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
Quantifying Hidden Order Out of Equilibrium
Paul Chaikin, Ph.D.Silver Professor of Physics, New York University
Paul Chaikin, Ph.D.Silver Professor of Physics, New York University - Lecture
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Hunting for Dark Matter with the XENON Project
Elena Aprile, Ph.D.Professor, Physics, Columbia University
Elena Aprile, Ph.D.Professor, Physics, Columbia University - Lecture
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Directed Aging and Nature’s Greedy Algorithms
Sidney Nagel, Ph.D.Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor in Physics, University of Chicago
Sidney Nagel, Ph.D.Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor in Physics, University of Chicago - Lecture
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Learning to Count in String Theory
Shamit Kachru, Ph.D.Professor of Physics and Director, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University
Shamit Kachru, Ph.D.Professor of Physics and Director, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University - Lecture
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Measurements of Time in Astronomy
Ruth Angus, Ph.D.Associate Research Scientist, Astronomical Data, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Ruth Angus, Ph.D.Associate Research Scientist, Astronomical Data, CCA, Flatiron Institute - Lecture
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Reflections on Human Origins Since Darwin’s Conjectures
Richard E. Leakey, FRSProfessor, Chair, Turkana Basin Institute, Stony Brook University
Richard E. Leakey, FRSProfessor, Chair, Turkana Basin Institute, Stony Brook University - Lecture
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