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09 June, 2025

Brave New world #3 Evolvability | Yair Assulin & Prof. Tzachi Pilpel

Yair Assulin will be speaking with Prof. Tzachi Pilpel, a geneticist and evolutionary researcher from the Department of Molecular Genetics, the director of the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and Humanities, and the 2023 recipient of the Landau Prize for Science and Research. The conversation will focus on how processes of change and development manifest from the scientist’s perspective, what evolution can teach us about history, the impact of technological revolutions on research, the role of science in our era, and what it is like to be a scientist during paradigm shifts.

Sponsored by the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and Humanities, with participation from the audience.

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Brave New World #1 The Quantum Era | Yair Assulin & Roee Ozeri

Yair Assulin will be speaking about quantum computing with Prof. Roee Ozeri, a physicist in the Department of Physics of Complex Systems at the Weizmann Institute of Science who researches cold atoms used to develop a universal quantum computer and for precision measurements (among other things). He also serves as Vice President for Resource Development and Communications. We will explore what quantum computing truly means, how close we are to its realization, and the significance of a non-binary world that lets us solve previously inaccessible problems, as well as highlight the opportunities, challenges, and questions it creates and the broader implications of this technological revolution.
Sponsored by the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and Humanities, with participation from the audience.