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.
Upcoming Lectures
High Dimensional Expanders
Alexander Lubotzky, Ph.D.Maurice and Clara Weil Chair in Mathematics, Einstein Institute of Mathematics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alexander Lubotzky, Ph.D.Maurice and Clara Weil Chair in Mathematics, Einstein Institute of Mathematics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reductionism Vs. Bootstrap: Are Big Things Always Made of Elementary Things?
Slava Rychkov, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Slava Rychkov, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
From Equivariant Blow-Ups to Modular Symbols
Maxim Kontsevich, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, AXA-IHES Chair in Mathematics Institute of Higher Scientific Studies (IHES)
Maxim Kontsevich, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, AXA-IHES Chair in Mathematics Institute of Higher Scientific Studies (IHES) Past Lectures
Dark Matter Heats Up in Dwarf Galaxies
Justin Read, Ph.D.Head of Physics, University of Surrey
Justin Read, Ph.D.Head of Physics, University of Surrey - Lecture
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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 - Lecture
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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 - Lecture
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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 - Lecture
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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 - Lecture
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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
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