[Mitworld] New: Cisco's Chambers on Next Generation Companies, Wilczek on the Lightness of Being

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 15 | December 11, 2008

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Building the Next Generation Company: Innovation, Talent, Excellence
October 15, 2008

While the ongoing world economic crisis has left many business leaders
sweating (or worse), John Chambers is rolling up his sleeves in
anticipation of an eventual recovery. After every economic challenge, he
says, Cisco has come out with dramatic gains in market share. This time
won't be different, if Chambers' bets pay off.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/619

Speaker: John Chambers President and CEO, Cisco Systems

Event Host: Industrial Liaison Program

"Regardless of industry, it's about getting market transitions right and
being there well ahead of your peers." -John Chambers

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The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces:
Anticipating a New Golden Age October 16, 2008

Listening to Frank Wilczek describe his research, one might not
recognize simple English words, for they assume unfamiliar meanings in
the context of physics. The deceptive lexicon of particles, forces and
equations includes "up," "down," "flavor," "color," "strange,"
"everything," and the compelling "beautiful." Rigorous science is
conveyed in poetry and metaphor.


http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/618

Speaker: Frank Wilczek Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics, MIT

Event Host: MIT Libraries

"The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is our civilization's answer to the
Pyramids in that it's a gigantic project for a conceptual, as opposed to
practical, purpose. But it's much better than the Pyramids because it's
a monument to curiosity, as opposed to superstition." -Frank Wilczek

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In The Pipeline: Global Concerns of National Importance for the Next US
Administration

Presented By: Center for International Studies Starr Forum

Speakers: Admiral William Fallon Former Head of CENTCOM Robert E.
Wilhelm Fellow, MIT Center for International Studies

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