
Simons Foundation Presidential Lectures are free public colloquia centered on four main themes: Biology, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Neuroscience and Autism Science. These curated, high-level scientific talks feature leading scientists and mathematicians and are intended to foster discourse and drive discovery among the broader NYC-area research community. We invite those interested in the topic to join us for this weekly lecture series.
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The Search for Fundamental Rules Underlying How Microbiomes Are Constructed
C. Brandon Ogbunu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
External Professor, Santa Fe Institute
MLK Jr Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

External Professor, Santa Fe Institute
MLK Jr Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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How Do Waves Propagate Randomness?
Andrea Nahmod, Ph.D.Professor of Mathematics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Pressure to Sleep
Gero Miesenböck, M.D.Waynflete Professor of Physiology Director, Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford

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Squeezing Quantum Uncertainty by Entangling Atoms
Monika Schleier-Smith, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Physics, Stanford University

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Waves Inside Stars: The Beauty and Power of Asteroseismology
Conny Aerts, Ph.D.Professor of Astrophysics, Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven
Professor of Asteroseismology, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University
External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society

Professor of Asteroseismology, Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University
External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society
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How the Human Microbiome Adapts to Its Host
Eric Alm, Ph.D.Director, Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics
Professor, Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor, Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Making Quantum States of Light With Moving Mirrors
Cindy Regal, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physics, Baur-SPIE Professor at JILA, University of Colorado Boulder

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How and Why We Sleep: Insights from a Small Animal Model
Amita Sehgal, Ph.D.Musser Professor of Neuroscience and HHMI Investigator
Director, Chronobiology and Sleep Institute (CSI)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Director, Chronobiology and Sleep Institute (CSI)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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