Informal Social Institutions in Soviet Mathematics
MIT Lecturer Vyacheslav Gerovitch on admission policies in institutions, mathematical seminars, and the identi...
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mathematics
August 21, 2014
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media
August 20, 2014
Online Imagery in Measuring Urban Inequality
Media scientist Cesar Hidalgo on deciding which city is the safest, the beauty of social housing, and tracking...
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Biotech
August 19, 2014
Application of Stem Cells in Disease Therapy
MIT Prof. Rudolf Jaenisch on sickle-cell anemia, human fetuses, and proof-of-principle experiments
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physics
August 18, 2014
Rydberg Atoms
MIT Prof. Daniel Kleppner on atom cavity oscillations, quantum entanglement and mechanical systems that are de...
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Impact
August 15, 2014
Teaching Mathematics Online
Mathematician Gilbert Strang on eigenvalues of matrices, lessons with millions of students, and loss of person...
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biology
August 14, 2014
Mitochondrial Genetics of Aging
Associate Prof. Konstantin Khrapko of Harvard University on mutations in non-nuclear DNA, substantia nigra, an...
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biology
August 12, 2014
Developmental Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
Biologist Arkhat Abzhanov on principal component analysis, molecular-based phylogenetic tree, and zebrafish em...
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physics
August 11, 2014
Ultracold Molecules for Quantum Simulation
Phycisist John Doyle on travelling salesman problem, electric dipole moment, and laser cooling
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physics
August 8, 2014
Evidence for Parallel Universes
Physicist Max Tegmark on predictions that cannot be observed, explanation of the fine-tuning of the Universe, ...
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medicine
August 7, 2014
Functional Brain Imaging
Physicist Srinivas Sridhar on non-invasive methods of monitoring, localizing the source of seizures, and brain...
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linguistics
August 6, 2014
Experimental Linguistics
Linguist Maria Polinsky on behavioral approaches, resumptive pronouns, and presence of genders in different la...
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physics
August 5, 2014
Quantum Communication and Heat Transfer
Physicist Seth Lloyd on development of quantum mechanics, nanoscale interactions, and overcoming energy crisis
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