This forum is for those who are ready to look at the world through the eyes of scientists and are eager to get to the bottom of the truth.

Young Skoltech scientists will explain why E. coli is a true gourmet who understands exotic sugars, how viruses and bacteria have been playing evolutionary cat–and-mouse for billions of years, and whether computers really can read minds.

How do substances work and why do they behave so strangely: crystallize at a certain temperature, melt when heated, and then boil completely, turning into a gas? We will learn about this, as well as what a chemical reaction is, through the experiments.

Using live examples, young Skoltech scientists will show: how modern electrochemical storage devices work, what the new generation of solar panels are made of and how they are arranged, and what technologies will make water transport more environmentally friendly.

This lecture reveals the possibilities of modern technologies, allowing you to look into the future of megacities. Instead of the traditional trial and error method, engineers are able to predict possible problems in advance and prevent accidents.

Mikhail Gelfand, PhD, Professor, member of Academia Europaea, Honorary member of the International Society for Computational Biology, Skoltech Vice President for Biomedical Research, will talk about immunity as an engineering system and a combination of three mechanisms: combinatorial, random and evolutionary.