Larry Page Google AAAS Plenary Lecture on: Google Video Larry Page discusses the key role of science in economic progress, discusses the need for science to market itself better, motivating kids through science, and touches on prospects for progress in key scientific areas.
Hans Reiser Namesys The Reiser4 Filesystem on: Google TechTalks The ReiserFS project aims to add support for semi-structured data querying to the filesystem namespace. Reiser4 is the storage layer for this. It stores all files in a dancing (not balanced)tree, and is currently the overall fastest filesystem for traditional filesystem usage patterns.
Bill Stone Leader, US Deep Caving Team Journey Towards the Center of the Earth on: Google TechTalks While truly known only to a handful of teams worldwide, the last -- and arguably the most technologically and psychologically challenging -- terrestrial frontier is being systematically explored in our time: that of extraordinarily deep cave systems. And, like the original exploration of the Poles, and the race to climb Everest, there is a quiet, yet spirited competition now to explore the once-and-for-all-time deepest natural abyss on Earth.
Nature or Nurture: My Life in Technology, So Far on: Rare in such a young industry, Judy Estrin is a second-generation computer scientist who has been around computing all of her life. Her parents, Thelma and Gerald Estrin, both PhD's in electrical engineering and IEEE Fellows, worked together when Judy was an infant to build Israel's first mainframe computer, the Weizac, based on the principles developed by John von Neumann.
Clay Shirky New York University Clay Shirky, Making Digital Durable - Seminars About Long Term Thinking on: Google Video "THIS is what the Internet has been straining to become," said Clay Shirky Monday night, both joking and meaning it. He was referring to a category ("tag") which emerged from users on the photo-sharing site Flickr. The category is "cats in sinks."...Shirky pointed out that "cats in sinks" has none of the limitations of former category systems such as the Dewey Decimal System or the Library of Congress scheme or Yahoo's hierarchical category structure. There is no need for a category "cats" with subcategory "in sinks," nor a category "sinks" with subcategory "cats in".
Richard Murray California Institute of Technology Richard Murray: The DARPA Grand Challenge on: Caltech Richard Murray, professor of mechanical engineering, discussed the DARPA Grand Challenge desert road race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas that took place in March. Caltech undergraduates modified a 1996 Chevy Tahoe, nicknamed Bob, to autonomously drive the 250-mile course in 10 hours or less for the $1 million grand prize.
Then and Now: Computer Graphics in Games on: Besides being a lot of fun to play, video games are also a major driver of innovation in computer graphics. Join us for a fascinating evening with three famous game designers -- Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia), Rand Miller (Myst), and Will Wright (SimCity) . who will discuss how their games have pushed the boundaries of graphics development over the years. Moderated by Vince Broady of CNET GameSpot, the panelists will show and tell how their games have helped move us from simple pixel painting to lavish 3-D simulation.
Conputer says no: The social aspects of computer misuse on: sciencelive Computer says no: the social aspects of computer misuse A lecture by Stefan Fafinski, University of Leeds, UK Zombies, botnets, Trojans, worms, viruses, phishing, spam and justplain hacking. Alongside the benefits to society, the growth in computing power and availability has broughta new and expanding world of computer misuse which is often (wrongly) thought of as computer crime. Why do individuals commit computer misuse?
Information Security-Before, During, and After Public-Key Cryptography on: In the 1970s, the world of information security was transformed by public-key cryptography, the radical revision of cryptographic thinking that allowed people with no prior contact to communicate securely. Public key solved security problems born of the revolution in information technology that characterized the 20th century and made Internet commerce possible. Security problems rarely stay solved, however. Continuing growth in computing, networking, and wireless--including applications made possible by improvements in security-have given rise to new security problems. Where is this going? Diffie, a key figure in the discovery public-key cryptography, will trace the growth of information security through the 20th Century and into the 21st.
35th Anniversary of the Intel(r) 4004 Microprocessor on: The Computer History Museum and the Intel Museum invite you to mark the 35th anniversary of one of the most important products in technology history. Introduced in November 1971, the Intel(r) 4004 microprocessor was an early and significant commercial product to embody computer architecture within a silicon device. And it started an electronics revolution that changed our world.
Gregor Kiczales University of British Columbia Aspect Oriented Programming: Radical Research in Modularity on: Google TechTalks Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is based on a radical exploration of modularity in software development. By presenting new mechanisms that enable better modularization in a number of systems, AOP is driving us to ask fundamental questions about what modularity should mean in our field. In the past, we have tended to think of modularity in terms of hierarchies of crisply defined blocks, where each block or module defines its interface with the surrounding modules.
360 Revolution on: Join computer pioneers and National Medal of Technology awardees Erich Bloch, Fred Brooks, Jr. and Bob Evans with current IBM technology chief Nick Donofrio for a conversation about the extraordinary System/360 project. IBM launched System/360 on April 7, 1964. Many consider it the biggest business gamble of all time. At the height of IBM's success, Thomas J. Watson, Jr. bet the company's future on a new compatible family of computer systems that would help revolutionize modern organizations. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the tough decisions made by some of the people who made them, and learn how the System/360 helped transform the government, science and commercial landscape.
Jim Nickerson APCT Energy Crisis Management - new ultracapacitor technology on: Google TechTalks A new ultracapacitor technology from APCT (US-Ukrainian start-up) provides an efficient, low cost means of managing power delivery for applications ranging from hand held devices to hybrid vehicles and power generating systems of all types. When integrated into battery powered devices, the APCT technology can extend battery life by as much as 400%, lowering the cost of batteries and reducing hazardous waste streams.
Gregory Chudnovsky Brooklyn Polytechnic University NOVA ScienceNow: Profile - Brothers Chudnovsky on: WGBH The story of two brilliant mathematicians, a unicorn, and a homemade supercomputer
Andre DeHon California Institute of Technology Andre DeHon: Interconnect:A Prime Example of the Intimate Relationship Between the Physical World and Our Computing Landscape on: Caltech Dr. Andre DeHon, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Caltech, presented this lecture as part of the 0.1 Seminar series. He discusses how designing efficient computing systems requires that we dually navigate the computational complexity landscape along with the landscape of our physical media to find the most resources required to realize our computation.
Pioneering the Laptop: Engineering the GRiD Compass on: Introduced in 1982, the GRiD Compass 1100 was likely the first commercial computer created in a laptop format and one of the first truly portable machines. With its rugged magnesium clamshell case (the screen folds flat over the keyboard), switching power supply, electro-luminescent display, non-volatile bubble memory, and built-in modem, the hardware design incorporated many features that we take for granted today. Software innovations included a graphical operating system, an integrated productivity suite including word processor, spreadsheet, graphics and e-mail. GRiD Systems Corporation, founded in 1979 by John Ellenby and his co-founders Glenn Edens and David Paulsen, pioneered many portable devices including the laptop, pen-based and tablet PC form factors.
Haiku: The Operating System on: Google TechTalks This is an introduction to Haiku, an open source operating system designed from the ground up for the desktop, inspired in the concepts and technologies of BeOS. The presentation will cover the concepts and features that make Haiku unique, as well as a hands on demo.
Chris Anderson Editor of WIRED Technology's Long Tail on: TedTalks Chris Anderson, the editor of WIRED (not to be confused with the curator of TED, who has the same name), explores the four key stages of any viable technology: setting the right price, gaining market share, displacing an established technology and, finally, becoming ubiquitous. To demonstrate this trajectory, Anderson explores the evolution of the DVD player as it passes through each of these four tipping points, then offers specific examples of current trends in technology -- ranging from DNA sequencing to the hybrid -- to illustrate each stage of the game.
The Origins and Impact of VisiCalc on: n the mid-1970s, Harvard Business School student Dan Bricklin sought a way to quicken the tedious process of updating spreadsheets. He and friend Bob Frankston designed what became the first electronic spreadsheet, VisiCalc. Inspired by VisiCalc and other products, Mitch Kapor integrated a spreadsheet, a graphics program, and a database management program, creating Lotus 1-2-3. They had remarkable careers and will share their insights and personal stories about the origins and impact of VisiCalc - a program with a much larger influence than is generally acknowledged.
Erik Winfree California Institute of Technology Universality of Computation on: Caltech Dr. Erik Winfree, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Caltech, presented this lecture as part of the 0.1 Seminar series. He talks about how the study of computation is among the most fundamental intellectual developments of the 20th century, and how it met with a number of dramatic surprises regarding the universality of computation, which created new connections throughout the sciences, including physics and biology.
