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SUMMARY:Lecture: The Discovery and Study of a Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider\, November 13\, 2013
DESCRIPTION:November 13\, 2013\, 4:00-6:00 pm EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this talk\, Joe Incandela will present an overview of the LHC physics program\, including highlights from the discovery of a Higgs boson and a summary of more recent studies that incorporate more data. He will briefly discuss expectations for future results in years to come. \nIncandela is distinguished professor of physics at the University of California\, Santa Barbara and a guest professor at CERN. He is the current spokesperson and executive head of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment for 2012-2013\, and in July 2012 he presented the experiment’s observation of a new particle resembling a Higgs boson. His current work focuses on the completion of data analyses on all 2011-2012 data\, as well as the consolidation of data\, repair and upgrades to the detector for future running periods. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \nIf this lecture is videotaped\, it will be posted here after production.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/lecture-the-discovery-and-study-of-a-higgs-boson-at-the-large-hadron-collider-november-13-2013/
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SUMMARY:November 13\, 2013: The Discovery and Study of a Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider
DESCRIPTION:November 13\, 2013\, 4:00-6:00 pm EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this talk\, Joe Incandela will present an overview of the LHC physics program\, including highlights from the discovery of a Higgs boson and a summary of more recent studies that incorporate more data. He will briefly discuss expectations for future results in years to come. \nIncandela is distinguished professor of physics at the University of California\, Santa Barbara and a guest professor at CERN. He is the current spokesperson and executive head of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment for 2012-2013\, and in July 2012 he presented the experiment’s observation of a new particle resembling a Higgs boson. His current work focuses on the completion of data analyses on all 2011-2012 data\, as well as the consolidation of data\, repair and upgrades to the detector for future running periods. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \nIf this lecture is videotaped\, it will be posted here after production.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/november-13-2013-the-discovery-and-study-of-a-higgs-boson-at-the-large-hadron-collider/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140611T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Infants’ Grasp of Others’ Intentions: The Development of Social Understanding
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Amanda Woodward discusses the nature and origins of children’s social understanding. When we watch others act\, we see more than bodies in motion; we see agents whose actions are structured by intentions. This fundamental aspect of human social cognition has profound implications for early childhood development and social learning. \nKevin Pelphrey provides post-lecture commentary on the ways in which our growing understanding of the early developmental origins of children’s social cognition can inform our search for early diagnostic indicators of autism. This\, in turn\, could lead to more effective early treatments for the core social deficits in autism. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/infants-grasp-of-others-intentions-the-development-of-social-understanding/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131030T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T161643Z
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SUMMARY:November 6\, 2013: Infants’ Grasp of Others’ Intentions: The Development of Social Understanding
DESCRIPTION:November 6\, 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this lecture\, Amanda Woodward discusses the nature and origins of children’s social understanding. When we watch others act\, we see more than bodies in motion; we see agents whose actions are structured by intentions. This fundamental aspect of human social cognition has profound implications for early childhood development and social learning. \nKevin Pelphrey provides post-lecture commentary on the ways in which our growing understanding of the early developmental origins of children’s social cognition can inform our search for early diagnostic indicators of autism. This\, in turn\, could lead to more effective early treatments for the core social deficits in autism. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \n 
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/november-6-2013-infants-grasp-of-others-intentions-the-development-of-social-understanding-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131101T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131101T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140221T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163513Z
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SUMMARY:Foundation Hosts New York Computer Science and Economics Day
DESCRIPTION:On November 1\, 2013\, the Simons Foundation hosted the sixth annual New York Computer Science and Economics (NYCE) day. The meeting brought together some 240 New York researchers in fields ranging from computer science to marketing and business. \nThe meeting’s goal was to promote a deeper understanding of\, and to analyze the economics of\, Internet activity. The event included four lectures and seven short talks. \nTwenty posters created by attendees outlined research topics at the intersection of computer science and economics\, their Internet-related applications and other interdisciplinary topics — from game theory to algorithmic understanding of the theory of evolution. \n“We started NYCE six years ago with the purpose of making it a primary venue for interactions between computer scientists and economists from industrial and academic research communities in the New York area\,” says Vahab Mirrokni\, one of the meeting’s organizers. “NYCE 2013 went quite well. We got very positive feedback about all the talks after the conference.” \nThe success of the first six NYCE meetings has garnered attention from sponsors — notably Google and Microsoft — and the computer science community. “Given its success so far\, the plan is to continue these events every year\,” says Mirrokni. “In the next couple of years\, we hope to grow NYCE even further and attract more economists to the event.” \nNYCE 2012 and 2013 have been held at the Simons Foundation\, and the organizers\, along with the Mathematics and Physical Sciences division of the foundation\, hope to continue that tradition in the coming years.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/foundation-hosts-new-york-computer-science-and-economics-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140611T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170818T183736Z
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SUMMARY:October 23\, 2013: Epilepsy and Autism: Comorbid Disorders with Shared Etiologies
DESCRIPTION:Orrin Devinsky discusses autism and epilepsy\, and the genetic\, clinical and phenotypic features typical of individuals with these often comorbid disorders. He discusses how understanding shared and distinct mechanisms may improve prognosis\, therapy and prevention. \nIf this lecture was videotaped\, it will be posted here after production.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-23-2013-epilepsy-and-autism-comorbid-disorders-with-shared-etiologies/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131030T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195125Z
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SUMMARY:October 23\, 2013: Epilepsy and Autism: Comorbid Disorders with Shared Etiologies
DESCRIPTION:October 23\, 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nOrrin Devinsky discusses autism and epilepsy\, and the genetic\, clinical and phenotypic features typical of individuals with these often comorbid disorders. He discusses how understanding shared and distinct mechanisms may improve prognosis\, therapy and prevention. \nIf this lecture was videotaped\, it will be posted here after production.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-23-2013-epilepsy-and-autism-comorbid-disorders-with-shared-etiologies-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131016T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131016T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20170428T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160612Z
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SUMMARY:Fluid-structure Interactions From the Large to the Very Small
DESCRIPTION:Due to technical issues\, the recording of the lecture ends approximately ten minutes early. The speaker’s slides can be downloaded here for your convenience. \nThe interaction of a flowing fluid with immersed bodies — which may be compliant or active — defines a class of moving boundary problems that are central to engineering and biology. What makes such problems especially difficult (and fascinating) is that the dynamics of body and fluid are intertwined and must be treated in an integrated way. I will discuss problems in fluid-structure interaction ranging from the macroscopic\, i.e. flapping of flags and bending of tree leaves\, to the micro – collective behaviors of micro-organisms and the transport of subcellular structures. These examples will make clear the fundamental role that size plays in modeling and understanding the dynamics. \nMichael Shelley is an applied mathematician who works on the modeling and simulation of complex systems arising in physics and biology. He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Colorado (1981) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona (1985). He was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University\, and then joined the mathematics faculty at the University of Chicago (1988). In 1992 he joined the Courant Institute at NYU where he is the George and Lilian Lyttle Professor of Applied Mathematics. Among other honors\, he has received the Frenkiel Award from the American Physical Society\, the Cole Lectureship from the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics\, and is a Fellow of both societies. He is co-founder and co-Director of the Courant\nInstitute’s Applied Mathematics Laboratory. \nReading material here and here.\nLecture Slides here.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/fluid-structure-interactions-from-the-large-to-the-very-small/
CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140617T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160602Z
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SUMMARY:The Search for Early Life on Earth and Mars
DESCRIPTION:No one knows when life first emerged on planet Earth\, nor if or when Mars ever supported life. We see numerous\, unequivocal lines of evidence for life on Earth from some 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. But the further back in time we look\, the more clues about our earliest ancestors are clouded by doubts\, uncertainties and controversies. \nSimilarly\, the search for life on Mars is challenging\, risky and controversial. Because it is improbable that any fossils are preserved on Mars\, researchers must study the chemistry of its rocks to gain insights into potential habitable environments there. Scientists can do this using the instrument payload of the Curiosity rover now operating on the surface of Mars. \nAbout the speaker:\nRoger E. Summons\, Ph.D.\, is professor of geobiology in the department of Earth\, atmospheric and planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research group studies the co-evolution of Earth’s early life and environment\, microbially dominated ecosystems\, the structure and biosynthesis of membrane lipids\, biological mass extinction events and the origins of fossil fuels.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-search-for-early-life-on-earth-and-mars/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Origins of Life
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T000000
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CREATED:20131031T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195253Z
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SUMMARY:October 14\, 2013: The Search for Early Life on Earth and Mars
DESCRIPTION:14 October 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nNo one knows when life first emerged on planet Earth\, nor if or when Mars ever supported life. We see numerous\, unequivocal lines of evidence for life on Earth from some 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. But the further back in time we look\, the more clues about our earliest ancestors are clouded by doubts\, uncertainties and controversies. \nSimilarly\, the search for life on Mars is challenging\, risky and controversial. Because it is improbable that any fossils are preserved on Mars\, researchers must study the chemistry of its rocks to gain insights into potential habitable environments there. Scientists can do this using the instrument payload of the Curiosity rover now operating on the surface of Mars. \n  \nAbout the speaker:\nRoger E. Summons\, Ph.D.\, is professor of geobiology in the department of Earth\, atmospheric and planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research group studies the co-evolution of Earth’s early life and environment\, microbially dominated ecosystems\, the structure and biosynthesis of membrane lipids\, biological mass extinction events and the origins of fossil fuels.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-14-2013-the-search-for-early-life-on-earth-and-mars-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131007T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T194854Z
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SUMMARY:October 14\, 2013: The Search for Early Life on Earth and Mars
DESCRIPTION:14 October 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nNo one knows when life first colonized planet Earth\, nor if or when Mars ever supported life. We see numerous\, unequivocal lines of evidence for life on Earth from some 2.5 billion years ago to the present day. But the further back in time we look\, the more clues about our earliest ancestors are clouded by doubts\, uncertainties and controversies. \nSimilarly\, the search for life on Mars is challenging\, risky and controversial. Because it is improbable that any fossils are preserved on Mars\, researchers must study the chemistry of its rocks to gain insights into potential habitable environments there. Scientists can do this using the instrument payload of the Curiosity rover now operating on the surface of Mars. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-14-2013-the-search-for-early-life-on-earth-and-mars/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131012
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131209T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163426Z
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SUMMARY:Foundation Hosts First MPS Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:On October 10 and 11 the Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division held its inaugural Annual Meeting. This gathering of Simons Investigators and Simons Fellows was an opportunity for foundation staff to become acquainted with the outstanding mathematicians\, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists whom the foundation supports\, and for the awardees to get to know each other and their work\, stimulating the flow of ideas across disciplines\, and perhaps encouraging new interactions and collaborations. \nThe meeting featured nine lectures over two days\, all held in the Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation in New York City\, and represented the full breadth of the science that MPS supports. “We heard wonderful lectures and it was extremely educational for me personally and\, I believe\, for many others\,” says MPS director Yuri Tschinkel. \nEqually important were the opportunities for casual discussion\, evolution of ideas and\, perhaps\, the beginnings of collaborations. \n“The feeling of intensity in the auditorium and during coffee breaks and lunches was very impressive\,” says associate director of physics Andy Millis. “We hope the meeting leads to the creation of a strong community in these fields — and it looks like that’s starting to happen.” \nAttending the meeting were 74 Investigators and Fellows from MPS’ three areas of focus — mathematics\, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science. MPS intends this meeting to be an annual event\, bringing the foundations ‘family’ of scientific leaders together for two days of discussion of the most exciting ideas at the research frontier. \n Download the 2013 Annual Meeting booklet (PDF).
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/foundation-hosts-first-mps-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140612T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Neural Codes for Representation and Memory
DESCRIPTION:The fundamental components of representation and communication in the brain are forgetful and noisy. How does the brain overcome these features to perform accurate computation and generate reliable short-term memory? Ila Fiete will discuss how recent discoveries finally substantiate classical theoretical ideas\, while simultaneously showing that neural codes go far beyond our current theoretical understanding. She will argue that it is time to develop and apply information-theoretic principles specific to coding in the noisy brain.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/neural-codes-for-representation-and-memory/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theory and Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20130906T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T192312Z
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SUMMARY:October 9\, 2013: Neural Codes for Representation and Memory
DESCRIPTION:October 9\, 2013 \nThe fundamental components of representation and communication in the brain are forgetful and noisy. How does the brain overcome these features to perform accurate computation and generate reliable short-term memory? Ila Fiete will discuss how recent discoveries finally substantiate classical theoretical ideas\, while simultaneously showing that neural codes go far beyond our current theoretical understanding. She will argue that it is time to develop and apply information-theoretic principles specific to coding in the noisy brain. \nSpeaker \nIla Fiete\, Ph.D.\nUniversity of Texas at Austin \nLocation \nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, Simons Foundation\n160 5th Avenue\nNew York\, NY 10010 \nWednesday\, October 9\, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT) \nTo RSVP for this event\, please do so at Eventbrite. \nClick here to learn more about the Theory and Biology Lectures. \n 
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-9-2013-neural-codes-for-representation-and-memory-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131031T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195732Z
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SUMMARY:October 9\, 2013: Neural Codes for Representation and Memory
DESCRIPTION:October 9\, 2013 \nThe fundamental components of representation and communication in the brain are forgetful and noisy. How does the brain overcome these features to perform accurate computation and generate reliable short-term memory? Ila Fiete will discuss how recent discoveries finally substantiate classical theoretical ideas\, while simultaneously showing that neural codes go far beyond our current theoretical understanding. She will argue that it is time to develop and apply information-theoretic principles specific to coding in the noisy brain. \nSpeaker \nIla Fiete\, Ph.D.\nUniversity of Texas at Austin \nLocation \nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, Simons Foundation\n160 5th Avenue\nNew York\, NY 10010 \nWednesday\, October 9\, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT) \nClick here to learn more about the Theory and Biology Lectures.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-9-2013-neural-codes-for-representation-and-memory/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131005T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20130913T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163314Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Mathematics of Pierre Deligne: October 5\, 2013
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/celebrating-the-mathematics-of-pierre-deligne-october-5-2013/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140611T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Evolving Perspectives on Autism
DESCRIPTION:Clinical psychologist Catherine Lord and neuroscientist Steven Hyman present their conceptual frameworks of autism\, and their recommendations for moving the field forward. \nCommentator Eric London\, of the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities\, provides post-discussion commentary from a physician’s perspective.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/evolving-perspectives-on-autism/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131030T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195045Z
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SUMMARY:September 26\, 2013: Evolving Perspectives on Autism
DESCRIPTION:September 26\, 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nClinical psychologist Catherine Lord and neuroscientist Steven Hyman present their conceptual frameworks of autism\, and their recommendations for moving the field forward. \nCommentator Eric London\, of the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities\, provides post-discussion commentary from a physician’s perspective. \nIf this lecture was videotaped\, it will be posted here after production.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/september-26-2013-evolving-perspectives-on-autism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130920T003000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130920T173000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160624Z
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SUMMARY:Diffusion Tensor Imaging
DESCRIPTION:The Neuroimaging Symposia provide a venue for presenting and discussing the latest technical approaches\, methods and algorithms in neuroimaging. The symposia are intended to inform and engage those interested in understanding and applying these techniques. Attendees will include New York City area faculty\, postdoctoral and clinical fellows\, students and technical staff. Guests are invited to meet the speakers and mingle during the mid-afternoon break. \nTo view slides from Karla Miller’s lecture\, DTI Image Acquisition\, click here. \nTo view slides from Brian Wandell’s lecture\, DTI Analysis and Tractography\, click here. \nTo view slides from Stephen Smith’s lecture\, Human Connectome Project\, click here.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/diffusion-tensor-imaging/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biotech Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130920T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130920T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131002T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T192529Z
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SUMMARY:September 20\, 2013: Diffusion Tensor Imaging
DESCRIPTION:20 September 2013\, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nThe Neuroimaging Symposia provide a venue for presenting and discussing the latest technical approaches\, methods and algorithms in neuroimaging. The symposia are intended to inform and engage those interested in understanding and applying these techniques. Attendees will include New York City area faculty\, postdoctoral and clinical fellows\, students and technical staff. Guests are invited to meet the speakers and mingle during the mid-afternoon break. \n \nTo view slides from Karla Miller’s lecture\, DTI Image Acquisition\, click here. \nTo view slides from Brian Wandell’s lecture\, DTI Analysis and Tractography\, click here. \nTo view slides from Stephen Smith’s lecture\, Human Connectome Project\, click here. \n 
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/september-20-2013-diffusion-tensor-imaging/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130918T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20170428T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160933Z
UID:440-1379491200-1379523600@www.simonsfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Energetic Ear
DESCRIPTION:A. James Hudspeth\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\nInvestigator\, Howard Hughes Medical Institute\nF.M. Kirby Professor and Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience Head\, the Rockefeller University \nAs the gateway to human communication\, the sense of hearing is of enormous importance in our lives.  Research on hearing has recently been revolutionized by the demonstration that the ear is not simply a passive receiver for sound\, but also an amplifier that augments\, filters\, and compresses its inputs.  Hair cells\, the ear’s sensory receptors\, use two processes to implement an active process that endows our hearing with these remarkable properties.  First\, the vibration-sensitive structures of the ear\, which are termed hair bundles\, display a mechanical instability that underlies their capacity to oscillate in response to stimulation.  And second\, the membranes of hair cells are replete with proteins that contract in response to electrical stimuli\, thus enabling the cells to act like tiny muscles.  The exuberant activity of these two motile processes can even cause sounds to be emitted from normal ears. \nReading Material (pdf)\nLecture Slides (pdf)
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-energetic-ear/
CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130911T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140617T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160923Z
UID:241-1378915200-1378922400@www.simonsfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Quantitative Biology: Frontier at the Interface of the Physical and Life Sciences
DESCRIPTION:The 21st century holds promise for designed manipulation of biological organisms for engineering\, and for informed personalized medical intervention. A prerequisite for realizing these dreams is a quantitative\, predictive understanding of living systems\, which in turn requires a new type of science that combines biological expertise with novel methodologies and theoretical abstraction. In this talk\, Terry Hwa will explore the opportunities that exist at this new frontier using several examples at the molecular\, cellular and population levels.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/quantitative-biology-frontier-at-the-interface-of-the-physical-and-life-sciences/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theory and Biology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130911T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20130906T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160914Z
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SUMMARY:September 11\, 2013: Quantitative Biology: Frontier at the Interface of the Physical and Life Sciences
DESCRIPTION:September 11\, 2013 \nThe 21st century holds promise for designed manipulation of biological organisms for engineering\, and for informed personalized medical intervention. A prerequisite for realizing these dreams is a quantitative\, predictive understanding of living systems\, which in turn requires a new type of science that combines biological expertise with novel methodologies and theoretical abstraction. In this talk\, Terry Hwa will explore the opportunities that exist at this new frontier using several examples at the molecular\, cellular and population levels. \nSpeaker \nTerry Hwa\, Ph.D.\nUniversity of California\, San Diego \nLocation \nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, Simons Foundation\n160 5th Avenue\nNew York\, NY 10010 \nWednesday\, September 11\, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT) \nTo RSVP for this event\, please do so at Eventbrite. \nClick here to learn more about the Theory and Biology Lectures.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/september-11-2013-quantitative-biology-frontier-at-the-interface-of-the-physical-and-life-sciences-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130911T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130911T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20131031T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160903Z
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SUMMARY:September 11\, 2013: Quantitative Biology: Frontier at the Interface of the Physical and Life Sciences
DESCRIPTION:September 11\, 2013 \nThe 21st century holds promise for designed manipulation of biological organisms for engineering\, and for informed personalized medical intervention. A prerequisite for realizing these dreams is a quantitative\, predictive understanding of living systems\, which in turn requires a new type of science that combines biological expertise with novel methodologies and theoretical abstraction. In this talk\, Terry Hwa will explore the opportunities that exist at this new frontier using several examples at the molecular\, cellular and population levels. \nSpeaker \nTerry Hwa\, Ph.D.\nUniversity of California\, San Diego \nLocation \nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, Simons Foundation\n160 5th Avenue\nNew York\, NY 10010 \nWednesday\, September 11\, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT) \nClick here to learn more about the Theory and Biology Lectures.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/september-11-2013-quantitative-biology-frontier-at-the-interface-of-the-physical-and-life-sciences/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130908
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20130903T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163220Z
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SUMMARY:Foundation Hosts Symposium: Foliation Theory in Algebraic Geometry
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/foundation-hosts-symposium-foliation-theory-in-algebraic-geometry/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130619T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130619T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20170428T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160851Z
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SUMMARY:Stem Cells: Our Lifelong Tissue Rejuvenators  And Their Promise for Regenerative Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Most of our cells are specialized to serve as muscle\, nerve\, blood\, skin\, or one of the body’s many other differentiated tissues. When these cells die in the course of disease\, injury\, or normal cellular aging\, the body issues “911 calls” that are answered by stem cells\, versatile companions that reside within each tissue\, with the potential to replenish specialized cells lost during normal wear and tear. How do stem cells retain their remarkable capacity to regenerate tissue? Why are some stem cells\, such as those of the skin\, so extraordinarily good at making new tissue? And why are other stem cells\, such as those of the heart and brain\, more limited in their potential? These are some of the many questions that fascinate Rockefeller University’s Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor Elaine Fuchs\, Ph.D. \nDr. Fuchs’s influential research on the biology of skin is clarifying the roles that stem cells play in building and regenerating tissues. Her laboratory has uncovered various molecular signals that tell skin stem cells when to make hair\, when to rejuvenate the skin surface (epidermis)\, and when to focus instead on repairing tissue after the skin is wounded. By focusing on fundamental mechanisms\, her work is shedding light on the mysteries of the body’s “fountain of youth” cells.  Although skin stem cells typically replenish only the skin and hair’s lost or dying cells\, they are closely related to other stem cells\, such as those of the cornea\, breast\, prostate\, and lung. Studies by Dr. Fuchs and her collaborators have begun to reveal unforeseen opportunities for therapies involving skin stem cells\, for example\, turning them into corneal stem cells that may be able to correct certain kinds of blindness. \nDr. Fuchs is also pursuing the theory that tumors result from stem cells gone awry\, raising the possibility that scientists could intervene in this process for cancer therapy. Her investigations are elucidating the broad questions of what happens to stem cells as we grow older\, and whether changes in stem cells raise the risk of cancer as we age.  She will touch on all of these topics in her presentation. \nAbout the Speaker \nElaine Fuchs is the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor in Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University. She is also an Investigator\, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Fuchs has published more than 280 papers and is internationally known for her research in skin biology\, its stem cells and its associated human genetic disorders. Fuchs’ pioneered “reverse genetics\,” a method of starting with protein and working one’s way up to elucidating the genetic basis of the human disorder that is caused by its mutations. Fuchs has applied her strategy to elucidate the genetic bases of a number of blistering skin disorders and tumors. Her current research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that underlie how stem cells of the skin are able to both self-renew long-term and to maintain and regenerate epidermis\, sweat glands and hair follicles. She studies how stem cells make tissues by responding to signals from their neighbors\, adjusting their program of gene expression and adopting specific fates. In addition to dissecting how these pathways are regulated in normal homeostasis\, Fuchs also explores how stem cells are mobilized in wound repair and how abnormalities in stem cell behavior can lead to cancers. Overall\, for over three decades\, Fuchs has continued to devise and employ innovative and imaginative approaches to biomedical research\, with emphasis on the skin. \nFuchs received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Princeton University\, and after her postdoctoral research with Dr. Howard Green at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, she joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1980. She stayed there until 2002 when she relocated to The Rockefeller University. Fuchs’ past awards and honors include the Presidential Young Investigator Award\, the Richard Lounsbery Award from the National Academy of Sciences\, the Novartis-Drew Award for Biomedical Research\, the Dickson Prize in Medicine\, the FASEB Award for Scientific Excellence\, the Beering Award\, the National Medal of Science\, the L’Oreal-UNESCO Award and Charlotte Friend Memorial Award from the American Association for Cancer Research. In 2011\, she received the Madison Medal\, Passano Award\, and Albany Prize in Medicine (with Shinya Yamanaka and James Thompson)\, and in 2012 received the March of Dimes Prize (with Howard Green). This year\, she has received the Kligman-Frost Leadership Award from the Society of Investigative Dermatology\, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Skin Foundation and the Pasarow Award for Cancer Research. Fuchs is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences\, The Institute of Medicine\, American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, American Philosophical Society\, European Molecular Biology Organization (foreign member) and Academy of the American Association for Cancer Research. She holds honorary doctorates from Mt. Sinai/New York University School of Medicine and from the University of Illinois\, Champaign-Urbana. Fuchs is also a past President of the American Society of Cell Biology\, a recent President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research and is on the Board of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences. She has trained over 25 graduate students and 100 postdoctoral fellows\, many of whom are now independent researchers at major academic universities and medical schools throughout the world.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/stem-cells-our-lifelong-tissue-rejuvenators-and-their-promise-for-regenerative-medicine/
CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130530T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130530T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140611T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T161039Z
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SUMMARY:Antibodies\, behavior and cognition
DESCRIPTION:About the lecture: \nAs neutralizers of microbial agents\, antibodies are major contributors to immune competence. Occasionally\, however\, they act as autoantibodies\, which bind to a person’s own tissue\, triggering autoimmune disease. In adults\, the blood-brain barrier protects the brain against autoantibodies\, but that barrier is not fully competent in fetuses\, allowing maternal antibodies to penetrate the fetal brain and potentially alter its development. This mechanism may contribute to some cases of autism. \nAbout the speaker: \nBetty Diamond is head of the Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Diseases at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York. Her research has focused on the induction and pathogenicity of anti-DNA antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. She received the American College of Rheumatology’s Distinguished Investigator Award in 2001\, the Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize from the Arthritis Foundation in 2002\, and the Recognition Award from the National Association of M.D.-Ph.D. Programs in 2004. Diamond was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2006. \nAbout the commentator: \nAlan S. Brown is professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at Columbia University and director of the Unit in Birth Cohort Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His research has focused on prenatal exposure to infectious\, immunologic\, nutritional and toxic factors\, and its association with risk of schizophrenia\, bipolar disorder and autism. He demonstrated earlier this year that elevated maternal C-reactive protein\, an inflammatory biomarker\, is related to a significantly increased risk of autism in the child. He is leading large\, multi-site national birth cohort studies of prenatal biomarkers\, developmental pathways and familial vulnerability based on an archived biobank and nationwide registries in Finland.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/antibodies-behavior-and-cognition/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130530T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130530T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20130530T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T161029Z
UID:2037-1369931400-1369938600@www.simonsfoundation.org
SUMMARY:May 30\, 2013: Antibodies\, behavior and cognition
DESCRIPTION:Betty Diamond\n    \nAbout the lecture:\nAs neutralizers of microbial agents\, antibodies are major contributors to immune competence. Occasionally\, however\, they act as autoantibodies\, which bind to a person’s own tissue\, triggering autoimmune disease. In adults\, the blood-brain barrier protects the brain against autoantibodies\, but that barrier is not fully competent in fetuses\, allowing maternal antibodies to penetrate the fetal brain and potentially alter its development. This mechanism may contribute to some cases of autism. \nAbout the speaker:\nBetty Diamond is head of the Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Diseases at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York. Her research has focused on the induction and pathogenicity of anti-DNA antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. She received the American College of Rheumatology’s Distinguished Investigator Award in 2001\, the Lee C. Howley Sr. Prize from the Arthritis Foundation in 2002\, and the Recognition Award from the National Association of M.D.-Ph.D. Programs in 2004. Diamond was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2006. \nAbout the commentator:\nAlan S. Brown is professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at Columbia University and director of the Unit in Birth Cohort Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His research has focused on prenatal exposure to infectious\, immunologic\, nutritional and toxic factors\, and its association with risk of schizophrenia\, bipolar disorder and autism. He demonstrated earlier this year that elevated maternal C-reactive protein\, an inflammatory biomarker\, is related to a significantly increased risk of autism in the child. He is leading large\, multi-site national birth cohort studies of prenatal biomarkers\, developmental pathways and familial vulnerability based on an archived biobank and nationwide registries in Finland.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/may-30-2013-antibodies-behavior-and-cognition/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130522T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130522T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20170428T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T161018Z
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SUMMARY:Parking Cars\, Rolling Balls\, and Falling Cats: The Concept of Holonomy
DESCRIPTION:The mathematical concept of ‘holonomy’ was gradually developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a number of different contexts\, and it was found to lie at the base of many everyday phenomena. Anyone who has ever tried to control the orientation of a 3-dimensional object on a computer screen using a trackball has dealt with the problem of trying to control three parameters (yaw\, pitch\, and roll) with an object that can only accept essentially two inputs (the direction and speed of rotation of the ball). That we can actually do this (and many other similar feats\, such as parallel parking a car or a trailer or\, for a cat\, the ability to turn itself in the air so as to land on its feet) is due to the phenomenon of ‘non-holonomy’ of mechanical systems. \nThe problem of how to make this somewhat vague concept precise\, so that it can be put to use\, has occupied engineers and mathematicians for more than a century\, and new things about it continue to be discovered today. It turns out to be deeply geometrical in nature. Even as simple a system as a ball rolling over a surface without slipping or twisting turns out to have surprising connections with other parts of mathematics\, including the so-called ‘exceptional’ groups. ‘Holonomy’ is used to detect the curvature of space\, and constraints on it are used to describe systems that are important in string theory and particle physics. \nIn this talk\, I’ll describe some basic aspects of this concept\, starting with simple physical problems and illustrating the ideas using familiar objects (including the Platonic solids). \nAbout the Speaker \nRobert Bryant is the Director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley\, California. Born and educated in North Carolina\, he has held positions in mathematics departments at Rice University\, Duke University\, and\, currently\, at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. \nBryant’s research is in the area of differential geometry and its applications\, particularly to the study of partial differential equations\, control theory\, and the calculus of variations. While continuing to develop techniques pioneered by Elie Cartan and Shiing-shen Chern in the early and middle 20th century for studying these problems\, his work has produced results in the theory of holonomy of Riemannian manifolds (particularly\, showing the existence of the so-called ‘exceptional’ holonomies that turn up in string theory)\, minimal surfaces\, integrable systems\, and several related areas.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/parking-cars-rolling-balls-and-falling-cats-the-concept-of-holonomy/
CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130508T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130508T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T131551
CREATED:20140616T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T161007Z
UID:239-1368028800-1368036000@www.simonsfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Climate Projections over North America in the Coming Decades
DESCRIPTION:Earth’s climate trajectory over the next few decades will be influenced both by human-induced climate change and by internally generated variability in the climate system. This lecture highlights the substantial contribution of internal variability to projected climate trends over North America in the next 50 years. \nAbout the Speaker \nClara Deser\, Ph.D. is the head of the Climate Analysis Section within the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at NCAR. Her research interests include diagnostic analysis of observed climate variability in the coupled atmosphere-ocean-ice system\, as well as future climate change. She is also a co-chair of the CESM Climate Variability and Change Working Group.
URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/climate-projections-over-north-america-in-the-coming-decades/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Science of Climate
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