Cristóbal Vila Connecting geometry, nature, and architecture This is a new personal project that seeks to establish connections between various fields that interest me deeply: geometry, and how it appears linked to nature, on the one hand, and to art and architecture, on the other; …
Scientists have waited for a generation to see the stunning images that the James Webb Telescope is now delivering. In a live online Q+A, Brian Greene will speak with Nobel Prize-winner John Mather and other key project scientists about the telescope’s first full-color images, looking …
Few have done as much to right the world’s wrongs as Irwin Cotler. As an international human rights lawyer, Irwin counselled political prisoners and activists, including anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela and Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky. He served the Canadian people as Member of Parliament for Mount …
In this unedited conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Elon Musk — the head of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company — digs into the recent news around his bid to purchase Twitter and gets honest about the biggest regret of his career, …
Yale University On September 27, 2018, Yale’s Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and the Poynter Fellowship for Journalism hosted Vladimir Pozner, the acclaimed Russian-American journalist and broadcaster. Pozner spoke on the impact of US foreign policy towards Russia after the Soviet Union …
Concerned about the war Ukraine? You’re not alone. Historian Yuval Noah Harari provides important context on the Russian invasion, including Ukraine’s long history of resistance, the specter of nuclear war, and his view of why, even if Putin wins all the military battles, he’s already …
Humans will soon have new bodies that forever blur the line between the natural and synthetic worlds, says bionics designer Hugh Herr. In an unforgettable talk, he details “NeuroEmbodied Design,” a methodology for creating cyborg function that he’s developing at the MIT Media Lab, and shows us a future where we’ve augmented our bodies in a way that will redefine human potential — and, maybe, turn us into superheroes. “During the twilight years of this century, I believe humans will be unrecognizable in morphology and dynamics from what we are today,” Herr says. “Humanity will take flight and soar.”
Legendary architect Renzo Piano — the mind behind such indelible buildings as The Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the new Whitney Museum of Art in New York City — takes us on a stunning tour through his life’s work. With the …
The Financial Times has described James Harris Simons as “the world’s smartest billionaire,” amassing a fortune through the clever use of mathematics and computers. He is now a renowned philanthropist.
