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Each generation benefits from the insights and discoveries of those who came before. “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants,” wrote Isaac Newton. In a new annual series, World Science Festival audiences are invited to stand on the shoulders of modern-day giants. For this year’s inaugural address, “The Future of Big Science,” Nobel laureate and physicist Steven Weinberg considers the future of fundamental physics, especially as funding for basic research is reduced. Weinberg will explore physics’ small origins, starting with the discovery of the atomic nucleus 100 years ago by a single scientist, and moving to the present-day, when collaborations involve hundreds of researchers and billions of dollars. What has motivated this growth spurt? What results has it yielded? And what would we stand to lose if Big Science were to suffer? Weinberg, one of the most revered voices in science, offers a distinguished vantage point for this crucial discussion.Learn More
TOPICS: Physics & Math
TAGS: 2011, Big Science, Colliders vs the ISS, discovery of the atomic nucleus, full program, fundamental physics, higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider, New York City, Nobel Laureate, NYC, On the Shoulders of Giants, Particle accelerators, Steven Weinberg, THE FUTURE OF BIG SCIENCE
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas, Physics & Mathematics, One on One with Genius
Video Duration: 01:02:03
Original Program Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Each generation benefits from the insights and discoveries of those who came before. “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants,” wrote Isaac Newton. In a new annual series, World Science Festival audiences are invited to stand on the shoulders of modern-day giants. For this year’s inaugural address, “The Future of Big Science,” Nobel laureate and physicist Steven Weinberg considers the future of fundamental physics, especially as funding for basic research is reduced. Weinberg will explore physics’ small origins, starting with the discovery of the atomic nucleus 100 years ago by a single scientist, and moving to the present-day, when collaborations involve hundreds of researchers and billions of dollars. What has motivated this growth spurt? What results has it yielded? And what would we stand to lose if Big Science were to suffer? Weinberg, one of the most revered voices in science, offers a distinguished vantage point for this crucial discussion.Learn More
TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2011, Big Science, Colliders vs the ISS, discovery of the atomic nucleus, full program, fundamental physics, higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider, New York City, Nobel Laureate, NYC, On the Shoulders of Giants, Particle accelerators, Steven Weinberg, THE FUTURE OF BIG SCIENCE, 2011, Big Science, Colliders vs the ISS, discovery of the atomic nucleus, full program, fundamental physics, higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider, New York City, Nobel Laureate, NYC, On the Shoulders of Giants, Particle accelerators, Steven Weinberg, THE FUTURE OF BIG SCIENCE
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas, Physics & Mathematics, One on One with Genius
Video Duration: 01:02:03
Original Program Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
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