Keynote 1: Peter Agre
The Nobel Laureate speaks about the human side of science, how he got his insight into the water channel, and how a D student can win the Nobel Prize
Oct 21, 2008 | Innovation 2008
http://www.viddler.com/explore/sciencedebate/videos/12/
Speaker
- Peter Agre, Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2003
Introduction
- Steven Kelley, Director, Center of Science, Technology & Public Policy, University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute
Nobel laureate Peter Agre delivers this classic evening keynote address,
regaling the audience with personal tales and recollections of the
characters and trials and excitement of working in science, confessing
his "D" in high school chemistry, and inspiring them with his passion
and insights into how to identify and successfully navigate both the
danger and the opportunity of the crisis that leads to new innovation,
and how that may be applied to our current moment in history.
http://www.viddler.com/explore/sciencedebate/videos/12/
- Peter Agre, Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2003
- Steven Kelley, Director, Center of Science, Technology & Public Policy, University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute
Nobel laureate Peter Agre delivers this classic evening keynote address, regaling the audience with personal tales and recollections of the characters and trials and excitement of working in science, confessing his "D" in high school chemistry, and inspiring them with his passion and insights into how to identify and successfully navigate both the danger and the opportunity of the crisis that leads to new innovation, and how that may be applied to our current moment in history.