Over 1,000 of the world's brightest scientific minds gathered in Beijing this month for the 2024 International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS), wrapping up a 13-day intellectual marathon that blended breakthrough ideas with global collaboration. Hosted at the Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, the event turned heads with attendees ranging from Nobel laureates to Fields medalists – think science‘s version of the Avengers assembling! 🦸♂️💡
The congress spotlighted six pioneers receiving the Basic Science Lifetime Award, whose keynote speeches on topics like AI ethics and quantum computing sparked fiery debates among scholars from the Chinese mainland, the U.S., Japan, and Europe. Attendees called it a \"game-changer\" for cross-border research partnerships.
With sessions held in the tech-forward Huairou Science City, the summit also highlighted China’s growing role as a hub for STEM innovation. One Turing Award winner joked: \"This is where the next decade’s Nobel-worthy ideas were probably scribbled on napkins.\" 🧠✨
