicated, the full is empty, and the empty is full. We will also discuss the (no) results of the experiments in the giant accelerators, and to whom it makes happiness.

48. Dr. Osherit Yakana
Sachemo, Vital 6
Darwinism, eugenics and us: between selection and natural selection
Technological innovations today make it possible to choose the sex of the embryo, to "design" babies on demand, to carry out pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and much more. These possibilities raise philosophical questions about morality, religion, society and economic policy. The lecture will deal with the inevitable - or unavoidable - connection between science and society, and its consequences for our lives.

49. Dr. Asnat Reva
Strasky, Allenby 48
Who will win in the 100 meters and who in the 400? Ask the molecules
Usain Bolt, world record holder in short distance runs, does not participate in longer runs. Will he be able to finish a marathon? After a legal battle, Oscar Pistorius, an amputee sprinter, participated in the World Championships held this summer. Do the prostheses he uses give him an unfair advantage over other runners? To answer these questions, we will dive into the muscles, and find out who the molecules and muscle cells are that participate in running, and the processes that drive it.

50. Dr. Yossi Cordova
Jet, King George 89
A single universe or parallel universes: cosmological scenarios
Who we are? What is our place in the universe? Is the universe vast but has an end, or is it limitless? The talk will describe "cosmological animals", such as strings, dark matter, and supersymmetric particles, and the visible and hidden reality; And you will review the cosmological reality today, and discuss the question: Where are we headed?

5 תגובות

  1. It's a shame that all the lectures take place on the same day and at the same times. I am convinced that there is more than one that will interest those who are interested in this type of thing.

  2. It is not clear why it is in Tel Aviv
    The Weizmann Institute is located in Rehovot, there are enough pubs in Rehovot to host all these lectures, why do I need to encrypt to Tel Aviv when the Weizmann Institute is in Rehovot? Would Tel Avivians please come to Rehovot and that the event would be copied to pubs in Rehovot, is really incomprehensible.

  3. I agree with NAV's request, if a force can be found to influence and help it would be wonderful
    Well done for the initiative

  4. It would be very useful if all the lectures were videotaped and concentrated on your website. There are many science enthusiasts in Tel Aviv who are interested in more than one lecture. and feel frustrated that they have to give up the rest.

    All that is required of you is for the lecturer to ask the participants to take a picture (almost any cell phone can do this today) and upload it to YouTube with the title Science on the Bar 2012 - a minimal investment, which will make everyone happy.

    Besides, well done - a blessed project.

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