Description:
From genetics to cosmology to nanotechnology, science is on the brink of numerous and extraordinary mega-revolutions that will change the very nature of life. Closer to Truth brings together leading scientists, scholars and artists to debate many of today's fundamental issues. Joining host Robert Kuhn are Nobel Laureate and physicist Leon Lederman; physicist/cosmologist Andrei Linde; theoretical physicist Steve Koonin; scientist and sci-fi author Gregory Benford; and physicist Charles Buchanan. The panelists debate the charm and symmetry of quantum physics.
Speaker(s):
Steve Koonin, vice president/provost/professor of theoretical physics, California Institute of Technology
Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate, director emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; founder, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Andrei Linde, professor of physics, Stanford University
Gregory Benford, scientist and sci-fi novelist
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Ph.D., UCLA; Closer to Truth host
Charles Buchanan, Ph.D., professor, Physics, UCLA
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