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
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 Past
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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Physics in Real and Counterfactual Universes
Martin Rees, Ph.D.Astronomer Royal, Fellow of Trinity College, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics , University of Cambridge
Martin Rees, Ph.D.Astronomer Royal, Fellow of Trinity College, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics , University of Cambridge - Lecture
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Altered Somatosensory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities
David Ginty, Ph.D.Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard University
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
David Ginty, Ph.D.Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard UniversityInvestigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Dragonfly: Flights of Exploration Across Saturn’s Moon Titan
Elizabeth Turtle, Ph.D.Planetary Scientist, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth Turtle, Ph.D.Planetary Scientist, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University - Lecture
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Mapping Human Cerebral Cortex: Structure, Function, Connectivity, Development, and Evolution
David Van Essen, Ph.D.Alumni Endowed Professor of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
David Van Essen, Ph.D.Alumni Endowed Professor of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis - Lecture
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