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
Traces of Catastrophe: How Violent Collisions Shaped Our Habitable Planet
Sarah T. Stewart, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis
Sarah T. Stewart, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis - Lecture
Superconductors: The Magic and the Mystery
Louis Taillefer, Ph.D.Professor, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Materials, Quantum Institute & Department of Physics, Université de Sherbrooke
Co-Director, Quantum Materials Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Louis Taillefer, Ph.D.Professor, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Materials, Quantum Institute & Department of Physics, Université de SherbrookeCo-Director, Quantum Materials Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- Lecture
Rare Variants and the Genetics of Autism
Evan Eichler, Ph.D.Department of Genome Sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington
Evan Eichler, Ph.D.Department of Genome Sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington - Lecture
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Ringing Black Hole Bells and Other Exciting Recent Results in Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Will Farr, Ph.D.Group Leader, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Will Farr, Ph.D.Group Leader, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, CCA, Flatiron Institute - Lecture
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The Machinery of Life Functions Inside a Very Crowded Cell
Bridget Carragher, Ph.D.Co-Director, Simons Electron Microscopy Center, New York Structural Biology Center
Adjunct Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University
Bridget Carragher, Ph.D.Co-Director, Simons Electron Microscopy Center, New York Structural Biology CenterAdjunct Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University
- Lecture
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x+y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender
Eugenia Cheng, Ph.D.Scientist-in-Residence, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Eugenia Cheng, Ph.D.Scientist-in-Residence, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Lecture