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
Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich, Ph.D.Professor, Genetics, Harvard University
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
David Reich, Ph.D.Professor, Genetics, Harvard UniversityInvestigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Lecture
- Virtual
The Quest for the Ideal Glass
Ludovic Berthier, Ph.D.Director of Research, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Laboratoire Charles Coulomb
Ludovic Berthier, Ph.D.Director of Research, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)Laboratoire Charles Coulomb
- Lecture
- Virtual
Plasma, Plasma, Burning Bright
Amitava Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.Head of Theory Department, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
Amitava Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.Head of Theory Department, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University - Lecture
- Virtual
What Can We Make Out of Lines and Circles?
János Kollár, Ph.D.Donner Professor of Science and Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University
János Kollár, Ph.D.Donner Professor of Science and Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University - Lecture
- Virtual
Past
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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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