Starmus Festival is back again for a third time this summer and will be dedicated to eminent physicist Stephen Hawking.
Brian May, Professor Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Cox and Richard Dawkins will be among those appearing at the festival in Tenerife alongside Hans Zimmer, Sarah Brightman and Chris Hadfield, who will be performing songs by David Bowie.
The festival, which is an "international gathering celebrating astronomy, space exploration, music, art, and sciences such as biology and chemistry" will also feature eleven Nobel laureates.
Astrophysicist Brian May praised the "educational aspect" that "pervades the entire festival" and said the third festival would be the "best yet".
"It's a possibility of spending time in a privileged location on Tenerife with people who are an inspiration in different walks of life," May told WIRED. "You never know who you're going to have breakfast with."
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May's talk is called "The 3D Universe" and will discuss his passion for stereoscopy.
May recently launched his own VR viewer, Owl, which allows users to view 3D footage from their smartphones.
Earlier this year, he launched a book called Crinoline - a "3D exploration of fashion's most disastrous but celebrated garment, the crinoline" - and is currently working on a follow-up called Queen in 3D.
This second book will feature reproduced shots taken on Queen tours in the 1980s and 90s on his stereo camera.
Stephen Hawking told WIRED he was "honoured" to have the festival dedicated to him.
"The vision of Starmus became an incredible reality with its first two historic festivals in 2011 and 2014," he explained. "With this next edition, Starmus confirms its position as a unique debating chamber for the future of the human race."
The festival will be held between June 27 and July 2.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
