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SUMMARY:Electrons to Empires: A First-principles View on Science\, Technol
 ogy\, and Politics in a Materials World - Professor Nicola Marzari
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DESCRIPTION:Human development has long been intertwined with the developme
 nt of materials — from the Stone\, Bronze\, and Iron Ages to the current
  Anthropocene\, where the well-being of more than eight billion people and
  the sustainability of our development model have become existential chall
 enges. Firmly at the core of the human footprint\, materials enable the te
 chnologies that power our economy and support — or fail to support — o
 ur society. Computing\, and more recently AI\, have entered the fray as ad
 ditional accelerators of our scientific and technological pipeline. I will
  try to provide an overview of what is possible\, why it matters\, and wha
 t we should do more of. \n\nTalks are priced at £4 for non-Scientific Soc
 iety members. Scientific Society members will have free access to all our 
 talks. Lifetime membership costs £15 and gives free access to all talks\,
  members-only events and priority access to oversubscribed SciSoc events.
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\,  Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Roa
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