As part of the implementation of the Roadmap for the creation of a single educational space of the Union State, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation will hold the "Nobel Readings" on February 10 at the National Library of Belarus. The organizers are the leading educational institutions of our countries - the Belarusian State University and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

As part of the large-scale event, prominent scientists will introduce listeners to the content of the works of Nobel Prize laureates in physiology, medicine, chemistry, physics and artificial intelligence. Particular attention will be paid to the history and background of the discoveries made, as well as their decisive influence on the development of human thought.

The series of speeches will open with lectures on 2024 Nobel laureates in physics John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton. The scientists were awarded "for fundamental discoveries and inventions" in the field of machine learning and neural networks. Professor Sergey Panyukov from MIPT will talk about their research “Spin glasses as model systems for neural networks”. Professor Konstantin Vorontsov from the Department of Intelligent Systems of MIPT’s Faculty of Management and Government will continue the topic and present the history of AI development.

In addition, Andrey Devyatkin, Head of the Laboratory of Computational Methods in Biomedicine at MIPT, will give a lecture to biologists and physicians “What was the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for in 2024?” Last year, Victor Ambrose and Gary Ravkan received the award in the field of medicine and physiology for the discovery of microRNA and determining its role in genetics. The scientists found that it is these cells that control the genes encoding proteins.

The meeting will end with a speech by Ivan Gushchin, Deputy Director of the Center for Research on Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases at MIPT. He will talk about the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They are David Baker "for computational protein design", John Jumper and Demis Hassabis "for protein structure prediction".

The "Nobel Lectures" will promote natural sciences among the Belarusian public, the development of training for gifted and talented youth, and the strengthening of interaction between educational and scientific organizations of Belarus and Russia.

We invite students, postgraduates, teachers, scientists and anyone interested in science to take part in the "Nobel Lectures". No admission fees.