Talks and Lectures Released In 2012 - Page 2   »

Susskind explains what he thinks would happen to the information and matter stored in a black hole when it evaporates. This theory sparked from a debate that…

The debate explores the causes of and cures for the enduring problem of severe poverty which still affects many people in the world. On the panel are…

Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in…

Following on from his explorations of Chemistry and the world of Fireworks, Professor Bishop turns his attention to the use, origins and properties of explosives. Materials that…

Award-winning journalist Hanna Rosin argues that the transitional economy is ushering in a new era in gender relations, and explores how both men and women can adapt…

Author Michael Shermer explores the intersection of science and morality. The arc of the moral universe bends toward truth, justice, freedom, and prosperity thanks to science –…

One of the great institutions of modern skepticism is the James Randi Educational Foundation’s (JREF) Million Dollar Challenge, aka the MDC. A cash prize has been on…

The last fifty years we have made these extraordinary discoveries that changed the world. I’ll guarantee you, we will never make that next discovery if we don’t…

Every organisation lives or dies by the quality of its teamwork. In a complex, fast-moving, increasingly connected world, the need to work effectively as a team is…

Robbert Dijkgraaf’s focus is on string theory, quantum gravity, and the interface between mathematics and particle physics, bringing them together in an accessible way, looking at sciences,…

At the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar studies the control and coordination of multi-robot formations. At the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (Grasp) Lab, at the…