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SUMMARY:A New Measure: The Revolutionary\, Quantum Reform of the Modern Metric System
DESCRIPTION:William D. Phillips\, NIST and University of Maryland\nSponsored by Cafe Scientifique\n5pm-6:30pm\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Registration required\n\nThe International System of Units (the SI)\, the modern metric system\, has recently undergone its most revolutionary change since its origins during the French Revolution. The nature of this revolution is that all of the base units of the SI are now defined by fixing values of natural constants. Our measurement system is now\, both philosophically and practically\, strongly quantum. This talk will describe why this reform was needed and how it is done. \nAbout the speaker:\nWilliam D. Phillips received a B.S. in physics from Juniata College in 1970\, and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976; after two years as a Chaim Weizmann postdoctoral fellow at MIT\, he joined NIST (then the National Bureau of Standards) to work on precision electrical measurements and fundamental constants. There\, he initiated a new research program to cool atomic gases with laser light. He founded NIST’s Laser Cooling and Trapping Group\, and later was a founding member of the Joint Quantum Institute\, a cooperative research organization of NIST and the University of Maryland that is devoted to the study of quantum coherent phenomena. His research group has been responsible for developing some of the main techniques now used for laser-cooling and cold-atom experiments in laboratories around the world. \nDr. Phillips is a fellow of the American Physical Society\, the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Fellow and Honorary Member of the Optical Society\, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences\, and a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 1997\, Dr. Phillips shared the Nobel Prize in Physics “for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.” \nAbout Café Scientifique:\nCafé Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The Café provides a forum for debating science issues outside a traditional academic context. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable – all spoken in plain English. There is no admission charge to attend our events. Building on its great success outside the United States\, Café Scientifique Silicon Valley [Palo Alto] is the first such Café on the West Coast. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics.
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SUMMARY:New Science\, Persistent Problems: What the World Needs Now from Universities
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by Stanford Impact Labs and the White House\n10:30am-Noon\, Online via Zoom\, Free\, Registration required\n\nAn Evidence Forum Co-Hosted by Stanford Impact Labs and the White House \nThe United States faces converging economic\, social\, and health challenges that are exacerbating inequality in our communities and country. As local\, state\, and federal government leaders respond with new money and new programs\, there is an urgent need for cutting-edge social science and research to inform how solutions are shaped and resources are directed. \nOn December 12\, 2022 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm PST\, the White House and Stanford Impact Labs will host a lively\, online conversation on what universities and colleges can do to spur research—designed with government and community involvement from the start—that can generate evidence and insights for today’s toughest social challenges. \nThe session is part of the White House Year of Evidence for Action and a series of Evidence Forums the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Office of Management and Budget are co-hosting with nonprofit and academic organizations to spur “research-based evidence that can make life healthier\, safer\, more equitable\, and more prosperous for the American public.” \nThe conversation will feature remarks from: \n\nAlondra Nelson\, Deputy Assistant to the President\, and Deputy Director for Science and Society\, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy\nChristina Ciocca Eller\, Assistant Director for Evidence and Policy\, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy\nJeremy M. Weinstein\, Faculty Director\, Stanford Impact Labs\n\nAnd a lively\, moderated conversation with: \n\nBryan Walsh\, Editor\, Vox Future Perfect (moderator)\nAnna Harvey\, President\, Social Science Research Council\nLisa Morrison Butler\, Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer\, Results for America\nShelly Ver Ploeg\, Food Assistance Branch Chief\, Economic Research Service\, US Department of Agriculture\nJim Shelton\,  Chief Investment and Impact Officer\, Blue Meridian Partners\n\nSpeakers will share new ways in which governments\, universities\, and foundations are investing in\, and supporting\, research partnerships and examine what more is necessary to realize a world where everyone is afforded the equal promise of America. \nJoin the conversation on December 12\, 2022.
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