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==== Introduction by Marcus du Sautoy ==== | ==== Introduction by Marcus du Sautoy ==== | ||
<p>[00:35:23] <span style="color:#fa8a3b;">'''Marcus du Sautoy: '''</span> | <p>[00:35:23] <span style="color:#fa8a3b;">'''Marcus du Sautoy: '''</span> Well, welcome to this special [[Simonyi lecture]] and my name is Marcus du Sautoy. I'm a professor of mathematics here [at Oxford University] and the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science. And [[Charles Simonyi]] prepared a manifesto when he endowed this chair to guide the holder of the professorship in their mission. | ||
<p>[00:35:40] And, I'd like to read one part of that manifesto to you. It said: | <p>[00:35:40] And, I'd like to read one part of that manifesto to you. It said: | ||
<blockquote> Scientific speculation, when so | <blockquote> Scientific speculation, when so labelled, and when the concept of speculation and its place in the scientific method has been made clear to the audience, can be very exciting. It is a very effective communication tool, and it is by no means discouraged. [https://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/about-marcus/the-oxford-simonyi-professor-for-the-public-understanding-of-science/] </blockquote> | ||
And it is in the spirit of this part of my mission as the Simonyi professor that I would like to introduce today's Simonyi Special Lecture. | And it is in the spirit of this part of my mission as the Simonyi professor that I would like to introduce today's Simonyi Special Lecture. | ||