Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?

S. James Gates Jr. University of Maryland, College Park

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100012
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time

Sean Carroll California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy
October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100006
Astrophysics
PI: Past, Present, and Future

Neil Turok University of Edinburgh

October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100063
9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?
- Andrew Revkin The New York Times
- Vaclav Smil University of Manitoba
October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100153
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Everyday Uses for Quantum Processors

David Cory Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100005
Quantum Physics
Quantifying Goethe

Gino Segrè University of Pennsylvania

October 16, 2009

PIRSA:09100002
Quantum to Cosmos
- Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University
- Neil Turok University of Edinburgh
- David Tong University of Cambridge
- Anton Zeilinger Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) - Vienna
- Katherine Freese The University of Texas at Austin
- Sean Carroll California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy
- Leo Kadanoff
- Gino Segrè University of Pennsylvania
- Andrew White University of Queensland
October 15, 2009

PIRSA:09100059

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?

S. James Gates Jr. University of Maryland, College Park

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100012

The ultimate construction, as a basis for fundamental theoretical physics is an imperfectly understood structure called "M-Theory" or "Superstring/M-Theory" (SSMT). In a quest to create a rigorous mathematical background for SSMT, new mathematical structures called "Adinkras" have been proposed as the appropriate objects to study. This study has led to the possibility that there exist a "DNA of Reality" which will be presented in this talk.
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time

Sean Carroll California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy
October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100006
Astrophysics
One of the most obvious facts about the universe is that the past is different from the future. We can turn an egg into an omelet, but can't turn an omelet into an egg. Physicists have codified this difference into the Second Law of Thermodynamics: the entropy of a closed system always increases with time. But why? The ultimate explanation is to be found in cosmology: special conditions in the early universe are responsible for the arrow of time. This talk will be about the nature of time, the origin of entropy, and how what happened before the Big Bang may be responsible for the arrow of time we observe today.
PI: Past, Present, and Future

Neil Turok University of Edinburgh

October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100063

This 10th anniversary presentation with PI's Director, and many of the Institute's public and private partners will recap the past ten years of activity at Perimeter, will examine links between theoretical physics and innovation and will preview new, exciting initiatives to come from Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Note: there is no on-site waiting line for this event.
9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?
- Andrew Revkin The New York Times
- Vaclav Smil University of Manitoba
October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100153

This discussion explores the promise and perils of thenext 50 years. Can humanity, heading toward a population of approximatley 9 billion, advance economically without overheating the planet? Can food and water supplies be sustained without erasing what's left of wild nature?
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Everyday Uses for Quantum Processors

David Cory Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
October 17, 2009

PIRSA:09100005
Quantum Physics
Quantum computers hold the promise to revolutionize the way we secure information, compute and understand the quantum world. Although general-purpose quantum computers appear to be a long way off, we do have good test-beds of small quantum processors. One of the most versatile quantum test-beds is nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR): a version of which is familiar to many in the guise of the medical imaging modality, MRI. In fact NMR has broad importance to society: it is used in drug discovery, in oil exploration and to monitor the processing of cheese and chocolate. We will introduce NMR, show how it helps us understand quantum computing and we will look at how concepts based on quantum computing can improve NMR applications.
Quantifying Goethe

Gino Segrè University of Pennsylvania

October 16, 2009

PIRSA:09100002

Performers: Penderecki String Quartet, Roman Borys, cello, Dancetheatre David Earl Quantifying Goethe presents an evening of music examining the influence of Wolfgang von Goethe on literature, music, and science. The program features the world premiere of award-winning composer Kotoka Suzuki s Quantum Quartet for the Penderecki String Quartet, plus interactive video, dancers, and a quantum computer!
Quantum to Cosmos
- Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University
- Neil Turok University of Edinburgh
- David Tong University of Cambridge
- Anton Zeilinger Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) - Vienna
- Katherine Freese The University of Texas at Austin
- Sean Carroll California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy
- Leo Kadanoff
- Gino Segrè University of Pennsylvania
- Andrew White University of Queensland
October 15, 2009

PIRSA:09100059

9 physicists discuss what lies ahead in physics, from the Quantum to the Cosmos. Drs. White and Zeilinger appear courtesy of Institute for Quantum Computing.

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Info
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?	S. James Gates Jr.	2009-10-18	View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time	Sean Carroll	2009-10-17	View details
PI: Past, Present, and Future	Neil Turok	2009-10-17	View details
9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?	Andrew Revkin, Vaclav Smil	2009-10-17	View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Everyday Uses for Quantum Processors	David Cory	2009-10-17	View details
Quantifying Goethe	Gino Segrè	2009-10-16	View details
Quantum to Cosmos	Lawrence Krauss, Neil Turok, David Tong, Anton Zeilinger, Katherine Freese, Sean Carroll, Leo Kadanoff, Gino Segrè, Andrew White	2009-10-15	View details

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Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009

Format results

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time

PI: Past, Present, and Future

9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Everyday Uses for Quantum Processors

Quantifying Goethe

Quantum to Cosmos

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time

PI: Past, Present, and Future

9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Everyday Uses for Quantum Processors

Quantifying Goethe

Quantum to Cosmos