Prof. Daniel Zajfman
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Touching on Physics
Posted by Weizmann Science Writer on January 28, 2013 What happens when a former physics-student-turned-documentary-director is invited to create a video clip for the first ever physics reunion? The answer is below. You may not learn anything new about physics by watching it, but you will note that Weizmann President Prof. Daniel Zajfman and VP Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph are featured, along with others.…
Asking the Right Questions
Posted by Weizmann Science Writer on August 26, 2010 It goes without saying that questions are the basis of scientific research. But all too often, especially in the PR department, we focus on the findings and forget about the process that led to those findings. So it was a refreshing change for us to put out an annual report on the theme of questions.…
Toward a New Economics: Supply, Demand and Curiosity
Posted by Daniel Zajfman on June 29, 2010 Professor Daniel Zajfman, president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, is a physicist in the fields of atomic and molecular physics. He has a strong interest in the popularization of science George Mallory, the man who almost made it to the top of Everest, is probably most famous for his terse reply when asked why…