Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Strange Views of Space and Time: Einstein to String Theory
Gary Horowitz
October 23, 2005
01:00:37
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miraculous year", Gary Horowitz describes the modern view of space and time.
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Meet the "Other" Einstein
John Stachel
October 23, 2005
00:54:54
It is well known that Einstein worked to develop a unified field theory that would encompass all of physics including (he hoped) all quantum phenomena.
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Faster than the Speed of Light
Joao Magueijo
October 22, 2005
00:54:00
Joao Magueijo discusses some of the more dramatic implications of a varying speed of light.
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First Principles: Building an Einstein Factory
Howard Burton
October 22, 2005
01:01:59
Howard Burton, the executive director and chief architect of Perimeter Institute, describes the process and pitfalls of constructing a home for budding Einsteins from scratch in Waterloo.
Einstein & Picasso: The Beauty that Causes Havoc
Arthur I. Miller
October 17, 2005
01:05:13
Arthur I. Miller of University College London lectures on the startling similarities between the lives and great works of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso.
Einstein's Political Priorities: World Government
David Rowe
October 16, 2005
00:49:04
David Rowe of Johannes Gutenberg Univesity takes time to discuss the political mind of Albert Einstein.
Einstein Recovers Judaism and Discovers Politics
Robert Schulmann
October 16, 2005
00:49:15
Robert Schulmann examines the trajectory of Einstein's ambiguous relationship with Judaism and Jewish settlement in Palestine from 1919 until the founding of the state of Israel in 1948.
Einstein's Rise to Fame
David Rowe
October 15, 2005
01:01:52
David Rowe argues that, to the extent that the relativity revolution reflected a new sensibility with deep psychological roots, it could not have found more fertile soil than in Einstein's Berlin.