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The Argument Against Quantum Computers
The Argument Against Quantum Computers
In this lecture, Professor Gil Kalai will introduce quantum computers and present an argument for why they are impossible. General principles for the behavior of noisy quantum systems will be derived through analysis. The recent …
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Social Sciences Divisional Committee Meetings
Social Sciences Divisional Committee Meetings
9 March (deadline: noon on 9 February) Note: This is the final deadline for promotion cases that have time remaining on the tenure clock beyond spring semester (“early” cases) 6 April (deadline: noon on 9 …
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Quantum Computers, Predictability & Free Will
Quantum Computers, Predictability & Free Will
Professor Gil Kalai will discuss the connection between the possibility of quantum computers, the predictability of complex quantum systems in nature, and the issue of free will. The argument regarding the impossibility of quantum computers implies …
Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee Meetings
Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee Meetings
10 March (deadline: noon on 10 February) Note: Final deadline for promotion cases that have time remaining on the tenure clock beyond spring semester (i.e., “early” cases). 7 April (deadline: noon on 10 March) Note: …
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Sensory Subtypes in Autism: State of Evidence & Future Directions
Sensory Subtypes in Autism: State of Evidence & Future Directions
Dr. Allison Lane is a professor at La Trobe University and the Deputy Director at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre in Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. Dr. Lane was the first in the field to identify …
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Origins of the RNA Protein World – Lost in Translation
Origins of the RNA Protein World – Lost in Translation
Hilldale lecture presented by John Sutherland, Group Leader in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. This lecture focuses on mixed hydrogen cyanide-hydrogen sulfide chemistry that produces nucleotides and amino …