Fabiola Gianotti is an Italian experimental particle physicist and the current and first woman Director-General at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland. In this final SISU episode, she talks to Alexander Stubb about the Higgs boson discovery, the importance of science in current political and societal affairs, and the role of gender in the world of science.
'Sisu' is a Finnish concept describing grit and perseverance, a sentiment of never giving up.
At the European University Institute's School of Transnational Governance, our community is about finding ways to shape a better future. If you want to change the world, giving up is simply not an option.
In this podcast series, STG Director and former Finnish Prime minister Alex Stubb meets politicians, entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, artists and sports people, to talk about their world views and how they made a difference.
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