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Brian Beckman: Monads, Monoids, and MortBrian Beckman is a fascinating individual. Ex-cosmologist, ex-military operating system and simulation developer (have you ever considered processes that move both forward and backward in time? Well, Brian and team at JPL created just that. He explains in this interview...). Brian was one of… -
44 minutes, 31 secondsC9 Lectures: Dr. Brian Beckman - Covariance and Contravariance in Physics 1 of 1By now, you know Brian Beckman given how many times he's been featured on Channel 9 and, well, just how amazing he is. Brian is an astrophysicist and software architect currently working on a technology we can't talk about...yet... Stay tuned for that. Dr. Beckman is the perfect… -
36 minutes, 2 secondsE2E: Brian Beckman and Erik Meijer - Co/Contravariance in Physics and Programming, 3 of nPart 3 of the Beckman Meijer Co/Contravariance in Physics and Programming Hypothesis/Challenge has finally arrived, Niners! You learned about Brian Beckman's perspective on covariance and contravariance in physics. Erik Meijer found this topic to be incredibly interesting and the… -
20 minutes, 22 secondsE2E: Brian Beckman and Erik Meijer - Co/Contravariance in Physics and Programming, 1 of 3Happy new year! It's hard to believe that it's 2010. To start off the new year right, how about some Beckman and Meijer? You recently learned about Dr. Beckman's perspective on covariance and contravariance in physics. Dr. Meijer found this topic to be incredibly interesting and the two geniuses… -
1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 secondsE2E: Brian Beckman and Erik Meijer - Co/Contravariance in Physics and Programming, 2 of 3Happy new year! It's hard to believe that it's 2010. To start off the new year, how about some Beckman and Meijer? You recently learned about Dr. Beckman's perspective on covariance and contravariance in physics. Dr. Meijer found this topic to be incredibly interesting and the two geniuses decided… -
18 minutes, 41 secondsWhat is a database, really?Alice wanders down a rabbit hole one day and finds Erik Meijer and Brian Beckman in the C9 studio. What's going to happen? What does she find? There's a plastic mouse, a hard drive, a hammer, database acid, a whiteboard and a couple geniuses in very rare form. Erikand Brian… -
52 minutes, 58 secondsLINQ - Composability GuaranteedIt's been far too long since we've brought Erik Meijer and Brian Beckman together on Channel 9. Today marks the end of a drought and the beginning of more regular appearances by the dynamic duo. The band is back together! Introducing a new Channel 9 series - Beckman Meijer Overdrive. One of the… -
39 minutes, 56 secondsC9 Conversations: Brian Beckman on ComplexityIn this second installment of C9 Conversations, a format where we sit down with various big thinkers to discuss a wide range of big topics related to computing; all in high quality video and audio, the topic is Complexity (ambient complexity, to be precise - it's hard to program systems that are… -
17 minutes, 21 secondsBrian Beckman: On the General Theory of Channel 9 and Life in the UniverseBrian Beckman, software architect and astrophysicist, discusses his General Theory of Channel 9, what Channel 9 means to him personally, his love for the Niner nation, the power of humanized corporate communication and life in the universe. Happy Birthday,… -
40 minutes, 35 secondsBrian Beckman: On Analog Computing, Beckman History and Life in the Universe ReduxIt's been far too long since we've chatted with the great Brian Beckman, an astrophysicist, software architect, and Channel 9 icon. Some of you may know him as the wizard who appears out of thin air whenever the word Monad is said three times in succession. :->A few weeks ago,…
