Forum Rolex Learning Center
Thursday 6th december at 6h15pm
6 research megaprojects set to music by the Geneva Brass Quintet
In 2010, the European Union launched a contest aimed at delivering 1 billion euros to a research project (FET Flagship Initiatives). After a first selection among 26 projects submitted, 6 are still competing. The winner will be nominated at the beginning of February 2013.
All projects are absolutely fascinating and will extend the horizons of science. Their themes are: sensors, the brain, simulations, virtual avatars, robots and graphene.
The idea is to set these 6 scientific projects to music during a concert. There will be 6 scenes, one for each project. Every scene will be opened by Daniel Saraga, a science journalist, who will describe the scientific project. The project will then be set to music by the “Geneva Brass Quintet” (2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba). The music chosen for each scene reflects the scientific content of each project.
Each scene will last more or less 15 minutes, with 5 minutes allocated to the project description and 10 minutes to music. The concert will thus last approximately 2 hours, intermission included.
This event, at the border between music and science, will enable scientists and the general public to meet and dialogue. With the help of music, the major scientific projects of the 21st century will become concrete for the general public.
With the participation of :
– Prof. Adrian Ionescu, EPFL, Guardian Angels project coordinator
– Prof. Dirk Helbing, EPFZ, FuturICT project coordinator
– Prof. Auke Ijspeert, EPFL, RoboCom project researcher