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Putting Quantum Theory to Work: Quantum Information, Control and Computing 6/2/06 - Quantum physics has spawned new ways of thinking about the world, offering revolutionary promise. Associate Professor of Physics Olivier Pfister gives a brief overview of how quantum mechanics could power a whole new generation of powerful computers. |
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The Great White North: What's Happening in the Arctic? 6/2/06 - The Arctic is often though of an icy tundra, but Howie Epstein says the ecosystem there is changing. Epstein is an associate professor of environmental sciences at the University who gave alumni an update on June 2, 2006. |
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Technology in World History (1 of 12) 5/24/06 - Bernard Carlson, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Virginia, explores the ways that people have used technology to shape history, in "Technology in World History." In this installment learn why there were no wheeled vehicles in America before Columbus. (1 of 12) |
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Engaging the Mind: Diabetes as the Next Healthcare Epidemic: Challenges and Solutions4/28/06 - University of Virginia physician/researchers Drs. Drs. Jerry Nadler and Raghu Mirmira discuss the worldwide epidemic of diabetes, causes and prevention of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and survey some of the promising research that may lead to a cure. This talk was given at the Fairfax County Government Center as part of the Engaging the Mind statewide lecture series. |
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2006 Hoxton Lecture: The Accelerating Universe - Why You Should Worry 2/16/06 - Harvard University physics professor Christopher Stubbs delivers the 36th annual LLewellyn G. Hoxton Lecture. Stubbs gives an update on physicists' understanding of the rapidly expanding universe. |
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Why Science and Technology Matter in the 2005 Virginia Election 11/3/05 - Former presidential science advisor Jack Gibbons talks to engineering students and faculty about the importance of investing in science and technology programs. He focuses on a recent National Academy of Sciences' report that suggests the U.S. could be losing its competitive edge. |
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History of the Health Sciences - Climate Change, Human Agency, and Health in Early America 10/13/05 - James R. Fleming (Colby College and the Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum) looks at the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, and Noah Webster that reflect their thoughts on the relationship of climate and health, and the lasting implications of these ideas for the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a subsequent generation of American climatologists and physicians. |
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The Physics of Football 9/24/05 - Ever wonder why a football should be thrown in a spiral? Or why it's important for a football receiver to have soft hands? Just before the Cavalier's Homecoming victory over the Blue Devils, Professor of Physics Lou Bloomfield explained to a crowd of two hundred fans the basic fundamentals of football through a physicist's lens. Bloomfield teaches the popular U.Va physics course "How Things Work." |
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