Simons Foundation Lectures are free public colloquia related to basic science and mathematics. These high-level talks are intended for professors, students, postdocs and business professionals, but interested people from the metropolitan area are welcome as well.
Upcoming
Ultra-Spooky Action at a Distance: From Quantum Materials in the Lab to Black Holes
Subir Sachdev, Ph.D.Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Subir Sachdev, Ph.D.Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Autism, Autisms, or Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
Jason Lerch, Ph.D.Director of Preclinical Imaging, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford
Associate Professor in Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Jason Lerch, Ph.D.Director of Preclinical Imaging, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of OxfordAssociate Professor in Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
How Gravitational Waves Pointed Us to the Origin of Gold
Brian Metzger, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Astrophysics, Columbia University
Brian Metzger, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Astrophysics, Columbia University
From Einstein’s Doubts to Quantum Technologies: A New Quantum Revolution
Alain Aspect, Ph.D.Professor , École Polytechnique
Augustin Fresnel Professor, Institut d'Optique Graduate School
Distinguished researcher emeritus, CNRS Regional Delegation Languedoc-Roussillon
Alain Aspect, Ph.D.Professor , École PolytechniqueAugustin Fresnel Professor, Institut d'Optique Graduate School
Distinguished researcher emeritus, CNRS Regional Delegation Languedoc-Roussillon
Past
Escher and the Droste Effect
Hendrik Lenstra, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus of Fundamental and Applied Mathematics, Mathematisch Instituut, Universiteit Leiden
Hendrik Lenstra, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus of Fundamental and Applied Mathematics, Mathematisch Instituut, Universiteit Leiden - Lecture
From Genotype to Phenotype in Autism: The Role of Adaptive Physiology in Flies and Mice
Graeme Davis, Ph.D.Morris Hertzstein Distinguished Professor of Medicine,
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,
Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco
Graeme Davis, Ph.D.Morris Hertzstein Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,
Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco
- Lecture
From Equivariant Blow-Ups to Modular Symbols
Maxim Kontsevich, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, AXA-IHES Chair in Mathematics , Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Maxim Kontsevich, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, AXA-IHES Chair in Mathematics , Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques - Lecture
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Reductionism vs Bootstrap: Are Things Big Always Made of Things Elementary?
Slava Rychkov, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Slava Rychkov, Ph.D.Permanent Professor, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques - Lecture
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Neuroimmune Interactions Shaping Social Behavior in Mouse Models for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Gloria Choi, Ph.D.Samuel A. Goldblith Career Development Assistant Professor of Applied Biology Picower Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gloria Choi, Ph.D.Samuel A. Goldblith Career Development Assistant Professor of Applied Biology Picower Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lecture