Krauss tells students to find "inner scientist" at physics

This is a report about a symposium in The University of Alberta. Mr. Krauss gave a speech. He is a renowned physicist and authored popular science books. More on him: [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_M._Krauss
[2]http://krauss.faculty.asu.edu/#bio

"We have to be diligent. There are many forces in society working on behalf of ignorance," Krauss said. He also hoped that attendees would find their inner scientist. Part of his goal was to raise awareness of the issues and provide people with the tools to counter non-science in their own discussions.

Event co-ordinator Laura Mazzino said the symposium was created to promote awareness of the topics covered in physics research at the university, from astrophysics and nanotechnology, to geophysics and condensed matter. She hoped Krauss' expertise in the field and communication skills would inspire physics students to promote their work, and get other students and the public enthused about physics.

"We love physics; we are passionate about what we do. We don't do it for the money because we don't make any. We do it for the pleasure, and we would like to share this with everybody else," Mazzino said.

"We want to have more interdisciplinary research that will strengthen the university and also our personal careers," she said.