"When I received an email inviting me to Budapest, Hungary, for the World Science Forum, the first association I made with Budapest, was Michael Jackson. I am a big fan, after all. The first few hours I spent there, I realised that the Hungarians were also big fans. There is a Michael Memorial in…

In convening a World Conference on Science for the Twenty-First Century: a New Commitment, from 26 June to 1 July 1999 in Budapest, Hungary, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU), in co-operation with other…