Lec 19 - TEDxCaltech - Stephen Hawking, John Preskill, Rives, Kip Thorne - Finding Things Out. Stephen Hawking is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. John Preskill is the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, and Director of the Institute for Quantum Information at Caltech. His recent research has focused primarily on quantum computation and quantum information theory. Preskill is a two-time recipient of the Associated Students of Caltech Teaching Award. Rives is a poet by trade and a paper engineer by training. He has appeared on multiple seasons of HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" and he was the host of Bravo TV's "Ironic Iconic America," which required him to drive around the United States with a supermodel in a red '67 Cadillac El Dorado. He realizes he gets some ridiculously sweet gigs. Rives is the co-host of the annual TEDActive conference and his passions include wordplay, rooftops and designing pop-up books. Kip Thorne is a theoretical physicist, best known for his prolific contributions in gravitation physics and astrophysics and for having trained a generation of prominent scientists. A longtime friend and colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, he was the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, and one of the world's leading experts on the astrophysical implications of Einstein's general theory of relativity. About TEDx, x = independently organized event: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) On January 14, 2011, Caltech hosted TEDxCaltech, an exciting one-day event to honor Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate, Caltech physics professor, iconoclast, visionary, and all-around "curious character." Visit TEDxCaltech.com for more details.
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Lec 1 - TEDxCaltech - Highlights - 1/14/11
Lec 2 - TEDxCaltech - Scott Aaronson - Physics in the 21st Century: Toiling in Feynman's Shadow
Lec 3 - TEDxCaltech - David Awschalom - Spintronics: Abandoning Perfection for the Quantum Age
Lec 4 - TEDxCaltech - Angela Belcher - Engineering Biology to Make Materials for Energy Devices
Lec 5 - TEDxCaltech - Zvi Bern - Feynman Diagrams: Past, Present, Future
Lec 6 - TEDxCaltech - Drew Berry - Visualization: Biology and Complex Circuits
Lec 7 - TEDxCaltech - Pamela Björkman - Visualizing and Engineering New Anti-HIV Agents
Lec 8 - TEDxCaltech - Jehoshua Bruck - Teaching the Past; Dreaming the Future
Lec 9 - TEDxCaltech - Dennis Callahan - A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Artist
Lec 10 - TEDxCaltech - Sean Carroll - Cosmology and the Arrow of Time
Lec 11 - TEDxCaltech - Adam Cochran - The Electronic
Lec 12 - TEDxCaltech - Steve Collins, Lyle Mays, Kongar-Ol Ondar - Tuva or Bust!
Lec 13 - TEDxCaltech - Nadine Dabby - Programming Molecular Robots
Lec 14 - TEDxCaltech - Mark E. Davis - Nanomedicines: Nanobiotech v. Cancer
Lec 15 - TEDxCaltech - S. George Djorgovski - Evolving Science and Technology in Cyberspace
Lec 16 - TEDxCaltech - Don Eigler - Moving Atoms, one-by-one
Lec 17 - TEDxCaltech - Michelle Feynman and Christopher Sykes - Fun to Imagine
Lec 18 - TEDxCaltech - Simon Fölling - Quantum Simulations
Lec 20 - TEDxCaltech - Eric Heller - Freak Waves: a Visual Pathway to Discovery
Lec 21 - TEDxCaltech - Tony Hey - Feynman and Computation
Lec 22 - TEDxCaltech - Danny Hillis - Reminiscing about Richard Feynman
Lec 23 - TEDxCaltech - Sanjoy Mahajan - Rote Learning Fragments the World
Lec 24 - TEDxCaltech - Charlie Marcus - Nanoelectronics and Quantum Computation
Lec 25 - TEDxCaltech - Jeff Marlow - The Forces of Exploration
Lec 26 - TEDxCaltech - Lyle Mays and Friends
Lec 27 - TEDxCaltech - Stephen Quake - The Integrated Circuit of Biology
Lec 28 - TEDxCaltech - Rives - TEDxCaltech Deconstruction
Lec 29 - TEDxCaltech - Michael Roukes - Embracing Biocomplexity: Plenty of Room in the Middle
Lec 30 - TEDxCaltech - Leonard Susskind - Richard Feynman
Lec 31 - TEDxCaltech - Alexander Szalay - Cosmology: Science in an Exponential World
Lec 32 - TEDxCaltech - Jordan Theriot - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Lec 33 - TEDxCaltech - Pete Trautman - Robotic Navigation in Human Crowds
Lec 34 - TEDxCaltech - J. Craig Venter - Future Biology
Lec 35 - TEDxCaltech - Curtis Wong - WorldWide Telescope: The Interactive Sky on Your Desktop