| 1. Title | The 91th Molecular Science Forum | |
| 2. IYC interests | ● ①Increase the public appreciation and understanding of chemistry ● ②Encourage interest of young people in chemistry ○ ③Generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry ○ ④Celebrate the role of women in chemistry |
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| 3. Short description | The speaker, Toshiyuki Nakagaki, who is the winner of Ig Nobel Prize in 2008 and 2010, is going to talk about the cleverness of smile molds. | |
| 4. Audience | general public, secondary school students | |
| 5. Topic | seminars | |
| 6. Long description |
The 91th Molecular Science Forum Schedule: 16:30-17:30, November 28, 2011 Venue &Place: Okazaki Conference Center, National Institutes of Natural Sciences Aza-tenma 8-1, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-0864, JAPAN Scope: General Science Program: Speaker; Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Professor of Future University Hakodate) Style; Lecture and Q&A Summary; The speaker, Prof. Nakagaki won the Ig Nobel Prize in 2008 and 2010, for demonstrating that slime molds can solve puzzles and for using slime mold to determine the optimal routes for railroad tracks, respectively. He is going to talk about the cleverness of smile molds. Participants Web Site: http://www.ims.ac.jp/ |
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| 7. Sponsors | Institute for Molecular Science Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute |
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8. Contact detail |
Email：terauchi@ims.ac.jp Name:Kaede Terauchi Organization or affiliations:National Institutes of Natural Sciences ,Institute for Molecular Science Phone :+81-564-55-7262 Country,City:Janan,Okazaki |
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