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
Ultra-Spooky Action at a Distance: From Quantum Materials in the Lab to Black Holes
Subir Sachdev, Ph.D.Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Subir Sachdev, Ph.D.Herchel Smith Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Autism, Autisms, or Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
Jason Lerch, Ph.D.Director of Preclinical Imaging, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford
Associate Professor in Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Jason Lerch, Ph.D.Director of Preclinical Imaging, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of OxfordAssociate Professor in Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
How Gravitational Waves Pointed Us to the Origin of Gold
Brian Metzger, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Astrophysics, Columbia University
Brian Metzger, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Astrophysics, Columbia University
From Einstein’s Doubts to Quantum Technologies: A New Quantum Revolution
Alain Aspect, Ph.D.Professor , École Polytechnique
Augustin Fresnel Professor, Institut d'Optique Graduate School
Distinguished researcher emeritus, CNRS Regional Delegation Languedoc-Roussillon
Alain Aspect, Ph.D.Professor , École PolytechniqueAugustin Fresnel Professor, Institut d'Optique Graduate School
Distinguished researcher emeritus, CNRS Regional Delegation Languedoc-Roussillon
Past
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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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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