Structure of the DVD: Physics as a Life Skill
Highlights of the Physics Outreach program conducted as part of the 2005 AIP Physics Congress
held in Canberra.
Physics as a Life Skill: A video presentation to the AIP 2005 Physics Congress by Henri Szeps,
OAM (8 min)
Panel Discussion: The chair is Karina Kelly, from the ABC TV program “Catalyst”
 Panel members
 How will Physics change society in the next 100 years?
 Questions from students and the audience
 Why did you become a physicist?
How will Physics change society in the next 100 years?
 What big questions in nature and the universe might be answered by physics in the next
100 years? 5:45 min
 Of the problems that the world faces at the moment, how do you think developments in
physics might solve these problems? 4:14 min
Questions from students and the audience
 Is it possible that space exploration could enable new sources of energy to be discovered?
3:45 min
 Do you believe that advanced life exists elsewhere in the galaxy? 3:07 min
 How might physics address the issues of radiation exposure in space? 3:09 min
 In 100 years will we have materials that superconduct at room temperature? 1:03 min
 Do you think it will be possible to harness the energy of tsumanis and gravity waves? 2:36
min
 100 years ago the Cathode Ray Tube was obscure, yet today it is commonplace, what
discoveries/gadgets may be part of everyday life in 100 years? 2:35 min
 If space and time are infinite, has the future already happened? 3:16 min
 Will sending humans to Mars impact on the popularity of Science? 5:30 min
 Considering all the small particles, is there any limit to them and is there any use for them?
3:16 min
 What else could there be but the Big Bang? 4:03 min
Why did you become a physicist?
 Prof Leggett, How did you start off in classics and end up getting the Nobel Prize in
Physics? 4:34 min
 What is it like being a female in Physics? 5:20 min
 Do women approach Physics questions differently? 0:48 min
 Karsten Duntzman, When did you decide to be a physicist? 2:45 min
 Has the perception of physics changed in recent decades? 5:30 min
 Steven Chu, What attracted you to physics and then to make the transition from physics to
biology? 6:14 min
 What is the value of having studied Physics in administering public policy? 1:20 min
 How do we encourage children in Science? 3:33 min