Institute for Advanced Study Courses

New Approaches to the Hierarchy Problem I - Nathaniel Craig

Explore innovative approaches to the hierarchy problem in particle physics, focusing on technical and direct naturalness, effective field theory, and their implications for the Standard Model.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Extraordinary Physics with Millisecond Pulsars - Scott Ransom

Explore millisecond pulsars' role in detecting gravitational waves, testing general relativity, and understanding dense matter, using advanced timing observations and cutting-edge telescopes.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Polynomial Method and the Restriction Problem - Larry Guth

Explore the polynomial method and restriction problem in mathematics, featuring insights on visualizing concepts, analyzing proofs, and examining algebraic potential.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Math in the Real World - More Than Just a Numbers Game

Explore how mathematics shapes product lifecycles and impacts modern careers, with insights from industry leaders on its role in R&D, manufacturing, marketing, and supply chain.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sovereign Power, Death, and Monuments - Zainab Bahrani

Explores ancient Mesopotamian monuments, examining their timeless significance in relation to law, sovereign power, and biopolitics through archaeological analysis and critical theory perspectives.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Deep Learning Insights into Cosmological Structure Formation - Luisa Lucie-Smith

Explore deep learning's insights into dark matter halo formation and cosmic structure, uncovering key features in initial conditions that predict final halo mass in N-body simulations.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mars- History of a Habitable World and Lessons for Terrestrial Planet Evolution - Bethany Ehlmann

Explore Mars' geological history, habitability, and lessons for planetary evolution. Discover diverse aqueous environments, climate changes, and implications for exoplanets through recent scientific findings and ongoing missions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fluid Equations - Regularity and Kolmogorov’s Turbulence Theory

Explore fluid dynamics, Navier-Stokes equations, and Kolmogorov's turbulence theory. Gain insights into regularity results and mathematical confirmations of phenomenological theories.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Human Subjects as Research Experts - Friends Talk with Rosanna Dent

Explore the complex relationship between researchers and indigenous communities, examining ethical considerations and the evolving role of human subjects in anthropological studies.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dynamical Evolution of Binaries in Star Clusters and Galaxies - Chris Hamilton

Explore binary system evolution in star clusters and galaxies, focusing on tidal forces, Lidov-Kozai theory, and compact object mergers. Gain insights into celestial mechanics and astrophysical phenomena.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
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• Free Video

Astrophysics of White Dwarfs in the Era of Modern Surveys - Nadia Zakamska

Explore white dwarf astrophysics through modern surveys, examining ultra-compact binaries, supernova progenitors, and stellar evolution. Gain insights into equation of state, short-period binaries, and mass loss processes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
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• Free Video

The Unbounded Denominators Conjecture - Yunqing Tang

Explore the unbounded denominators conjecture in modular forms, its implications, and a new proof approach using arithmetic algebraization theorem.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
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• Free Video

Dynamics on Character Varieties - William Goldman

Exploration of dynamical systems arising from locally homogeneous geometric structures and flat connections on manifolds, with focus on character varieties and their complex topology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
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• Free Video

Spacetime and Quantum Mechanics; Particles and Strings; Polytopes, Binary Geometries and Quiver Categories - Nima Arkani-Hamed

Explore connections between particle physics and mathematics, revealing how spacetime and quantum mechanics emerge from fundamental mathematical structures in combinatorics, algebra, and geometry.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
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• Free Video

Lattice Edge Theories for Topological Phases of Matter - Michael Levin

Explore lattice edge theories for topological phases, focusing on finite-dimensional edge theories and their unique properties, including ungappable examples with implications for quantum systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video