Celebrating the Mathematics of Maxim Kontsevich
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesA day to explore Maxim Kontsevich's contributions to the field of mathematics.
Simons Foundation
Advancing Research in Basic Science and Mathematics
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Topology and Complexity
Topology, the "rubber sheet geometry", studies properties that do not change when objects are pulled and stretched. Accepting somewhat fuzzy input, it is the part of mathematics typically applied when qualitative conclusions are reached. However, it has a quantitative aspect important in understanding singularities, and potentially, high-dimensional noisy data and aspects of large-scale geometry of networks. Prof. Weinberger will discuss a variety of phenomena that arise or are illuminated by tracking of the complexity of geometric constructions.
December 3, 2014: Learning to Move
Basic motor skills such as looking, reaching and walking do not simply appear as the result of maturation. Rather, infants must learn to move. Learning entails discovering new forms of movements to suit the task at hand and using perceptual information to select and modify movements adaptively.
Learning to Move
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesBasic motor skills such as looking, reaching and walking do not simply appear as the result of maturation. Rather, infants must learn to move. Learning entails discovering new forms of movements to suit the task at hand and using perceptual information to select and modify movements adaptively.
Why Prove Theorems?
Since at least the time when it was understood that the circumference of a circle is pi multiplied by its diameter, the applications of mathematics have raced on far ahead of the foundations of the subject itself. By considering a variety of examples, principally from the 19th century, we will explore the tension between mathematics and its applications, and reasons why it remains a valuable and rewarding occupation to develop the necessary framework for existing and “well understood” theories.
MEG/EEG Part 2: Analysis, Application and Interpretation
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesSpeakers: Jonathan Simon, University of Maryland Timothy Roberts, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Jonathan Winawer, New York University https://vimeo.com/117625451 Signal Analysis Primer and Applications Jonathan Z. Simon, University of Maryland Modern cognitive neuroscientists using electrocorticography (ECoG), MEG and electroencephalography (EEG) are under substantial pressure to use advanced signal processing and analysis techniques, but typically receive...
One Brain, Many Genomes: Somatic Mutation and Genomic Variability in the Human Cerebral Cortex
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesDue to the winter storm, the Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:00 p.m. Autism: Emerging Concepts lecture "One Brain, Many Genomes: Somatic Mutation and Genomic Variability in the Human Cerebral Cortex” by Christopher A. Walsh is canceled and will be rescheduled.
Non-Archimedean and Tropical Geometry (2015)
February 1-7, 2015 Organizers: Matt Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology Same Payne, Yale University This symposium focused on setting a clear agenda for future developments in the related fields of tropical and nonarchimedean analytic geometry. One of the goals of the meeting was to produce high-quality expository material presenting the methods, results and ambitions...
Cosmic Microwave Background: Observational Tests of Theories of the Early Universe
Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIn this lecture, Eiichiro Komatsu will describe the ‘cosmic microwave background,’ the light remnants of the Big Bang.
Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem Annual Meeting 2015
A group of 48 researchers from the U.S., Canada and Europe gathered at the Simons Foundation on February 13 and 14 for the 2015 annual meeting of the Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem.