Becoming a Physicist

Nine leading physicists describe fascinating aspects of their personal trajectories of how they became the professional scientists that they are today at prestigious institutions around the world. Featured are: Joanna Haigh (Imperial College), Paul Steinhardt (Princeton University), Claudia de Rham (Imperial College), Rocky Kolb (University of Chicago), Jenny Nelson (Imperial College), Scott Tremaine (IAS), Nima Arkani-Hamed (IAS), Justin Khoury (University of Pennsylvania), Artur Ekert (University of Oxford and National University of Singapore).

Ideas Roadshow is an award-winning initiative offering an expanding series of thought-provoking compilations developed from in-depth conversations between Howard Burton and more than 100 world-leading researchers across the arts and sciences, including 3 Nobel Laureates. Each compilation provides unique perspectives from several top experts on a single theme or topic.

The founder and creator of Ideas Roadshow, Howard Burton, holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy and was the Founding Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physic in Canada.