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Quantum Frontiers
As a postdoc at Caltech, I would often have lunch with John Preskill. About once per week, we would play a game. During the short walk back, I would think of a question to which I didn’t know the answer. Then … Continue reading
Dial M for Matter
It was just recently announced that Institute for Quantum Information at Caltech will be adding an extra letter to its name. The former IQI will now be the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, or IQIM. But it isn’t the name change … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Caltech, Physics, QIS Annoucements, Quantum, Quantum Computing
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The Beavers Win a Game! The Beavers Win a Game! The Beavers Win a Game! I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it! I do not believe it!
Throwing off what must be a monkey of cosmological size, the Caltech men’s basketball team won their first conference game since 1985, 46-45 victory over Occidental. For those counting that is 310 straight conference loses: New York Times article. What … Continue reading
TEDxCaltech Videos
Coming online now: http://tedxcaltech.com/. See the Optimizer pontificate about P versus NP (now who can verify the Feynman quote at the beginning?) and two prestigious professors goof around:
Posted in Caltech, Go Ahead, Waste Your Time, Physics, Quantum Computing
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TEDxCaltech Streaming Link
TEDxCaltech streaming
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Mandelbrot 1924-2010
Benoît B. Mandelbrot, a mathematical maverick and curmudgeon extraordinaire has passed away at the age of 85 (NYTimes obit.) Mandelbrot is most well known for coining the word “fractal” and studying the set which now bears his name, but was … Continue reading
Posted in Caltech, Mathematics, Nature
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TEDxCaltech
Oh wow, very cool. TEDxCaltech (http://tedxcaltech.com/): On Friday, 14 January 2011, Caltech is hosting TEDxCaltech, an exciting one-day event to honor Richard Feynman—Nobel Laureate, Caltech physics professor, iconoclast, visionary, and all-around “curious character.” You won’t want to miss a minute. … Continue reading
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