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What helps farmers to plant fields more efficiently, golfers to choose better clubs, and skiers to find faster ways down the mountain? And what does it have to do with Einstein?“Everyday Einstein: The GPS and Relativity” is a new outreach video by Perimeter Institute on the surprising link between the GPS and Einstein’s theory of relativity. The GPS is so accurate it must take into account tiny effects from relativity to function properly. Without doing so, it would fail to function completely.Everyday Einstein: GPS & Relativity includes a six-minute video with accompanying supplementary information and worksheets for teachers to use in their classroom. For more information, and to order this complete in-class resource, visit https://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/Perimeter_Inspirations/General/Perimeter_Inspirations/.(In-class kits are mailed to Canadian teachers only. International Teachers can download all the resources from our website).

How does the universe really work? Watch "Hawking at the Perimeter" Sunday, June 20th @ 8 PM EDT, broadcast from Perimeter Instititute, Waterloo, Ontario.

A special PI presentation with Prof. Hawking from Waterloo, Ontario, will be broadcast on TVO on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 8 pm EDT. The world’s most famous living physicist, Prof. Hawking has made several path-breaking contributions to theoretical physics. His visit to Waterloo in June and July of 2010 will mainly focus on scientific research and private collaborations with other leading physicists at PI. Prof. Hawking will also take part in the institute’s award-winning outreach program by delivering a special broadcast on TVO, viewable across Canada. PI Director Neil Turok, a colleague of Prof. Hawking, said, “We hope Stephen's visit to Perimeter will be just the first of many. His ideas have had a huge impact on our basic understanding of the universe. He is an exceptional communicator, whether to other scientists or to the wider public. We are delighted he has agreed to deliver a televised lecture, to be shown across Canada. And we are looking forward to his impressions of the ‘Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute’ now under construction.” The TVO signal can be found across Canada on Bell TV channel 265 or Shaw Direct channel 353. You will also find TVO on channel 2 via cable or over the air in most areas of Ontario. TVO is Ontario's public educational media organization and a trusted source of interactive educational content that informs, inspires and stimulates curiosity and thought. TVO's vision is to empower people to be engaged citizens through educational media.

The I Love Science video contest entries are fantastic! Thanks to all who participated. Our Outreach team has begun the deliberation process - and we want your help! Check out the videos and cast your vote. Check back soon to see who has won the grand prize trip to attend "Hawking at the Perimeter".

Perimeter Institute wants to hear from Canadian highschool (CEGEP in Quebec) students who are passionate about science. Produce a 30 second or less video on why you love science. Then, submit your video and register online for a chance to win an all expenses paid round-trip to Hawking at the Perimeter on June 20, 2010. Details at http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/Outreach/Students/I_love_science_video_contest/

Perimeter Institute wants to hear from Canadian highschool (CEGEP in Quebec) students who are passionate about science. Produce a 30 second or less video on why you love science. Then, submit your video and register online for a chance to win an all expenses paid round-trip to Hawking at the Perimeter on June 20, 2010. http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/Outreach/Students/I_love_science_video_contest/

Perimeter Institute Outreach Manager Greg Dick invites Canadian high school students to share their passion for science by entering the I Love Science video contest, which boasts two grand prizes of an all expenses paid trip to attend 'Hawking at the Perimeter' in person, an exclusive private lecture on June 20, 2010. For full contest details visit http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/Outreach/Students/I_love_science_video_contest/

A full-scale model of the next Mars Rover - the Curiosity - made it's Canadian debut at Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON. www.q2cfestival.com

Watch the full talk at: http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=7762Wilson da Silva, Raymond Laflamme, Neil Turok and Ivan Semeniuk review our quest to interpret the world over the 10 day Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival at Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, ON.

Watch the full talk at http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=7738 Like prisoners in Plato’s Cave, we are limited about how much we can know about reality. Rob Spekkens enlightens us about Quantum Foundations at Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON.

Watch the full talk at: http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=7755 Where does technology come from? Physics! Exploring basic mysteries such as "What is light?", "How can atoms exist?", and "What is space and time?" led to computers, wireless communication, mp3 players, lasers, medical imaging - indeed, virtually every "high tech" device on the planet. Join us in a celebration of the immense power of theoretical physics to transform our world for the betterment of humanity, and learn how current theoretical explorations may hold potential for even more fantastic innovations in the future. Join us from Perimeter Insitute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON.

Watch the full talk at http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=7733 It has taken thousands of generations and countless migrations to explore our own small planet. Now, in less than one lifetime, our robot surrogates have ventured to nearly every significant object in the solar system. Vast new territories and landscapes have opened up before our eyes. The experience has transformed the way we understand our species and its place in the universe. It may yet uncover alien life. Join scientists in a discussion of what we are learning today from worlds beyond Earth and find out where this effort is likely to lead us next. Join us from Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON.

Craig Kaplan explores 2d patterns, origami, symmetrical scupltures and why we like them at Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON.

Watch the full talk at: http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=8031 Damian Pope tells us just how small quantum gets and why it matters at Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON.

Watch the full talk at: http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=7750 Larry Abbott, neuroscientist, tells us how we make sense of the world around us at Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future Festival in Waterloo, ON.