Arthur McDonald
(SNOLab)
10/20/22, 9:30 AM
Asimina Arvanitaki
(Perimeter Institute)
10/20/22, 10:10 AM
Sheperd Doeleman
(Harvard University)
10/20/22, 11:05 AM
Kendrick Smith
(Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo)
10/20/22, 11:45 AM
Arthur McDonald
(SNOLab),
Asimina Arvanitaki
(Perimeter Institute),
Katie Mack,
Kendrick Smith
(Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo),
Sheperd Doeleman
(Harvard University)
10/20/22, 12:10 PM
What is the role of luck and serendipity in discovery, and how much is sheer grit? Come hear from a Nobel laureate, Breakthrough prize winners, and several of the most exciting physicists working today on how luck -- or the lack of it -- shapes discovery.
Sir Anthony Leggett
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign )
10/20/22, 2:30 PM
Timothy Hsieh
(Perimeter Institute)
10/20/22, 3:10 PM
Donna Strickland
(University of Waterloo)
10/20/22, 4:10 PM
Sabrina Pasterski
(Perimeter Institute)
10/20/22, 4:50 PM
Donna Strickland
(University of Waterloo),
Lauren Hayward
(Perimeter Institute),
Sabrina Pasterski,
Sir Anthony Leggett
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),
Timothy Hsieh
(Perimeter Institute)
10/20/22, 5:15 PM
Some scientific puzzles require a hyper-focussed (perhaps obsessive) attention to specific questions; others need a zoomed-out, interdisciplinary viewpoint. Some combination of both is often the route to breakthroughs. Panelists will share how they strive to see both the forest and the trees when tackling big puzzles.
