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 researchers in the area — as well as interested members of the metropolitan public — to join us for this weekly lecture series.
Upcoming
Fairness, Randomness, and the Crystal Ball
Cynthia Dwork, Ph.D.Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Law School and Harvard Department of Statistics
Cynthia Dwork, Ph.D.Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard UniversityRadcliffe Alumnae Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Law School and Harvard Department of Statistics
Assembling Information to Guide Decisions: When It Works, and How It Can Go Wrong
Anne K. Churchland, Ph.D.University of California, Los Angeles
Anne K. Churchland, Ph.D.University of California, Los Angeles
Shedding Nanolight on Quantum Materials
Dmitri Basov, Ph.D.Professor and Chair of Physics, Columbia University
Dmitri Basov, Ph.D.Professor and Chair of Physics, Columbia University
Genomic Evolution and Adaptation in Africa: Implications for Health and Disease
Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D.David and Lyn Silfen University Professor in Genetics and Biology; Director, Penn Center for Global Genomics and Health Equity, University of Pennsylvania
Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D.David and Lyn Silfen University Professor in Genetics and Biology; Director, Penn Center for Global Genomics and Health Equity, University of Pennsylvania Past
CANCELED: Precision Medicine: Only the Beginning of the Dialectic Between Genomics and Phenomenology
Isaac Kohane, M.D., Ph.D.Marion V. Nelson Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School
Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics
Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Isaac Kohane, M.D., Ph.D.Marion V. Nelson Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical SchoolChair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics
Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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CANCELED: Through a Forest of Speckles: Imaging Planets Around Nearby Stars
Rebecca Oppenheimer, Ph.D.Curator and Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Division of Physical Sciences, American Museum of Natural History
Rebecca Oppenheimer, Ph.D.Curator and Professor, Department of Astrophysics, Division of Physical Sciences, American Museum of Natural History - Lecture
Complexity, Quantum Mechanics and the Structure of Space-Time
Vijay Balasubramanian, Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania
Vijay Balasubramanian, Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania - Lecture
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The Study of Wave Interactions: Where Beautiful Mathematical Ideas Come Together
Gigliola Staffilani, Ph.D.Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor, Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gigliola Staffilani, Ph.D.Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor, Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lecture
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(Homological) Knot Invariants From Mirror Symmetry
Mina Aganagic, Ph.D.University of California, Berkeley
Mina Aganagic, Ph.D.University of California, Berkeley - Lecture
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Black Holes and Quantum Gravity
Thomas Hartman, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Physics, Cornell University
Thomas Hartman, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Physics, Cornell University - Lecture
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