Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (videos of April 2017)

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1:38 Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space: Janna Levin Webcast Trailer During her live public lecture webcast at Perimeter Institute on May 3, 2017, Janna Levin of Columbia University will explain LIGO's “discovery of the century” and what it means for the future of s...
2:02 The universe from a hologram? Perimeter Institute researchers Niayesh Afshordi and Elizabeth Gould explain their proposal, published in 2017 in Physical Review Letters, that the universe may have been two-dimensional at the tim...
2:38 Science in a "post truth" world: James Weatherall interview Physicist and philosopher James Weatherall discusses the value of evidence, "post truth" society, and whether scientists should become public advocates for science.
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2:37 Physics, finance, and the 2008 crash: James Weatherall interview What do physicists bring to finance? Did we learn lessons from the 2008 crash? Physicist and philosopher James Weatherall explores how math and risk are shaping the global economy.
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1:12:12 How to Bake Pi: Making Abstract Mathematics Palatable In her public lecture at Perimeter on April 5, 2017, Dr. Eugenia Cheng demonstrated the many ways in which we encounter complex math in our daily lives. Watch more Perimeter public lectures: https:...