On July 24, the second session of "Scientists Face to Face" of the International Basic Science Conference was held at Yanqi Lake Applied Mathematics Research Institute in Beijing. Representatives of freshmen and sophomores from Qiuzhen College of Tsinghua University and 50 high school students had an academic discussion and exchange with scientists to explore the true meaning of science and the pursuit of truth.
Scientists at the event, Academician Yau, Chairman of the International Conference of Basic Science, Xin Zhouping, Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Executive Director of the Institute of Mathematical Science, Zhang Ping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Li Yanyan, Lecture Professor and Director of the Center of Rutgers University, Zhu Xiping, Lecture Professor of Sun Yat-sen University and former vice president of Sun Yat-sen University. Professor Chen Zhijie, Vice President of Qiuzhen College, Tsinghua University, hosted the forum.
First half.
Professor Xin Zhouping and Professor Zhang Ping delivered speeches first.
Professor Xin Zhouping said that mathematics is highly abstract, with both beautiful and applied sides. All the students here have the idea of pursuing beauty but also have the driving force to overcome the difficulties. He hoped that through the communication activities, students could find that mathematics is a very big stage of beauty. They should give full play to their imagination and pursue the beauty and purity of mathematics.
Academician Zhang Ping said that basic research is very difficult and time-consuming. Only by perseverance and continuous research can we produce major original achievements with world influence. Construction of the world science and technology is a relay, needs generation after generation to struggle, youth is one of the futures of the motherland, the hope of the nation, should have a scientific dream, constantly strengthen basic scientific knowledge, actively cultivate interest to explore the unknown interest, and, as when, to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the dream of becoming a strong country in science and technology.
The high school students present raised their questions one by one, and with the yearning for science and the reverence for scientists, they attentively listened to the explanation, and actively participated in the communication and interaction. The atmosphere was warm, and from time to time bursts of applause.
In response to the question of whether artificial intelligence will surpass the best human mathematician, Academician Yau said, that mathematics and science are mainly related to change, for now, artificial intelligence cannot identify the law behind geometry, more unable to identify the correlation between mathematics and other science, artificial intelligence will not replace the human thinking. When talking about the development trend of mathematics, Academician Zhang Ping pointed out that the intersection and integration of the branches of mathematics and the relationship have become closer and closer, which also promotes the development of mathematics itself. Academician Yau said that each branch of mathematics is integrated, and only when each branch learns well, can they have the ability to deal with mathematical problems on different occasions.
Face-to-face contact and communication with scientists gave a vivid science class for high school students, which not only narrowed the distance between scientists and students but also made students deeply understand the significance of scientific research, and feel the charm of scientific research, thus stimulating their enthusiasm and interest in basic subjects.
Second half.
In the second half of the activity, Professor Li Yanyan and Professor Zhu Xi Ping delivered speeches respectively.
Professor Li Yanyan said that the students live in an exciting era and have a superior environment for mathematical research and development. Seeing these young and enthusiastic faces makes me believe that the future of mathematics belongs to you.
Professor Zhu Xi Ping said that academic research is a very long road, really can run down, run far, or go through a very long road. On this road, there are often few things to get, most of the time are disappointed or distressed, and students sink their hearts, only sink their hearts, over time, to get better growth.
During the communication session, the freshman and sophomore students raised questions closer to the specific difficulties they encountered in their daily studies and research.
Question: How to deal with the confusion in the learning process?
Professor Zhu Xi Ping replied that learning can not be learned after learning once. In the process of learning, we should not only study repeatedly, but also discuss and communicate with others, and tell what we can not know until we master it.
Question: When the scientific research road encounters difficulties, how to regulate a good mood?
Professor Xin Zhouping replied that it is a common phenomenon to encounter problems during research. At this time, we should communicate with others more. Everyone looks at problems from different angles, and maybe others' opinions will bring some different views.
Academician Yau suggested to the students that when they encounter problems in learning, they can read more books and listen to more speeches, especially the speeches of the masters. Their ideas are likely to bring you enlightenment.
The five scientists present combined their own study experience and scientific research experience to lead the students to have a deeper understanding of the essence and methods of research. They encourage students that scientific research is a lifelong career, and it requires continuous active learning and exploration, and unremitting efforts to achieve more outstanding scientific research results in the future.
The students said that this face-to-face communication with scientists was a very valuable experience and gained a lot of money. Through this exchange, they better understood and mastered the nature and methods of mathematical research, and promoted their growth and development. At the same time, this exchange also provides useful inspiration and guidance for their future academic research and career development.
The series of youth activities of the International Conference of Basic Science has attracted wide attention from all walks of life. The combination of live participation and online live broadcast was broadcast on more than 10 platforms, including Central Video, Guangming Network, and All-China Youth Federation, with a total of nearly 500,000 viewers.
The third “Scientist Face-to-Face” event will be held on July 26, with junior and senior graduate students talking with scientists. Welcome more friends who pay more attention to basic science and the growth of teenagers to watch it together through the live webcast.
Through the video client of CCTV, Bilibili, TikTok, and other platforms, search the official account of the Children & Youth Science Center of China Association for Science and Technology, named Ke-Chuang-Zhu-Meng(“Innovation Builds Dreams"), and watch the live broadcast. International Conference of Basic Science youth series of activities, hosted by the Children & Youth Science Center of China Association for Science and Technology, Tsinghua university, Beijing University Institute of applied mathematics, Beijing Association for science and Technology, sponsored by the Beijing Science Center, which purpose is to build with scientists interaction platform for teenagers, let them feel the unique charm of scientific research, for their future road into more confidence and power, will be on the growth and development of teenagers have profound influence.
Translation: Gao Xudong
