Invited talks of old scientists are standard parts of international meetings, just like opening ceremonies, selection of committees and cocktail parties. Typically, senior scientists and emeritus professors prepare seemingly important and scientifically correct lectures about the great pioneers and past achievements of a given discipline. In fact, these speeches are usually meaningless and extremely boring. Kind of polite acknowledgments of the past contribution of the old guy who is already unable to provide any news to the audience. Farewells, just before the obituary. I am not sure I can make it more interesting, but at least give it a try by focusing on negative events: controversies, fiascos, and absurdities that have hampered the advancement - some of them up till today. I will make efforts to be sincere and sharp; I apologize for the biased and close to sarcastic tone in some statements. I will also talk a lot about the human field, as the two areas are strongly related, and in fact, the in vivo experiences and achievements in humans vastly surpass those in domestic species in most countries. I will not go back to historical ages, just start with my personal experiences since 1990, although it may still seem to be medieval for most of the audience.

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艺术玻璃化：过去、现在和未来

老科学家的邀请演讲是国际会议的标准组成部分，就像开幕式、委员会遴选和鸡尾酒会一样。通常，资深科学家和名誉教授会准备看似重要且科学正确的讲座，内容涉及特定学科的伟大先驱和过去的成就。事实上，这些演讲通常毫无意义，而且极其无聊。对已经无法向观众提供任何消息的老家伙过去的贡献的一种礼貌的感谢。告别，就在讣告之前。我不确定我是否可以让它更有趣，但至少通过关注负面事件来尝试一下：阻碍进步的争议、惨败和荒谬——其中一些直到今天。我会努力做到真诚、犀利；对于某些陈述中带有偏见和近乎讽刺的语气，我深表歉意。我也会讲很多关于人类领域的内容，因为这两个领域有很强的相关性，事实上，人类在体内的经验和成就远远超过大多数国家的国内物种。我不会回到历史时代，只是从我 1990 年以来的个人经历开始，尽管对于大多数观众来说，它可能仍然是中世纪的。