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Viscosity and conductivity in general theories of gravity

Miguel Paulos École Normale Supérieure - PSL

October 20, 2009

PIRSA:09100100

High Energy Physics
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?

Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University

Robert Richards Odyssey Moon Ltd.

Steve Paikin TVO

Karl Schroeder Freelance Writer

October 19, 2009

PIRSA:09100066
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Life, the Universe and Nothing: Life, and Science, in an Ever Expanding Universe

Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University

October 19, 2009

PIRSA:09100017

Astrophysics
Seeing Science Through Fiction

Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100169
State of the Universes

Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University

Neil Turok University of Edinburgh

Katherine Freese The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer Ouellette Freelance Writer

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100000

Astrophysics
Harnessing Quantum Physics

Michele Mosca Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

Daniel Gottesman University of Maryland, College Park

Dorit Aharonov Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Ignacio Cirac Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics - Albert Einstein Institute (AEI)

Peter Shor Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Mathematics

Avi Wigderson Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100032

Quantum Physics
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself!

Peter Diamandis X PRIZE Foundation

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100072
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

Viscosity and conductivity in general theories of gravity

Miguel Paulos École Normale Supérieure - PSL

October 20, 2009

PIRSA:09100100

High Energy Physics

Recently there has been great interest in calculating transport coefficients for field theories at large coupling, using AdS/CFT. In this talk I will discuss recent work showing how to use the membrane paradigm to easily compute the shear viscosity and conductivity in arbitrary gravity theories. In a certain sense these can be thought of as effective couplings at the black hole horizon dual to the field theory plasma. An explicit Wald-like formula for these couplings is given for a large class of generalized gravity theories.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?

Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University

Robert Richards Odyssey Moon Ltd.

Steve Paikin TVO

Karl Schroeder Freelance Writer

October 19, 2009

PIRSA:09100066

Commitment to space travel has ebbed and flowed. Physicist Stephen Hawking believes the way to ensure human survival is to continue space exploration. Critics of space travel argue that Planet Earth is in dire need of our attention and resources right now. Is there a trade-off between going to space and fighting climate change, overpopulation and other earthly concerns? Be part of the live studio audience for this special edition of TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Life, the Universe and Nothing: Life, and Science, in an Ever Expanding Universe

Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University

October 19, 2009

PIRSA:09100017

Astrophysics

Over the last decade our picture of the universe has changed almost as much as it had in the preceding century. As a result, our picture of the future, both of the universe, and life within it, has dramatically altered as well. This talk will begin by reviewing the recent revolutionary developments in cosmology, and then address several fascinating questions that have arisen as a result of our discovery that the dominant energy of the universe resides in empty space: Can life be eternal in an eternally expanding universe,? Are the laws of physics tailored for the existence of life? What will science in the far future tell us about the universe?
Seeing Science Through Fiction

Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100169

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.
State of the Universes

Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University

Neil Turok University of Edinburgh

Katherine Freese The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer Ouellette Freelance Writer

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100000

Astrophysics

What do we really know about the universe? What mysteries are today's top cosmologists investigating? Join a discussion with leading cosmologists to hear fresh perspectives on some of the deepest questions in modern science: What is the mysterious dark matter that fills intergalactic space? Was there another universe before the big bang, and what will happen to ours in the distant future?
Harnessing Quantum Physics

Michele Mosca Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

Daniel Gottesman University of Maryland, College Park

Dorit Aharonov Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Ignacio Cirac Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics - Albert Einstein Institute (AEI)

Peter Shor Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Mathematics

Avi Wigderson Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100032

Quantum Physics

This panel will explore some of the deepest questions facing those who would harness the power of quantum mechanics in new quantum technologies: What are the newest and most interesting discoveries researchers have made about quantum information? What progress has been made in recent years towards experimentally harnessing quantum devices for quantum computation? What are the main motivations for building quantum information processing technologies? Drs. Aharonov and Shor appear courtesy of Institute for Quantum Computing.
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself!

Peter Diamandis X PRIZE Foundation

October 18, 2009

PIRSA:09100072

Based on the success of the Ansari X PRIZE (which stimulated the creation of billion-dollar private spaceflight industry) and more recently the launch of the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE and the $10M Progressive Automotive X PRIZE, this talk explains how to incentivize breakthroughs. Traditional thinking, risk-aversion and incrementalism will cause the demise of companies unable to cope with the coming decades of disruptive innovation, while the rapid growth of key exponential technologies (Nano, Info, Bio) are empowering individuals and companies to do what only governments were able to achieve in past decades. Such technologies will drive a period of significant disruption and opportunity.
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.

Title	Date	Collection	Type	Info
Viscosity and conductivity in general theories of gravity	2009‑10‑20	Quantum Fields and Strings	Scientific Series	View details
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?	2009‑10‑19	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Life, the Universe and Nothing: Life, and Science, in an Ever Expanding Universe	2009‑10‑19	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Seeing Science Through Fiction	2009‑10‑18	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
State of the Universes	2009‑10‑18	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Harnessing Quantum Physics	2009‑10‑18	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself!	2009‑10‑18	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?	2009‑10‑18	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time	2009‑10‑17	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
PI: Past, Present, and Future	2009‑10‑17	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
9 Billion People + 1 Planet = ?	2009‑10‑17	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Everyday Uses for Quantum Processors	2009‑10‑17	Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009		View details

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Viscosity and conductivity in general theories of gravity

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Life, the Universe and Nothing: Life, and Science, in an Ever Expanding Universe

Seeing Science Through Fiction

State of the Universes

Harnessing Quantum Physics

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself!

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

Viscosity and conductivity in general theories of gravity

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Life, the Universe and Nothing: Life, and Science, in an Ever Expanding Universe

Seeing Science Through Fiction

State of the Universes

Harnessing Quantum Physics

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself!

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