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
Polarization Peregrinations: Using Cosmic Lampposts to Find Keys to Nature’s Laws
Brian Keating, Ph.D.University of California, San Diego
Brian Keating, Ph.D.University of California, San Diego - Lecture
- Virtual
Jets, Flares and Lightning Near the Event Horizon
Sasha Philippov, Ph.D.Associate Research Scientist, Compact Objects, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Sasha Philippov, Ph.D.Associate Research Scientist, Compact Objects, CCA, Flatiron Institute - Lecture
- Virtual
The Magic of Two-Dimensional Materials
Eva Andrei, Ph.D.Board of Governors Professor, Department of Physics , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eva Andrei, Ph.D.Board of Governors Professor, Department of Physics , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Lecture
- Virtual
The Third Pillar of Science
Douglas Arnold, Ph.D.Professor of Mathematics, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Douglas Arnold, Ph.D.Professor of Mathematics, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota - Lecture
- Virtual
Past
Fracton: From Quantum Hard Drive to Foliated Manifold
Xie Chen, Ph.D.Professor, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology
Xie Chen, Ph.D.Professor, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology - Lecture
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Tetrahedra: From Aristotle’s Mistake to Unsolved Problems
Bjorn Poonen, Ph.D.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bjorn Poonen, Ph.D.Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lecture
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Gravity and Quantum Mechanics Seen Through the Holographic Lens
Leonard Susskind, Ph.D.Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics, Stanford University
Leonard Susskind, Ph.D.Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics, Stanford University - Lecture
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Particles in Interaction and Wave Turbulence
Isabelle Gallagher, Ph.D.Professor, Professor of Mathematics, École Normale Supérieure de Paris (ENS)
Director, Foundation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris
Isabelle Gallagher, Ph.D.Professor, Professor of Mathematics, École Normale Supérieure de Paris (ENS)Director, Foundation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris
- Lecture
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Mirror Symmetry and Riemann Zeta Values
Nicholas Sheridan, Ph.D.Reader and Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Nicholas Sheridan, Ph.D.Reader and Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh - Lecture
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