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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge by Robbert Dijkgraaf - Followed by a Panel Discussion
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- 1 VENUE : Main Auditorium, Christ University, Bangalore On 07 January 2018, 16:00 to
- 2 Start
- 3 Introduction and Welcome Talk
- 4 Introduction to Speaker
- 5 [The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge By Robbert Dijkgraaf]
- 6 The World of Tomorrow
- 7 First Television
- 8 Seeking Eternal Truths in a World of Chaos
- 9 Mathematical Logic & Computing
- 10 IAS Electronic Computer Project
- 11 First Floor Plan of Fuld Hall 1948
- 12 First electronic weather forecast, 5 Jan 1949
- 13 Can we survive technology?
- 14 Moritz & Esther Flexner
- 15 The Long Tail - High risk, high rewards
- 16 What is Technology?
- 17 Life Expectancy
- 18 The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge - Super Conductivity
- 19 A 50 Year Prediction
- 20 GPS System
- 21 Weight of the Universe
- 22 Science as the belief in the ignorance of experts
- 23 From Building Blocks to Design
- 24 What we know
- 25 The Usefulness of Basic Research
- 26 R&D and Economic Growth
- 27 Federal Research As a Share of GDP
- 28 Global Science
- 29 The Knowledge Paradox
- 30 Curiosity
- 31 Imagination = Tunnel; Vision Curiosity = Urge to Explore
- 32 Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff 1852-1911 First Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1901
- 33 Albert Einstein
- 34 Einstein and Flexner
- 35 Public Engagement
- 36 ICTS at Ten
- 37 [Panel Discussion]
- 38 Themes of discussion
- 39 Global Spread of Science - 21st century
- 40 Global Spread of Science: India's Context
- 41 Global Spread of Science: Challenges as a Government Person
- 42 Getting the new generation of scientists for India: Challenges
- 43 Dual Perspective: United States and India
- 44 Flexner's thought about the dynamics of moving around the world
- 45 What is useless knowledge that can be useful tomorrow?
- 46 Pressure on Publishing
- 47 Global Changes in Science
- 48 Enhancing math competence in Indian children?
- 49 Wrap Up
