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Displaying all lectures given by: Lee Smolin


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Time Reborn
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: What is time?  Is our perception of time passing an illusion which hides a deeper, timeless reality?  Or is it real, indeed, the most real aspect of our experience of the world?  Einstein said that "the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly per... read more
Date: 03/04/2013 - 7:00 pm

The universe as a process of unique events
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 26/02/2013 - 3:30 pm

Quantum Gravity and the Weak Interactions
Abstract: Quantum Gravity and the Weak Interactions
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Non-thermal quantum black holes
Motivated by the lack of evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model in the TeV region, we ... read more
Date: 25/10/2012 - 10:20 am

Discussion 2
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 28/10/2011 - 3:00 pm

Does Time Emerge from Timeless Laws, or do Laws of Nature Emerge in Time?
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The history of physics, from Galileo's spatialization of time to Einstein's block universe, and on to Julian Barbour's timeless quantum cosmology, tells a story by which time is demoted from a fundamental aspect of experience to an emergent illusion in a world held to be fundamentally timeless. The ... read more
Date: 28/10/2011 - 3:00 pm

The Intersection of the Arts and Science
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 14/10/2011 - 11:00 am

Researcher Presentation: Lee Smolin
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 12/10/2011 - 3:30 pm

Informal Chalk and Talk
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: Dr. Smolin is a faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and author of several books including most recently
Date: 04/08/2011 - 10:30 am
Series: Colloquium

A real ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: A new ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics is proposed according to which the ensemble associated to a quantum state really exists: it is the ensemble of all the systems in the same quantum state in the universe. Individual systems within the ensemble have microscopic states, described by be... read more
Date: 03/05/2011 - 4:00 pm

The principle of relative locality
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: Several current experiments probe physics in the approximation in which Planck's constant and Newton's constant may be neglected, but, the Planck mass, is relevant. These include tests of the symmetry of the ground state of quantum gravity such as time delays in photons of different energies from ga... read more
Date: 23/02/2011 - 2:00 pm
Series: Colloquium

How does Technological Innovation Happen? A conversation with W. Brian Arthur on The Nature of Technology.
Abstract: More than any thing else technology creates our world. It creates our wealth, our economy, our very way of being," says W. Brian Arthur. Yet, until now major questions related to the evolution of technology have gone unanswered. Where do new technologies come from -- how exactly does invent... read more
Date: 10/02/2011 - 4:00 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2011

Lee Smolin on Quantum Gravity
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: Dr. Smolin a faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and author of several books including most recently
Date: 22/07/2010 - 10:30 am
Collection: ISSYP 2010

Laws and time in cosmology
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Date: 20/05/2010 - 3:10 pm

Asymptotic safety and deformed symmetry
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 06/11/2009 - 9:30 am

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Seeing Science Through Fiction
Abstract: You've heard the physicists speculate on parallel universes, space travel, and time travel. Now come and hear a physicist interview the real experts in these subjects: a bestselling science fiction writer and pioneer of virtual reality discuss what you get when you look at science through fiction.
Date: 18/10/2009 - 8:00 pm

Informal Chalk and Talk
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: Dr. Smolin is a faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and author of several books including most recently “The Trouble with Physics”. He is known for devising several different approaches to quantum gravity, in particular, loop quantum gravity. His research interests incl... read more
Date: 12/08/2009 - 1:00 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

Reconstructing quantum theory from Brownian motion: an assessment
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: TBA
Date: 11/08/2009 - 4:30 pm

Plebanski formulation / Ashtekar variables
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 08/07/2009 - 2:00 pm

The quantization of unimodular gravity and the cosmological constant problem
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: TBA
Date: 27/05/2009 - 4:30 pm

On the reality of time and the evolution of laws
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: There are a number of arguments in the philosophical, physical and cosmological literatures for the thesis that time is not fundamental to the description of nature. According to this view, time should be only an approximate notion which emerges from a more fundamental, timeless description only in ... read more
Date: 02/10/2008 - 11:45 am

Science as an ethical community
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: I develop the idea that science works because scientists form communities defined by a set of ethical principles which, even if imperfectly applied, tend to lead to progress in our understanding of nature. While these communities have long been international, the combination of the internet with che... read more
Date: 10/09/2008 - 3:30 pm

How to Make Testable Multiverse Theories
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 04/09/2008 - 2:00 pm

How to test mutiverse theories
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 15/07/2008 - 3:20 pm

Quantum Gravity and the Quest for Unification
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: Arguably, the most important issue in physics today is trying to unify the twin pillars of modern physics, quantum theory and general relativity, into a single theory known as quantum gravity. This introductory presentation will discuss various aspects of quantum gravity.
Date: 15/07/2008 - 1:30 am
Collection: EinsteinPlus 2008

Lecture 12B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 02/04/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 12
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 02/04/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 11B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 26/03/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 11
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 26/03/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 10
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 19/03/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 9B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 12/03/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 9
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 12/03/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 8B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 05/03/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 8
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 05/03/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 7B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 27/02/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 7
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 27/02/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 6D
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 20/02/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 6C
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 20/02/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 6B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 13/02/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 6
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 13/02/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 5B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 06/02/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 5
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 06/02/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 4
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 30/01/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 3B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 23/01/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 3
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 23/01/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 2B
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 16/01/2008 - 8:00 pm

Lecture 2A
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 16/01/2008 - 7:00 pm

Lecture 1
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: The Problem of Time in Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
Date: 09/01/2008 - 7:00 pm

Summary
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 09/11/2007 - 11:15 am

Quantum foundations in the light of quantum gravity (Part 1B)
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 31/08/2007 - 4:30 pm

Quantum foundations in the light of quantum gravity (Part 1A)
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 31/08/2007 - 3:15 pm

The Nature of Space and Time
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: An autobiographical story of how Prof. Lee Smolin got interested in theoretical physics, followed by a broad and deep introduction to what Einstein did.
Date: 01/08/2007 - 1:00 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2007

The Nature of Space and Time
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: An autobiographical story of how Prof. Lee Smolin got interested in theoretical physics, followed by a broad and deep introduction to what Einstein did.
Date: 01/08/2007 - 1:00 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2007

Could quantum mechanics be an approximation to another, cosmological, theory?
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: We consider the hypothesis that quantum mechanics is an approximation to another, cosmological theory, accurate only for the description of subsystems of the universe. Quantum theory is then to be derived from the cosmological theory by averaging over variables which are not internal to the subsyste... read more
Date: 11/10/2006 - 2:00 am
Series: Colloquium

Black hole evaporation and information
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 05/09/2006 - 6:00 pm

Insights from background independent approaches to quantum gravity
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 05/09/2006 - 4:00 pm

Dark Matter with Lee Smolin
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: A personal reflection on why Prof. Smolin became a scientist, and what life as a scientist is like, followed by an introduction to the mystery of dark matter.
Date: 09/08/2006 - 10:40 am
Collection: ISSYP 2006

Dark Matter - ISSYP Keynote Presentation
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 09/08/2006 - 10:40 am
Collection: ISSYP 2006

Keynote Presentation
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 27/07/2006 - 10:40 am
Collection: ISSYP 2006

Bistro Banter
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Date: 19/07/2006 - 7:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 25
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 12/04/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 24
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 12/04/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 18
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 22/03/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 17
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 22/03/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 16
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 15/03/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 15
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 15/03/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 14
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 08/03/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 13
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 08/03/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 12
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 28/02/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 11
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 28/02/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 10
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 15/02/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 9
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 15/02/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 8
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 08/02/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 7
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 08/02/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 6
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 01/02/2006 - 8:00 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 5
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 01/02/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 4
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 26/01/2006 - 8:10 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 3
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 26/01/2006 - 6:30 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity - Part 2
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 18/01/2006 - 8:10 pm

Introduction to quantum gravity
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: This is an introduction to background independent quantum theories of gravity, with a focus on loop quantum gravity and related approaches. Basic texts: -Quantum Gravity, by Carlo Rovelli, Cambridge University Press 2005 -Quantum gravityy with a positive cosmological constant, Lee Smolin, ... read more
Date: 18/01/2006 - 6:30 pm

Einstein - Relativity and Beyond
Abstract: Einstein’s profound ideas about relativity and the quantum have provided generations of people with some of the most thought-provoking concepts ever proposed about the wonders and mysteries of our universe. This lively panel discussion will examine Einstein’s enormous contributions to our understa... read more
Date: 12/08/2005 - 12:35 pm

Keynote Address: Relationalism in Physics and Cosmology
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: I explain what physicists mean when they say that space and time may be relational and discuss the extent to which different of the contemporary attempts at quantum gravity satisfy this criteria. I then discuss how the current debates between advocates of background dependent and background inde... read more
Date: 03/03/2005 - 4:00 pm

Physics From Loop Quantum Gravity
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 31/10/2004 - 5:20 pm

Nature of Science (2)
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: A personal reflection on some fascinating scientific questions that worry Prof. Smolin.
Date: 25/08/2004 - 10:45 am
Collection: ISSYP 2004

Nature of Science (2)
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 25/08/2004 - 10:45 am
Collection: ISSYP 2004

Nature of Science
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
Abstract: A personal reflection on some fascinating scientific questions that worry Prof. Smolin.
Date: 25/08/2004 - 9:00 am
Collection: ISSYP 2004

Nature of Science
Speaker(s): Lee Smolin
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Date: 25/08/2004 - 9:00 am
Collection: ISSYP 2004
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