Kyoto University International Symposium on Advanced Future Studies
Kyoto University International Symposium on Advanced Future Studies
- Date: Thursday, October 24 – Saturday, October 26, 2019.
**Notice** Kyoto University Junior Campus will be held concurrently with this symposium on October 26. - Venue: Clock Tower International Conference Hall III, Kyoto University (October 24 – 25)
Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University (October 26) - Organized by: Kyoto University
International Research Unit of Advanced Future Studies, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP) - Co-organized by: Kyoto city Board of Education, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,
Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research - Sponsored by: Japan Health Foundation
- Language: English (October 24-25), English / Japanese (October 26)
- Resistration: Admission free / To register, please visit here.
Flyer on October 26 (in Japanese)
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Program
October 24 (Thursday) “Exploring A Unified Vision of Nature”
| Time | Title | Chair/Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Astrobiology Session | Session Organizer: Kazunari Shibata (Kwasan and Hida Observatories, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University) Tsutomu Nishimura (Kyoto University Hospital) Hiroaki Isobe (Kyoto City University of Arts) |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Life Science Session | Session Organizer: Noriko Fujii (Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University) Alessandro Usiello (Università della Campania, Italy) Takumi Takata (Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University) |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Ecology Session | Session Organizer: Junji Takabayashi (Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University) Richard Karban (University of California, Davis, U.S.A) |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Break | |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Young Researchers’ Session | Session Organizer: Olivia Viessmann (Harvard Medical School, U.S.A) Miho Takakura (Kyoto University) Kyoka Ishii (Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University) Yu Fujinuki (Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University) Naoko Shimada (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature) |
| 20:00 – 20:30 | Eastern Philosophy Session | Session Organizer: Eiichi Yamaguchi (Shishu-kan, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University) Mitsuko Yorizumi (Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo) |
October 25 (Friday) “Exploring A Unified Vision of Nature”
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Evolution and Mind Session | Session Organizer: Terufumi Ohno (Mie Prefectural Museum (MieMu)) Johann Hohenegger (University of Vienna, Austria) Stefan Büchi (University of Zurich, Switzerland) |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Transdisciplinarity Session | Session Organizers: Pernille Askerud (La Loingtaine International Institute of Advanced Future Studies, Fontainebleau) Sander van der Leeuw (Arizona State University, U.S.A) Denis Le Bihan (NeuroSpin, CEA-Saclay Center, France) Stéphane Grumbach (The National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, France) Daniel Niles (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature) |
| 15:00-15:30 | Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Transculture Session | Session Organizer: David Dalsky (Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS), Kyoto University) Ruprecht Mattig (TU Dortmund University, Germany) |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Break | |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Philosophy Session | Session Organizer: Mayuko Uehara (Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University) Kanako Uchino (Ocean Learning Academy) Kaori Hayashi (The University of Tokyo) |
October 26 (Saturday) Kyoto University Junior Campus “Beyond Belief from the Future”
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Doors open | |
| 12:20 – 13:30 | 「いかにすれば、世界は持続可能になるのか」 | Chair: Kenichi Abe (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto) Sander van der Leeuw (Arizona State University, U.S.A) |
| 「脳機能の不思議に迫る」 | Chair: Kanako Uchino (Ocean Learning Academy) Denis Le Bihan (NeuroSpin, CEA-Saclay Center, France) |
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| 13:40 – 15:00 | The 70th Year since Hideki Yukawa’s Nobel Prize | |
| 「湯川秀樹 中間子論の展開」 | Sinya Aoki (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), Kyoto University) | |
| 「宇宙創成の謎」 | Misao Sasaki (KAVLI Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo / Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), Kyoto University) | |
| 「生命現象の統一理論」 | Masatoshi Murase (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), Kyoto University) | |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Break | |
| 15:20 – 16:10 | Dialog on Transdisciplinary Subjects [Part I] | ◆Chairs: Masatoshi Murase (YITP, Kyoto University) Ryou Uehara (Graduate School of Informatics, Kansai University) ◆Panelists: Kazuo Nishimura (Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University) Sinya Aoki (YITP, Kyoto University) Misao Sasaki (KAVLI Institute, The University of Tokyo / YITP, Kyoto University) Kohei Shiota (Shiga University of Medical Science) Noriko Fujii (Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University) Mayuko Uehara (Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University) |
| 16:10 – 17:00 | Dialog on Transdsciplinary Subjects [Part II] | ◆Chairs: Tadashi Yagi (Graduate School of Economics, Doshisha University) Terufumi Ohno (Mie Prefectural Museum (MieMu)) ◆Panelists: Naohide Tomita (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) Masako Sauliere (La Loingtaine International Institute of Advanced Future Studies) Chikahiro Hanamura (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka Prefecture University) Akihisa Tatsumi (Kyoto City University of Arts) Aine Mori (Shikoku Medical Center for Children and Adults, Art Director) Tomoko Murase (Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing) |