Paleoanthropology in the last years has been going through an exceptional transformation that has allowed to make amazing discoveries (like, for instance, that Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis in ancient times underwent hybridization), and will enable many more in the future.

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Sergio Doplicher

March 20th at 2.30 pm 

SISSA, Main Lecture Hall

Quantum mechanics has shown to man the limits of rational thought and in the same way as other great scientific revolutions has changed his role within Nature. A theme that has been addressed on March 20th by Sergio Doplicher in a public conference held at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste.

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Frans Pretorius

February 27th, 2:30 p.m.

SISSA - Main Lecture Hall 

The equations of General Relativity have been solved only in very simple cases. Frans Pretorius of Princeton University held at SISSA a public conference to illustrate the innovative method he has employed to obtain solutions of Einstein's General Relativity in realistic problems for modern astrophysics like, for instance, the collision of black holes.

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Frank Close

Wednesday 12th December, 11.30 a.m.

SISSA - Main Lecture Hall

The English scientist explained to the public the long path made up of sacrifice, disappointment and discoveries in search for the Higgs boson, from the beginning until now.

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