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
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
The Quantum Origins of Gravity
Leonard Susskind, Ph.D.Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics, Stanford University
Leonard Susskind, Ph.D.Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics, Stanford University Past
Black Hole Collisions: The Extreme Side of Gravity
Frans Pretorius, Ph.D.Professor of Physics; Director, Princeton Gravity Initiative, Princeton University
Frans Pretorius, Ph.D.Professor of Physics; Director, Princeton Gravity Initiative, Princeton University - Lecture
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Luck, Law, and Baseball: Two Stories About Sports and Data
Anette Hosoi, Ph.D.Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anette Hosoi, Ph.D.Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lecture
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Stringy Predictions for Our Universe
Cumrun Vafa, Ph.D.Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy; Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Cumrun Vafa, Ph.D.Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy; Professor of Physics, Harvard University - Lecture
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Chemistry in the Cosmos: From Simplicity to Complexity
Amiel Sternberg, Ph.D.Senior Research Scientist, Galaxy Formation, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Amiel Sternberg, Ph.D.Senior Research Scientist, Galaxy Formation, CCA, Flatiron Institute - Lecture
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Learning Fast Requires Good Memory: Time-Space Tradeoff Lower Bounds for Learning
Ran Raz, Ph.D.Professor, Theoretical Computer Science, Princeton University
Weizmann Institute of Science
Ran Raz, Ph.D.Professor, Theoretical Computer Science, Princeton UniversityWeizmann Institute of Science
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Cytotoxic T-cells and HIV: Can a Partially Effective Immune Response Be Improved to Cure Infection?
Brad Jones, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Immunology in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Brad Jones, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Immunology in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College - Lecture
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