Events
About Our Lectures
The Simons Foundation launched the Simons Foundation Lectures in 2013 with the intention of drawing area scientists and scholars together around diverse and important topics in mathematics, physics, computer science, life sciences and autism research.
Upcoming Lectures
Ultra-Spooky Action at a Distance: From Quantum Materials in the Lab to Black Holes
Subir Sachdev, Ph.D.Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Subir Sachdev, Ph.D.Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, Harvard University
How Gravitational Waves Pointed Us to the Origin of Gold
Brian Metzger, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Astrophysics, Columbia University
Brian Metzger, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Astrophysics, Columbia University Past Lectures
Black Hole Collisions: The Extreme Side of Gravity
Frans Pretorius, Ph.D.Professor of Physics; Director, Princeton Gravity Initiative, Princeton University
Frans Pretorius, Ph.D.Professor of Physics; Director, Princeton Gravity Initiative, Princeton University
Luck, Law, and Baseball: Two Stories About Sports and Data
Anette Hosoi, Ph.D.Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anette Hosoi, Ph.D.Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stringy Predictions for Our Universe
Cumrun Vafa, Ph.D.Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy; Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Cumrun Vafa, Ph.D.Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy; Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Chemistry in the Cosmos: From Simplicity to Complexity
Amiel Sternberg, Ph.D.Senior Research Scientist, Galaxy Formation, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Amiel Sternberg, Ph.D.Senior Research Scientist, Galaxy Formation, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Learning Fast Requires Good Memory: Time-Space Tradeoff Lower Bounds for Learning
Ran Raz, Ph.D.Professor, Theoretical Computer Science, Princeton University
Weizmann Institute of Science
Ran Raz, Ph.D.Professor, Theoretical Computer Science, Princeton UniversityWeizmann Institute of Science
Physics in Real and Counterfactual Universes
Martin Rees, Ph.D.Astronomer Royal, Fellow of Trinity College, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics , University of Cambridge
Martin Rees, Ph.D.Astronomer Royal, Fellow of Trinity College, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics , University of Cambridge