Arthur McDonald
(SNOLab)
2022-10-20, 9:30 a.m.
Asimina Arvanitaki
(Perimeter Institute)
2022-10-20, 10:10 a.m.
Sheperd Doeleman
(Harvard University)
2022-10-20, 11:05 a.m.
Kendrick Smith
(Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo)
2022-10-20, 11:45 a.m.
Arthur McDonald
(SNOLab),
Asimina Arvanitaki
(Perimeter Institute),
Katie Mack,
Kendrick Smith
(Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo),
Sheperd Doeleman
(Harvard University)
2022-10-20, 12:10 p.m.
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 )
2022-10-20, 2:30 p.m.
Timothy Hsieh
(Perimeter Institute)
2022-10-20, 3:10 p.m.
Donna Strickland
(University of Waterloo)
2022-10-20, 4:10 p.m.
Sabrina Pasterski
(Perimeter Institute)
2022-10-20, 4:50 p.m.
Donna Strickland
(University of Waterloo),
Lauren Hayward
(Perimeter Institute),
Sabrina Pasterski,
Sir Anthony Leggett
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),
Timothy Hsieh
(Perimeter Institute)
2022-10-20, 5:15 p.m.
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.
