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
‘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
- Lecture
- Virtual
Past
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
Superconductors: The Magic and the Mystery
Louis Taillefer, Ph.D.Professor, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Materials, Quantum Institute & Department of Physics, Université de Sherbrooke
Co-Director, Quantum Materials Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Louis Taillefer, Ph.D.Professor, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Materials, Quantum Institute & Department of Physics, Université de SherbrookeCo-Director, Quantum Materials Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- Lecture
Rare Variants and the Genetics of Autism
Evan Eichler, Ph.D.Department of Genome Sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington
Evan Eichler, Ph.D.Department of Genome Sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington - Lecture
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Ringing Black Hole Bells and Other Exciting Recent Results in Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Will Farr, Ph.D.Group Leader, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, CCA, Flatiron Institute
Will Farr, Ph.D.Group Leader, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, CCA, Flatiron Institute - Lecture
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The Machinery of Life Functions Inside a Very Crowded Cell
Bridget Carragher, Ph.D.Co-Director, Simons Electron Microscopy Center, New York Structural Biology Center
Adjunct Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University
Bridget Carragher, Ph.D.Co-Director, Simons Electron Microscopy Center, New York Structural Biology CenterAdjunct Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University
- Lecture
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x+y: A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender
Eugenia Cheng, Ph.D.Scientist-in-Residence, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Eugenia Cheng, Ph.D.Scientist-in-Residence, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Lecture