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    Lec 31 - TEDxCaltech - Alexander Szalay - Cosmology: Science in an Exponential World

    Lec 31 - TEDxCaltech - Alexander Szalay - Cosmology: Science in an Exponential World. Alexander Szalay is the Alumni Centennial Professor of Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University.  He is also Professor in the Department of Computer Science.  Alex is a cosmologist, working on the statistical measures of the spatial distribution of galaxies and galaxy formation. He was born and educated in Hungary and is now a Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written over 450 papers in various scientific journals, covering areas from theoretical cosmology to observational astronomy, spatial statistics and computer science. In 2004 he received an Alexander Von Humboldt Award in Physical Sciences and a Microsoft Award for Technical Computing in 2008. 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 19 - TEDxCaltech - Stephen Hawking, John Preskill, Rives, Kip Thorne - Finding Things Out

    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 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

    Lec 36 - TEDxCaltech - Teaser 2 - 1/14/11

    Lec 37 - TEDxCaltech - Teaser 1 - 1/14/11