7 Mar 2017
THE LINEUP INCLUDES STEPHEN HAWKING WITH 10 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, BUZZ ALDRIN AND OLIVER STONE
Starmus IV, hosted by NTNU, runs from 18-23 June in Trondheim, Norway. Tickets available from www.starmus.com
“Starmus is an important and very unique interdisciplinary festival of people working in different fields — astronomers, astronauts, cosmologists, physicists, philosophers, musicians, artists, biologists etc., who share an interest in the universe, how it began and is now, and how we may explore and use its many facets.”
Professor Stephen Hawking
New Starmus participants consist of a combination of Nobel Laureates, astronauts, a filmmaker, sociologists and scientists of all stripes:
Buzz Aldrin, Oliver Stone, Larry King, Brian Cox, Jaan Tallinn, Sir Chris Pissarides, Paul D.N. Hebert, Eugene Kaspersky, Alexandra Witze, Jeffrey Sachs, Christer Fuglesang, Nancy Knowlton, Nick Lane, Sir Anthony Giddens, Sue Bailey, Torsten Wiesel, John Delaney, Sergey Volkov, Alexander Volkov
The legendary Buzz Aldrin will join fellow moonwalkers Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt; the trio will come together for the first time in front of an audience for a thrilling hour-long debate entitled “To The Moon And Beyond.” The moonwalkers will explore their incredible landings decades later and will share their different views on future missions to Mars.
“It has been my privilege to have attended two previous Starmus Conferences. I have never attended a conference with a more distinguished group of speakers, from Nobel Laureates to space voyagers to top scientists. The lectures were all informative, thought provoking and entertaining. I look forward to participating in Starmus IV, especially the panel discussion with my fellow moonwalkers.”
Charlie Duke
Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and award-winning television host Larry King will participate in a lively debate on today’s global problems.
Starmus IV will celebrate outstanding contributions from women to the world of science and astronomy. Biologist Nancy Knowlton, psychiatrist Dame Sue Bailey and science journalist Alexandra Witze will join the incredibly high-profile list of women speakers already on the programme, in sharing groundbreaking discoveries made in their field. A core aim of Starmus is to encourage and inspire more women to take an interest in science by presenting role models who are changing the world.
Technology will also be a more significant part of the programme this year with innovative ideas shared by leaders who have changed the way we communicate, such as Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, who will explore artificial intelligence.
New for 2017, Kaspersky Lab will install a major cybersecurity education hub, from which daily education sessions will be delivered by experts in the fields of both cybersecurity and science. During the festival, Eugene Kaspersky will be joined by other experts for a panel discussion about ‘Industry 4.0’, which will examine the relationship between science, modern industry and cybersecurity.
Starmus IV will also introduce sociology and economics to the programme for the first time with 2004 Nobel Prize-winning economist Finn Kydland, sociology professor Lord Anthony Giddens, economics professor Jeffrey Sachs and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics Chris Pissarides, who will discuss the impact that global issues, such as climate change, Brexit, and US President Donald Trump, might have on politics and economics.
The Starmus board includes Stephen Hawking, Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Richard Dawkins, Alexei Leonov, and the festival’s founder, Garik Israelian – these great minds have recruited the most intelligent, creative and artistic beings on the planet and devised an incredible programme.
Previously announced Starmus speakers:
Stephen Hawking, Alexei Leonov, Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, George Smoot, Adam Riess, Robert Williams, Robert Wilson, May-Britt Moser, Edvard Moser, Charlie Duke, Alan Stern, Jill Tarter, Michel Mayor, Brian Eno, Walt Cunningham, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Susumu Tonegawa