Chalk Talks
Friends of KITP have the opportunity to spend an evening four to five times a year with some of the world’s most exciting theoretical physicists, sharing refreshments and conversation about big questions such as how the universe began, how stars and planets form, how the brain works, and where dark matter lurks!
Frequent Chalk Talks allow Friends of KITP to stay current on the latest breakthroughs in science through engaging and informal presentations by KITP’s leading visiting scientists. In keeping with the custom of the academic physics community, these presentations are informal and questions are encouraged during and after the talk.
Chalk Talks Archive
| Speaker | Event Date | Event Title | Talks | |
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William Bialek, Princeton & KITP | August 31, 2011 | More Perfect Than We Imagined: A Physicist's View of Life | |
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David Kaplan, JHU & KITP | July 14, 2011 | Dramatic Impact: A Visit to the LHC | |
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Alejandro Casazi, Birgit Faustmann, Jean-Pierre Hébert, Manfred Mohr, Victor Raphael, Kay Wiese | May 10, 2011 | Artists in Discussion with Peter Frank: Arts, Science & Algorithms | |
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Dr. Chris Reynolds, Univ. of Maryland | April 20, 2011 | The Environmental Impact of Black Holes | |
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Lars Bildsten, KITP | November 5, 2010 | Inauguration to the Wayne Rosing, Simon and Diana Raab Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics: Exploding Stars | |
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Dr. Charles F. Stevens, Salk Institute | September 30, 2010 | How Computers and the Brain are the Same and Different, and How Physics Can Help Explain This |