The 2019 edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival which is to be held from January 24rd to January 28th will lay special emphasis on science, genetics, astronomy and astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and what the future holds for the planet.
The 2019 edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival which is to be held from January 24rd to January 28th will lay special emphasis on science, genetics, astronomy and astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and what the future holds for the planet.
The much-awaited Keynote Address of the festival will be delivered by Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan who will talk about the Role of Science in Today’s World.
He will also be in the session Gene Machine and the Culture of Science which will focus on his scientific voyage, and the human side of science, including blunders, egos, competition and collaboration.
A British-American structural biologist of Indian origin, Ramakrishnan is also currently the President of the Royal Society.
His recent book, Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome, is about the quest to understand the enigmatic molecule, the ribosome, that decodes genetic information to create life.
Medical doctor, scientist, social entrepreneur, and storyteller Sharad Paul will talk about how to take charge of our health by understanding the connection between our evolutionary past and our future well-being, in a riveting session Genes: Blue Print, Not Destiny. Presenting a compelling blend of medical mysteries, patient stories, and science, Dr Paul, will explain his approach to wellness, memory retention and overall longevity.
While science is extremely pragmatic in nature, it finds inspiration from our imagination more often than not. Poet and novelist Priya Sarukkai Chabria and author and civil servant Sadhna Shanker will be in conversation with independent international publishing consultant Jaya Bhattacharji Rose in session titled Post Human: Sci-fi Readings.
Speaking of imagination, experts suggest that by 2062, we will have built machines as intelligent as us.
Professor of Data Journalism Meredith Broussard and Professor of Artificial Intelligence Toby Walsh will get into an intriguing conversation on this topic with poet and literary journalist Anupama Raju.
In The Future is Now, the trio will discuss whether we are sleepwalking into the AI future, how it will evolve and the choices we need to make to ensure that we remain in control of our own narrative.
While Broussard is the author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World, Walsh has penned 2062: The World that AI Made and Android Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence, among others.
Watch Out For...
- American actress, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author Ruby Wax will take up the pressing issue of technology in ouf life with Indian author Jerry Pinto in the session on How to Be Human.
- They will deep-dive into the subject of mental health in the tech-age and speak about the need to upgrade our minds as much as we’ve upgraded our iPhones.
- Session Cellphone Nation will see Assa Doron, Ravi Agrawal and Robin Jeffrey leading us into the heart of the transformative effect of mobile phone technology.
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "JLF")
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}