Quantum to Cosmos Festival - 2009

31 talks

October 15, 2009 - October 25, 2009

C09011

Collection TypeOutreach

Source RepositoryPIRSA

DescriptionQuantum to Cosmos Festival

Displaying 13 - 24 of 31

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Copyright versus Universal Access to All Human Knowledge and Groups Without Cost: the state of play in the global copyfight

Cory Doctorow Craphound

October 22, 2009

PIRSA:09100023
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Whose DNA is it?
- Sean B. Carroll University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Margaret Somerville McGill University
- Mark Gerstein Yale University
- Steve Paikin TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
October 21, 2009

PIRSA:09100068
Lecture Series presented by KPMG- Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Sean B. Carroll University of Wisconsin–Madison

October 21, 2009

PIRSA:09100021
Your Voice: Is Technology Dumbing Down Our Kids?
- Mike Dover Linux Foundation
- Alison Armstrong Freelance Writer
- Julie Mueller Wilfrid Laurier University
October 21, 2009

PIRSA:09100075
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Wired 24/7?
- Raymond Laflamme Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
- Neil Gershenfeld Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Physics and Media Group
- Steve Paikin TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- Tara Hunt
October 20, 2009

PIRSA:09100067
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Programming Bits and Atoms

Neil Gershenfeld Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Physics and Media Group

October 20, 2009

PIRSA:09100139
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?
- Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University
- Robert Richards Odyssey Moon Ltd.
- Steve Paikin TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- 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 - Copyright versus Universal Access to All Human Knowledge and Groups Without Cost: the state of play in the global copyfight

Cory Doctorow Craphound

October 22, 2009

PIRSA:09100023

The Internet promises the realization of two of humanity's noblest dreams: universal access to all human knowledge and the capacity to form and coordinate groups at virtually no cost. As great as this sounds, it's bad news for certain kinds of top-heavy organizations and the kinds of companies that got rich on exclusion from information. From the UN to shady back-room "plurilateral" treaty negotiations, from the blogosphere to staid standards-committees, the fight over the future rages, with diplomacy and activism at its core.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Whose DNA is it?
- Sean B. Carroll University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Margaret Somerville McGill University
- Mark Gerstein Yale University
- Steve Paikin TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
October 21, 2009

PIRSA:09100068

Are we ready to come face to face with our innermost genetic secrets? Will this knowledge help us make wise choices? Can we trust ourselves and others with safeguarding this most potent knowledge? Be part of the live studio audience for this special edition of TVO's Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Lecture Series presented by KPMG- Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Sean B. Carroll University of Wisconsin–Madison

October 21, 2009

PIRSA:09100021

The search for the origins of species has entailed a series of great adventures over the past 200 years. This talk will chronicle the exploits of a group of explorers who walked where no one had walked, saw what no one had seen, and thought what no one else had thought. Their achievements sparked a revolution that changed, profoundly and forever, our perception of the living world and our place within it.
Your Voice: Is Technology Dumbing Down Our Kids?
- Mike Dover Linux Foundation
- Alison Armstrong Freelance Writer
- Julie Mueller Wilfrid Laurier University
October 21, 2009

PIRSA:09100075

With studies suggesting the vocabularies of young people today are shrinking and some university professors claiming the essay is hardly worth assigning anymore due to shortened attention spans, some wonder whether technology has done more harm to our kids than good. Our panel of experts will debate the issue.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Wired 24/7?
- Raymond Laflamme Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
- Neil Gershenfeld Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Physics and Media Group
- Steve Paikin TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- Tara Hunt
October 20, 2009

PIRSA:09100067

In our lifetime we have seen a broad transformation in the way we interact with technology in our daily lives. And further developments in technology promise a continued impact. Are we comfortable living in a world that never shuts off? How has this technology affected us, our thinking, our relationships and the way our work works? Is technological progress always for the better? Be part of the live studio audience for this special edition of TVO's Agenda with Steve Paikin.
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Programming Bits and Atoms

Neil Gershenfeld Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Physics and Media Group

October 20, 2009

PIRSA:09100139

Computer science has served to isolate programs and programmers from knowledge of the mechanisms used to manipulate information, however this fiction is increasingly hard to maintain as devices scale down in size and systems scale up in complexity. This talk will explore the consequences of exposing rather than hiding this underlying physical reality, in areas including logic automata, interdevice internetworking, intelligent infrastructure, digital fabrication and programmable matter. Breaking down these boundaries between bits and atoms can help improve not just the performance but also the relevance of information technologies for some of our greatest technological challenges and opportunities.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?
- Lawrence Krauss Arizona State University
- Robert Richards Odyssey Moon Ltd.
- Steve Paikin TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin
- 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.

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Info
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Copyright versus Universal Access to All Human Knowledge and Groups Without Cost: the state of play in the global copyfight	Cory Doctorow	2009-10-22	View details
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Whose DNA is it?	Sean B. Carroll, Margaret Somerville, Mark Gerstein, Steve Paikin	2009-10-21	View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG- Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species	Sean B. Carroll	2009-10-21	View details
Your Voice: Is Technology Dumbing Down Our Kids?	Mike Dover, Alison Armstrong, Julie Mueller	2009-10-21	View details
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Wired 24/7?	Raymond Laflamme, Neil Gershenfeld, Steve Paikin, Tara Hunt	2009-10-20	View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Programming Bits and Atoms	Neil Gershenfeld	2009-10-20	View details
The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Are We Bound for Space?	Lawrence Krauss, Robert Richards, Steve Paikin, Karl Schroeder	2009-10-19	View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Life, the Universe and Nothing: Life, and Science, in an Ever Expanding Universe	Lawrence Krauss	2009-10-19	View details
Seeing Science Through Fiction	Lee Smolin	2009-10-18	View details
State of the Universes	Lawrence Krauss, Neil Turok, Katherine Freese, Jennifer Ouellette	2009-10-18	View details
Harnessing Quantum Physics	Michele Mosca, Daniel Gottesman, Dorit Aharonov, Ignacio Cirac, Peter Shor, Avi Wigderson	2009-10-18	View details
Lecture Series presented by KPMG - The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself!	Peter Diamandis	2009-10-18	View details

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Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Copyright versus Universal Access to All Human Knowledge and Groups Without Cost: the state of play in the global copyfight

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Whose DNA is it?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG- Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Your Voice: Is Technology Dumbing Down Our Kids?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Wired 24/7?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Programming Bits and Atoms

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 - Copyright versus Universal Access to All Human Knowledge and Groups Without Cost: the state of play in the global copyfight

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Whose DNA is it?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG- Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Your Voice: Is Technology Dumbing Down Our Kids?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Wired 24/7?

Lecture Series presented by KPMG - Programming Bits and Atoms

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!