General Biology Lecture

Speaker: N. David Mermin Einstein's real complaint about the quantum theory was not that it required God to play dice, but that it failed to "represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky actions at a distance." I shall use the rhetorical device of a computer-simulated lecture demonstration (a cartoon version of recent experiments in Vienna) to explain both the appeal of Einstein's criticism and the remarkable act that the "reality" he insisted upon is nevertheless unattainable.

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CUMULATIVE IMPACTS AND CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 2013 Symposium MORE INFO:  http://circle.berkeley.edu/kidsCimpacts.html RELATED PLAYLIST: 2012 Symposium http://www.youtube.com/course?list=ECBFF2D8E138A22D23 Dr WHITEHEAD brings together information from several types of exposure assessments conducted for studies of causes of leukemia in children by CIRCLE http://circle.berkeley.edu/.  He shows that some contaminants occur together in homes and shows new ways to portray and study such cumulative exposures.  Reducing cumulative burdens of such contaminants is essential to protect children.   Contact: toddpwhitehead@berkeley.edu CUMULATIVE IMPACTS takes into account both environmental contaminants and social stressors that affect individuals and communities.   #kidsCimpacts SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS ...