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Nobel Laureate, Professor Douglas D. Osheroff will deliver the keynote address during the Tomorrow’s Leaders Summit
- Professor Douglas D Osheroff, Nobel Laureate
- A world reknowned speaker and one of the the leading scientists of our time, his ability to make science accessible and relevant to each and everyone of us will set the tone for this year’s Summit, which is themed “Developing High Income Youth”. Delgates will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with Professor Douglas during the Keynote Session on 19th March, 2011.
“How Science Changes Our Lives” – Prof. Osheroff has chosen this as his topic for the event. This is a very public lecture, not just for a scientific audience. In it the Professor will show how our ability to develop new tchnologies has vastly benefitted mankind, but that it has also posed a serious dilemma in that mankind has placed an enormous burden on our environment in order to deal with the by-products of our energy production and factories and the growth of the human population.
Professor Douglas Osheroff is also an avid photographer and will be able to take in the sights of Sarawak including the Sarawak Cultural Village and Semolok Orang Utan Sanctuary during his stay in Kuching.
Abstract: Our understanding of Nature (which is what science is all about) has allowed us to better understand and control powerful forces in Nature for our benefit, such as the conversion of heat in to mechanical and electrical energy, communications via propagating electromagnetic waves, etc. Biology has given us a much better understanding of life, and medicine has allowed us to live longer and more productive lives. However, often these new capabilities produce unwanted side-effects, such as the global transmission of new diseases, the pollution of our environment, and a growing human population that has strained our natural environment in many ways. While all this is true, thanks to science we live more comfortable and meaningful lives than could ever have been possible a thousand years ago, and our ability to harness Nature has given us the time and ability to better understand our environment, our universe, and even ourselves.
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