Harry Kroto: Sir Harry Kroto - Lecture - Introduction - Upbringing and Art Lecture from “Science, Society and Sustainability” at Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
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Chapter 1 of 18: Introduction - Upbringing and Art
Harry's talk is a rollercoaster ride through his upbringing (4 minutes, 13 seconds)
Chapter 1 of 18: Introduction - Upbringing and Art
Harry's talk is a rollercoaster ride through his upbringing (4 minutes, 13 seconds)
Chapter 2 of 18: Becoming a Scientist
When Harry was growing up you had to do science day to day and his favourite was photography. (3 minutes, 6 seconds)
Chapter 3 of 18: Chemistry in 30 secs
(1 minute, 33 seconds)
Chapter 4 of 18: We're all made of stars
All the carbon in the universe came from stars and this was Richard and Harry's central realisation that led to the discovery of C60. (5 minutes, 15 seconds)
Chapter 5 of 18: DNA and Nanotechnology
For Harry nanotechnology is building anything from the bottom up - its chemistry in the 21st Century. (5 minutes, 41 seconds)
Chapter 6 of 18: Conflict of Science and Society
Science seems on a crash course with some elements of society and Harry takes us on a tour of some of his favourite scientist philosophers. (6 minutes, 4 seconds)
Chapter 7 of 18: Evolution vs Creationism
The creationism vs Evolution debate is a passion for Harry and its a debate that ties into the history and foundations of USA. (8 minutes, 28 seconds)
Chapter 8 of 18: Universal Language of Science
Harry has been touring the world giving kids workshops on C60. (1 minute, 6 seconds)
Chapter 9 of 18: Sustainability
Every year we use fossil fuels that took 1 million years to produce - we're going to need science to get us out of the mess. (3 minutes, 42 seconds)
Chapter 10 of 18: Scientists as Role Models
If we are going to involve more people in science we need more role models and more ways of getting the information into people's hands. (4 minutes, 15 seconds)
Chapter 11 of 18: GooYouWikiWorld
The internet is a revolution for science education: the combination of multimedia potential of youtube alongside the user generated content of wikipedia is expanding access to information exponentially. Harry's own Geose… (9 minutes, 8 seconds)
Chapter 12 of 18: Freedoms
Being a scientist comes with a necessity to doubt your discoveries and a responsibility to choose to use your skills for peace rather than war. (9 minutes, 4 seconds)
Chapter 13 of 18: Questions 1. Energy Crisis
(3 minutes, 23 seconds)
Chapter 14 of 18: Question 2. Young people in science
Getting young people interested in science is a huge problem. Motivating young people to fix their technology is a great start. (6 minutes, 36 seconds)
Chapter 15 of 18: Question 3. Pigeon holed by the prize
Winning the prize becomes a major responsibility and can take over your life, despite its obvious benefits. (5 minutes, 49 seconds)
Chapter 16 of 18: Questions 4. Scientists and Politians
There is a responsibility of scientists to explain their motivations to politicians and the public, its just that it can be a thankless task. (7 minutes, 23 seconds)
Chapter 17 of 18: Questions 5. Nanotechnology in 25 years
There is a massive amount of fear attached to nanotechnology and its vital that we get the education to the public and politicians to make sure people understand it. (7 minutes, 52 seconds)
Chapter 18 of 18: Questions 6. Why is thinking hard so rare?
To Harry people don't like thinking because it takes them out of their comfort zone, it takes eats away at the things they were brought up with. (3 minutes, 34 seconds)
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At the Georgia Institute of Technology Sir Harry Kroto delivered a fast paced lecture on science's role and responsibility in society.
