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Perimeter Institute brings great thinkers from around the world to Canada to share their ideas on a wide variety of interesting and topical subjects. These lectures and debates are aimed at non-specialists. No mathematical or scientific knowledge is necessary or assumed. Each event is explicitly tailored for the general public and everyone is welcome to attend.

Organizer(s): John Matlock  

Collection URL: http://pirsa.org/C04001

PIRSA:11090137  ( Flash Presentation , MP4 Low Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Programmable Matter: The Shape of Things to Come Speaker(s): Hod Lipson Abstract: Learn about the future of “3D Printers” – machines that will fabricate arbitrary-shaped parts, layer by layer. Dr. Lipson will share a history of these technologies and preview a future in which we continue to gain unprecedented control over physical matter. If humans distinguish them... read more Date: 18/09/2011 - 12:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/11090137/  Share:

PIRSA:11090139  ( Flash Presentation , MP4 Low Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Smash, Bang, Boom: Fundamental Physics at the LHC Speaker(s): Natalia Toro Abstract: The world's most ambitious scientific experiment is buried 100 meters underground, straddling Switzerland and France. A billion times every minute, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) slams together protons, while four giant detectors watch closely. - So how does the Large Hadron Collider work? - ... read more Date: 18/09/2011 - 2:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/11090139/  Share:

PIRSA:11090138  ( Flash Presentation , MP4 Low Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Perspectives from Space: Research and Collaboration Speaker(s): Julie Payette Abstract: With a background in computer and systems engineering as well as language processing and automatic speech recognition, Ms. Ms. Payette was selected from a pool of 5,330 candidates to become a Canadian astronaut, focusing on technical issues in robotics. Today, following her amazing professional care... read more Date: 18/09/2011 - 4:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/11090138/  Share:

PIRSA:11110125  ( Flash Presentation , MP4 Low Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Spacetime Atoms and the Unity of Physics Speaker(s): Fay Dowker Abstract: Black holes are hot! This discovery made by Stephen Hawking ties together gravity, spacetime, quantum matter, and thermal systems into the beautiful and exciting science of "Black Hole Thermodynamics". Its beauty lies in the powerful way it speaks of the unity of physics. The excitement arises... read more Date: 02/11/2011 - 7:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/11110125/  Share:

PIRSA:11120046  ( Flash Presentation , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Paul Dirac and the Religion of Mathematical Beauty Speaker(s): Graham Farmelo Abstract: Apart from Einstein, Paul Dirac was probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the twentieth century. Dirac, co-inventor of the most revolutionary theory for 150 years 'quantum mechanics' is now best known for conceiving of anti-matter in his head and also for his deeply eccentric behaviour. For... read more Date: 14/12/2011 - 7:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/11120046/  Share:

PIRSA:12020152  ( Flash Presentation , MP4 Low Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close Look at the Science and the Splendor of Nature's Frozen Art Speaker(s): Kenneth Libbrecht Abstract: How do snowflakes form?  What creates their complex, symmetrical and strikingly beautiful shapes?  Is it true that no two are exactly alike?  Kenneth Libbrecht of Caltech, will reveal the secrets of snowflakes and the molecular dynamics of crystal growth through spec... read more Date: 01/02/2012 - 7:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/12020152/  Share:

PIRSA:12030138  ( Flash Presentation , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? Cosmic Mysteries Speaker(s): Richard Epp Abstract: Albert Einstein wrote that “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.” In his talk, Dr. Epp will explore how the process of science—wonder & curiosity coupled with imagination & reasoning—has led to some of the greatest discoveries and deepest myst... read more Date: 07/03/2012 - 7:00 pm Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/12030138/  Share:

PIRSA:12040126  ( Flash Presentation , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format? The Square Kilometre Array - Shining a Flashlight into the Darkest Corners of the Universe Speaker(s): Lisa Harvey-Smith Abstract: Date: 04/04/2012 - 7:00 am Collection: Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series URL: http://pirsa.org/12040126/  Share: