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The PAS is a scientific academy of the Vatican City, established in 1936 by Pope Pius XI. Its aim is to promote the progress of the mathematical, physical and natural sciences and the study of related epistemological problems. Among the 80 Pontifical Academicians, several are from Academia Sinica including Chen Ning Yang,  T. D. Lee, Yuan-Tseh Lee, Steven Chu and Chien-Jen Chen. Since June 2022 Cardinal Peter Turkson has become the Chancellor of both the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. On September 27, 2023, Chancellor Turkson will be at Academia Sinica to give a short talk entitled “Introduction of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.”

The short talk will be followed by Prof. von Braun’s lecture entitled “Serving People and Planetary Health: Current and Emerging Science Agenda of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.” von Braun is considered an internationally leading expert on the problems of hunger and malnutrition and solutions to these problems. In his talk, von Braun will relate to history, governance and the science diplomacy initiatives of PAS. He will brief on current science focus of PAS in three aspects. von Braun will first address the issue of global health and the strategies for equal access to medical resources. Secondly, he will elaborate how science and knowledge may contribute to the resilience of humanity and the ecosystem under climate stress and food crisis. Finally, he will touch on themes of innovation such as robotics, AI, neurotechnology and their ethical and societal implications.

~Special Lectures~

• Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 15:00-17:00
• Venue: Room 1222, 1F, the Research Center for Information Technology Innovation (CITI) at Academia Sinica
• Program: 
  15:00-15:30 Introduction of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
            Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of 

Sciences
15:30-17:00 Serving People and Planetary Health: current and emerging 

science agenda of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 
          Prof. Joachim Von Braun, President of Pontifical Academy of 

Sciences 

• Chaired by Dr. James C. Liao, President of Academia Sinica
• The lecture will be delivered in English
• Registration: https://forms.gle/pm1v8vpDzP8sNUdH6
• Contact: Department of International Affairs, ()27899380, dia@gate.sinica.edu.tw