Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor Programme @ NTU
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Cancer being cured, humans living to be 150 years old, therapies tailored to the individual patient – science fact or science fiction? Nanotechnologists are discovering and developing new ways of diagnosing, treating, and monitoring diseases, w
AbstractThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has become the de facto voice of the mainstream scientific community, as the world seeks to understand the findings of climate science and their relevance to public policy. The IPCC
AbstractMuch of the world is moving rapidly into a knowledge-based economy. Universities generate, interpret and transmit much of human knowledge, so it is natural that they have an increasing role in economic development. They do this within
AbstractIn modern physics, many concepts have their origins in everyday life; the deepest and most famous example being Symmetry. This talk will discuss another example – Size. Everybody knows what "size" means. For example, in general, an a
AbstractHow advances in science are made, and how they may come tobenefit mankind at large are complex issues. The discoveries thatmost influence the way we think about nature seldom can beanticipated, and frequently the applications for n
AbstractPhotosystem II (PSII) is the water splitting enzyme of photosynthesis. Its appearance during evolution dramatically changes the chemical composition of our planet and set in motion an unprecedented explosion in biological activity. Po
AbstractProteins are the machines that drive our body. They are responsible for allour activities such as walking, seeing, hearing, heart beeping, digestion,respiration, secretion of waste materials. Unlike the items that surround usand th
AbstractClimate change poses one of the greatest threats mankind has ever faced. At least half of the problem is caused by fossil fuel use, and coal and other fossil fuel use is increasing rapidly, especially in Asia. There is now broad inter
AbstractFrom David Ricardo making a fortune buying British government bonds on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo to Warren Buffett selling insurance to the California earthquake authority, the wisest investors have earned extraordinary return
Abstract"A stitch in time saves nine." Familiar sayings, such as this one, celebrate the attraction of preventing disease. Yet, many societies and individuals fall short of adopting the policies and carrying out the personal practices that ca
AbstractThis century is the first in the Earth's history when one species, ours, has the Earth's future in its hands. In 2050, the world's population may well have reached 9 billion. Unless we make wise choices about the direction of economic
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