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As part of our series of dialogs between writers and scientists, author Yaniv Iczkovits (winner of the Agnon Prize, Prime Minister’s Prize for Hebrew Literary Works, Ramat Gan Prize and Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize) whose works have been translated to 18 languages and adapted for television series, in dialog with Professor Masha Niv, researcher of the chemistry and biology of the sense of taste from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the Hebrew University. A conversation about the five senses and also the sixth, on language and morality, and also about what is beyond good and evil, on the layers of place and body, and also of the soul that lies within them. 

With audience participation. Under the auspices of the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and the Humanities.

Photography and editing Ziv Shilo

As part of our series of dialogs between writers and scientists, writer Zeruya Shalev (winner of the ACUM Prize, French Femina Prize, the German Die Welt award and others) whose books ('Love Life', 'Thera', ‘Wonder’ and more) have been translated into 28 languages and were bestsellers in Israel and around the world, in dialog with Professor Shafi Goldwasser, researcher in computer science and cryptography (2012 Turing Award winner) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
A conversation about encryption and the secrets of the heart, discovery and inspiration, and what should be peeled off or discarded, in order to discover and to create. 

With audience participation. Under the auspices of the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and the Humanities.

Photography and editing Ziv Shilo
 

Part of a series that brings together literature experts and scientists, this session is a conversation with Almog Behar, writer, poet and cultural researcher, and recipient of the 2010 Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works. Behar’s books, including ‘Ana min El Yahud’, ‘Rachel and Ezekie’l, and ‘Tz’imon Barot’, are highly acclaimed and have won several awards. Some of his poems and stories have been adapted for the cinema. Behar’s works tackle Israeli cultural identity and the relationship between Hebrew and Arabic.

Almog Behar will be joined in conversation by Professor Tzachi Pilpel, geneticist and evolutionary researcher, Head of The Department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Head of the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and the Humanities. The audience is invited to participate in the discussion, which will focus on language, culture, and their evolution. 

The session is sponsored by the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and the Humanities.
 

Photography and editing Ziv Shilo