Simons Foundation Lectures
Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Mathematics and Physical Sciences lectures are open to the public and are held at the Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation headquarters in New York City. Tea is served prior to each lecture.
Past Lectures
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
Applications of Chern-Simons Theory
Cumrun Vafa
Michael Freedman
Charles Kane
James H. Simons
Cumrun Vafa Michael Freedman Charles Kane James H. Simons
How and Why Is Mercury Different From Its Sibling Rocky Planets?
Sean C. Solomon, Ph.D. Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Associate Director for Earth Systems Science, The Earth Institute; William B. Ransford Professor of Earth and Planetary Science, Columbia University
Sean C. Solomon, Ph.D. Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Associate Director for Earth Systems Science, The Earth Institute; William B. Ransford Professor of Earth and Planetary Science, Columbia University
Observing the Birth of the Universe
Lyman A. Page Jr., Ph.D.James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics, Princeton University
Lyman A. Page Jr., Ph.D.James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics, Princeton University
The Riemann Hypothesis
Ken Ono, Ph.D.Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Mathematics, Emory University
Ken Ono, Ph.D.Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Mathematics, Emory University
A Body Made of Glass
Lisa Manning, Ph.D.Syracuse University
Lisa Manning, Ph.D.Syracuse University