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
AI4Science: A Revolution in the Making
Anima Anandkumar, Ph.D.Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, California Institute of Technology
IEEE, Microsoft and Sloan Fellow
Director of Machine Learning Research, Nvidia
Anima Anandkumar, Ph.D.Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, California Institute of TechnologyIEEE, Microsoft and Sloan Fellow
Director of Machine Learning Research, Nvidia
- Lecture
- Virtual
‘X’ Marks the Spot in Female Longevity and Cognitive Aging
Dena Dubal, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor, Principal Investigator; David A. Coulter Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Dena Dubal, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor, Principal Investigator; David A. Coulter Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco - Lecture
- Virtual
Time to Take the ‘Big Bang’ out of the Big Bang Theory?
Paul Steinhardt, Ph.D.Princeton University
Paul Steinhardt, Ph.D.Princeton University - Lecture
- Virtual
New Research Results From the Australian Autism Biobank Study
Jake Gratten, Ph.D.GL, Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Naomi Wray, Ph.D.Affiliate Professor, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow – GL, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Jake Gratten, Ph.D.GL, Mater Research Institute, University of QueenslandAdjunct Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Naomi Wray, Ph.D.Affiliate Professor, Queensland Brain Institute, University of QueenslandNational Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow – GL, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
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- 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