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
Learning to Count in String Theory
Shamit Kachru, Ph.D.Professor of Physics and Director, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University
Shamit Kachru, Ph.D.Professor of Physics and Director, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University
Directed Aging and Nature’s Greedy Algorithms
Sidney Nagel, Ph.D.Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor in Physics, University of Chicago
Sidney Nagel, Ph.D.Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor in Physics, University of Chicago Past Lectures
Black Holes and the Structure of Spacetime
Juan Maldacena, Ph.D.Carl P. Feinberg Professor Institute for Advanced Study, School of Natural Sciences, Princeton University
Juan Maldacena, Ph.D.Carl P. Feinberg Professor Institute for Advanced Study, School of Natural Sciences, Princeton University
Learning Physics with Deep Neural Networks
Stéphane Mallat, Ph.D.Distinguished Research Scientist, CCM, Flatiron Institute
Stéphane Mallat, Ph.D.Distinguished Research Scientist, CCM, Flatiron Institute
An Excursion Through Geometry, Topology and Analysis in 4 Dimensions and Beyond
Simon K. Donaldson, Ph.D.Stony Brook University and Imperial College London
Simon K. Donaldson, Ph.D.Stony Brook University and Imperial College London
Hardness of Approximation: From the PCP Theorem to the 2-to-2 Games Theorem
Subhash Khot, Ph.D.New York University
Subhash Khot, Ph.D.New York University
Collaborations in the Extreme: The Rise of Open Code Development in the Scientific Community
Kelle Cruz, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College/CUNY
Kelle Cruz, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College/CUNY