{"id":10447,"date":"2026-04-03T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/?post_type=news_events&#038;p=10447"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:25:05","slug":"joint_public_lecture_fy2025_movie","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/en\/news_events\/news\/2026\/joint_public_lecture_fy2025_movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Public Lecture \u2018Origin of Electric Life \u2014 From the Deep Sea to Space\u2019 now available online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tgwxjF5kik\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The recorded lecture, \u2018Origin of Electric Life \u2014 From the Deep Sea to Space\u2019, by ELSI Professor Ryuhei Nakamura, delivered at the 11th ELSI\/Kavli IPMU\/IRCN Joint Public Lecture series \u201cQuest for Origins\u201d, is now available to watch on the ELSI YouTube channel. The lecture is available in Japanese only.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this lecture, Prof. Nakamura explores key questions surrounding the chemical origins of life, drawing on recent research and interdisciplinary perspectives at the interface of geochemistry and astrobiology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event was held on 1 February 2026. For further details, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/en\/news_events\/events\/2026\/2026origin-11\/\">the event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo1_nakamura-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo1_nakamura-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo1_nakamura-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo1_nakamura-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo1_nakamura-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo1_nakamura-2048x1149.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><br \/>\nProfessor Ryuhei Nakamura delivering the lecture at Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo2_nakamura-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo2_nakamura-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo2_nakamura-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo2_nakamura-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo2_nakamura.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><br \/>\nProf. Nakamura discussing how electric processes may have shaped the chemical origins of life on early Earth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo3b_nakamura-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo3b_nakamura-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo3b_nakamura-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo3b_nakamura-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo3b_nakamura-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo3b_nakamura-2048x1444.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><br \/>\nDiscussion with participants during the tea break following the lecture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10443,"template":"","news_events_cat":[7],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_events\/10447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_events"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elsi.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_events_cat?post=10447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}