KITP: Blackboard Lunch Series http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/ KITP: Blackboard Lunch Series KITP: Blackboard Lunch Series en-us © 2008 by the individual authors doug@kitp.ucsb.edu webmaster@kitp.ucsb.edu Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:37:42 -0700 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:37:42 -0700 Education http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 Overview of Boundary Layers in the Earth http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/manga/ Michael Manga, UCB & KITP (Michael Manga, UCB & KITP) Michael Manga, UCB & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/manga/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:15:00 -0700 59:46 Climate Models and Climate Sensitivity http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kushner/ Paul Kushner, University of Toronto & KITP (Paul Kushner, University of Toronto & KITP) Paul Kushner, University of Toronto & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kushner/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:15:00 -0700 1:17:28 Dynamo Theory from Experiments to Galaxy Clusters (via planets and stars) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/tobias/ Steve Tobias, University of Leeds & KITP (Steve Tobias, University of Leeds & KITP) Steve Tobias, University of Leeds & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/tobias/ Mon, 19 May 2008 12:15:00 -0700 1:06:58 Searching for the Origin of Electroweak Symmetry Breaking at the LHC http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/csaki/ Csaba Csaki, Cornell & KITP (Csaba Csaki, Cornell & KITP) Csaba Csaki, Cornell & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/csaki/ Mon, 12 May 2008 12:15:00 -0700 1:04:29 Can You Hear the Shape of Schroedinger's Cat? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/fradkin/ Eduardo Fradkin, University of Illinois ( Eduardo Fradkin, University of Illinois) Eduardo Fradkin, University of Illinois http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/fradkin/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:15:00 -0700 1:16:42 Scaling and the Single Neuron http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/wang/ Sam Wang, Princeton & KITP (Sam Wang, Princeton & KITP) Sam Wang, Princeton & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/wang/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:15:00 -0700 56:34 Saturn's Rings: Our Local Astrophysical Disk http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/burns/ Joseph Burns, Cornell (Joseph Burns, Cornell) Joseph Burns, Cornell http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/burns/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:15:00 -0700 1:01:26 Building Brain Maps http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/lemke/ Greg Lemke, Salk Institute ( Greg Lemke, Salk Institute) Greg Lemke, Salk Institute http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/lemke/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:15:00 -0700 59:30 AIMS for Africa http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/turok/ Neil Turok, DAMTP, Univ. of Cambridge (Neil Turok, DAMTP, Univ. of Cambridge) Neil Turok, DAMTP, Univ. of Cambridge http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/turok/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:15:00 -0800 1:03:27 Why is Everyone so Excited about the LHC? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/wells/ James Wells, CERN & Univ. of Michigan (James Wells, CERN & Univ. of Michigan) James Wells, CERN & Univ. of Michigan http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/wells/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:15:00 -0800 1:08:38 What Might Be Going On At RHIC? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/yaffe/ Larry Yaffe, University of Washington (Larry Yaffe, University of Washington) Larry Yaffe, University of Washington http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/yaffe/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:15:00 -0800 1:09:27 Overview: Interplay between Numerical Relativity and Data Analysis http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/sperhake/ Ulrich Sperhake (Univ Jena), Duncan Brown (Syracuse) (Ulrich Sperhake (Univ Jena), Duncan Brown (Syracuse)) Ulrich Sperhake (Univ Jena), Duncan Brown (Syracuse) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/sperhake/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:15:00 -0800 1:15:41 Chiral p-wave Superconductivity in Sr_2RuO_4 http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/sigrist/ Manfred Sigrist, ETH-Honggerberg (Manfred Sigrist, ETH-Honggerberg) Manfred Sigrist, ETH-Honggerberg http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/sigrist/ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:14:31 How Difficult is Quantum Many-Body Theory? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/hastings/ Matthew Hastings, Los Alamos & KITP (Matthew Hastings, Los Alamos & KITP) Matthew Hastings, Los Alamos & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/hastings/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:05:12 Formation of the First Stars in the Universe http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/abel/ Tom Abel, Stanford (Tom Abel, Stanford) Tom Abel, Stanford http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/abel/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:05:39 Correlated Electrons: Charges, Spins, Orbitals and All That http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/khomskii/ Daniel Khomskii, Univ. Koeln (Daniel Khomskii, Univ. Koeln) Daniel Khomskii, Univ. Koeln http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/khomskii/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:04:49 Overview of the MOTTERIALS07 Program http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/balents2/ Leon Balents (UCSB), Jeroen van den Brink (Univ. Leiden) (Leon Balents (UCSB), Jeroen van den Brink (Univ. Leiden)) Leon Balents (UCSB), Jeroen van den Brink (Univ. Leiden) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/balents2/ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:18:14 Overview of Star Formation http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/padoan/ Paolo Padoan, UCSD (Paolo Padoan, UCSD) Paolo Padoan, UCSD http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/padoan/ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:07:40 How Do Cells Compute? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/ruoff/ Peter Ruoff (University of Stavanger), John Tyson (Virginia Polytechnic) (Peter Ruoff (University of Stavanger), John Tyson (Virginia Polytechnic)) Peter Ruoff (University of Stavanger), John Tyson (Virginia Polytechnic) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/ruoff/ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:17:28 Evolution of Molecular Networks http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/rajewsky/ Nikolaus Rajewsky, MDC-Berlin & KITP (Nikolaus Rajewsky, MDC-Berlin & KITP) Nikolaus Rajewsky, MDC-Berlin & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/rajewsky/ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:05:27 Paths to Explosion: What are the Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/distefano/ Rosanne Di Stefano, Harvard CfA & KITP (Rosanne Di Stefano, Harvard CfA & KITP) Rosanne Di Stefano, Harvard CfA & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/distefano/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:03:52 Non-Abelian Statistics with Cold Atoms http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/gurarie/ Victor Gurarie, U Colorado & KITP (Victor Gurarie, U Colorado & KITP) Victor Gurarie, U Colorado & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/gurarie/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:06:06 The Mysterious Glass Transition http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/langer1/ Jim Langer, UCSB (Jim Langer, UCSB) Jim Langer, UCSB http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/langer1/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:15:00 -0700 1:09:17 The Arrow of Time in Biology http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/lassig/ Michael Laessig, University of Cologne & KITP (Michael Laessig, University of Cologne & KITP) Michael Laessig, University of Cologne & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/lassig/ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:10:42 Condensed Matter Physics with Cold Atomic Gases: an Oxymoron or a New Frontier? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/zoller/ Peter Zoller (University of Innsbruck), Leo Radzihovsky (University of Colorado) (Peter Zoller (University of Innsbruck), Leo Radzihovsky (University of Colorado)) Peter Zoller (University of Innsbruck), Leo Radzihovsky (University of Colorado) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/zoller/ Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:11:41 Exploding Stars for Fun and Profit http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kirshner/ Robert Kirshner, Harvard & KITP (Robert Kirshner, Harvard & KITP) Robert Kirshner, Harvard & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kirshner/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:12:00 Sex, Food, Stress, Longevity: the Connections http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/levine/ Arnold Levine, IAS (Arnold Levine, IAS) Arnold Levine, IAS http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/levine/ Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:12:13 The Puzzles of Spacetime Singularities http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/jacobson/ Ted Jacobson, University of Maryland (Ted Jacobson, University of Maryland) Ted Jacobson, University of Maryland http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/jacobson/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:16:50 Drawing Conclusions from Graphene: from Particle Physics to Transistors http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/castroneto/ Prof. Antonio Castro Neto, Boston University (Prof. Antonio Castro Neto, Boston University) Prof. Antonio Castro Neto, Boston University http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/castroneto/ Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:15:00 -0800 1:04:12 Understanding Galaxy Formation: Prospects and Challenges http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/steinmetz1/ Prof. Matthias Steinmetz, Astrophys. Inst. Potsdam (Prof. Matthias Steinmetz, Astrophys. Inst. Potsdam) Prof. Matthias Steinmetz, Astrophys. Inst. Potsdam http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/steinmetz1/ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:15:00 -0800 1:03:42 Prospects for a String Phenomenology http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/dine/ Prof. Michael Dine, UCSC & KITP (Prof. Michael Dine, UCSC & KITP) Prof. Michael Dine, UCSC & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/dine/ Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:15:59 Cosmic Strings and Superstrings http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/polchinski5/ Joe Polchinski, UCSB, KITP (Dr. Joe Polchinski, UCSB, KITP) Dr. Joe Polchinski, UCSB, KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/polchinski5/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:04:00 Gravitational Lensing: An Overview http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/schneider/ Peter Schneider, Inst. fuer Astrophysik (Dr. Peter Schneider, Inst. fuer Astrophysik) Dr. Peter Schneider, Inst. fuer Astrophysik http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/schneider/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:15:00 -0700 59:54 Random Planar Curves and the Schramm-Loewner Evolution http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/lawler/ Prof. Greg Lawler, University of Chicago (Prof. Greg Lawler, University of Chicago) Prof. Greg Lawler, University of Chicago http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/lawler/ Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:28:00 -0700 1:10:13 String Phenomenology -- What Could That Be? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kane/ Prof. Gordy Kane, University of Michigan (Prof. Gordy Kane, University of Michigan) Prof. Gordy Kane, University of Michigan http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kane/ Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:11:27 What is Stochastic Geometry? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/gruzberg/ Prof. Ilya Gruzberg, University of Chicago (Prof. Ilya Gruzberg, University of Chicago) Prof. Ilya Gruzberg, University of Chicago http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/gruzberg/ Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:18:37 The Quest for Attosecond Pulses http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/schafer/ Prof. Ken Schafer, Louisiana State University (Prof. Ken Schafer, Louisiana State University) Prof. Ken Schafer, Louisiana State University http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/schafer/ Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:17:50 Dynamics of the Earth's Mantle http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kellogg/ Prof. Louise Kellogg, UCD (Prof. Louise Kellogg, UCD) Prof. Louise Kellogg, UCD http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kellogg/ Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:28:23 Fundamentalist Physics: Why Dark Energy May Be Bad for Astronomy http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/white1/ Prof. Simon White, Max Planck Institute (Prof. Simon White, Max Planck Institute) Prof. Simon White, Max Planck Institute http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/white1/ Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:20:09 Scanning New Horizons: GR Beyond 4 Dimensions http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/myers/ Rob Myers, KITP & Perimeter Institute (Dr. Rob Myers, KITP & Perimeter Institute) Dr. Rob Myers, KITP & Perimeter Institute http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/myers/ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:05:56 Black Holes and Binary Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/hughes/ Scott Hughes, MIT & KITP (Dr. Scott Hughes, MIT & KITP) Dr. Scott Hughes, MIT & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/hughes/ Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:06:52 Challenges of Single Molecules and Single Cells Studies http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/bensimon/ David Bensimon, ENS-LPS, Paris & KITP (Dr. David Bensimon, ENS-LPS, Paris & KITP) Dr. David Bensimon, ENS-LPS, Paris & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/bensimon/ Mon, 22 May 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:14:34 Towards Quantum Computation Via Semiconductor Spintronics http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/flatte/ Michael Flatte, University of Iowa (Dr. Michael Flatte, University of Iowa) Dr. Michael Flatte, University of Iowa http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/flatte/ Mon, 08 May 2006 12:15:00 -0700 56:58 The Quantum Hall Effect and Topological Quantum Computation http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/nayak/ Chetan Nayak, KITP & Microsoft Project Q (Dr. Chetan Nayak, KITP & Microsoft Project Q) Dr. Chetan Nayak, KITP & Microsoft Project Q http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/nayak/ Mon, 01 May 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:03:49 Physical Biology of the Cell http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/phillips/ Rob Phillips, Caltech (Dr. Rob Phillips, Caltech) Dr. Rob Phillips, Caltech http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/phillips/ Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:15:00 -0700 58:11 Spintronics for Fun and Profit http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/macdonald/ Allan MacDonald, University of Texas (Dr. Allan MacDonald, University of Texas) Dr. Allan MacDonald, University of Texas http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/macdonald/ Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:15:00 -0700 1:10:20 Topological Phases of Matter and Computation http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/freedman/ Michael Freedman, Microsoft (Dr. Michael Freedman, Microsoft) Dr. Michael Freedman, Microsoft http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/freedman/ Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:15:00 -0800 1:34:40 Cataclysmic and Catastrophic Cosmic Explosions: The Next Frontier http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kulkarni/ Shri Kulkarni, Caltech (Dr. Shri Kulkarni, Caltech) Dr. Shri Kulkarni, Caltech http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/kulkarni/ Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:15:00 -0800 50:00 The Supernova/gamma-ray Burst Connection from the Eyes of a Mechanism Theorist http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/fryer/ Chris Fryer, LANL (Dr. Chris Fryer, LANL) Dr. Chris Fryer, LANL http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/fryer/ Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:15:00 -0800 59:17 The Life of a Star http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/bildsten4/ Lars Bildsten, KITP (Dr. Lars Bildsten, KITP) Dr. Lars Bildsten, KITP Dr. Lars Bildsten, KITP Dr. Lars Bildsten, KITP (Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:15) Using only chalk and one figure, I will derive the luminosity, lifetime, and major properties of all stars and explain why their ultimate fate (white dwarf, neutron star or black hole) depends on their mass. After this event, you should be able to explain it to your family and friends. http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/bildsten4/ Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:15:00 -0700 1:09:07 Friction Mechanisms: Lessons from Simple Analytic Models http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/robbins/ Mark Robbins, Johns Hopkins University (Dr. Mark Robbins, Johns Hopkins University) Dr. Mark Robbins, Johns Hopkins University http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/robbins/ Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:15:00 -0700 1:08:27 Probing Geometry by Strings http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/ooguri1/ Hirosi Ooguri, Caltech (Dr. Hirosi Ooguri, Caltech) Dr. Hirosi Ooguri, Caltech http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/ooguri1/ Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:15:00 -0700 1:09:53 Friction and Fracture at Atomic and Tectonic Scales http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/falk_dieterich/ Michael Falk (U Michigan), Dr. James Dieterich (UCR) (Dr. Michael Falk (U Michigan), Dr. James Dieterich (UCR)) Dr. Michael Falk (U Michigan), Dr. James Dieterich (UCR) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/falk_dieterich/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:15:00 -0700 1:05:52 The Standard Model of the Physics-Mathematics Interaction http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/nekrasov/ Nikita Nekrasov, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (Dr. Nikita Nekrasov, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques ) Dr. Nikita Nekrasov, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/nekrasov/ Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:15:00 -0700 59:43 The Supersolid State of Matter http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/chan/ Moses Chan (Penn State University), Dr. David Ceperley (University of Illinois) (Dr. Moses Chan (Penn State University), Dr. David Ceperley (University of Illinois)) Dr. Moses Chan (Penn State University), Dr. David Ceperley (University of Illinois) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/bblunch/chan/ Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:15:00 -0800 1:02:01