Institute for Advanced Study Courses

Random Quantum Circuits, Phase Transitions and Complexity - Aram Harrow

Explore quantum complexity, random circuits, and phase transitions in higher dimensions, with applications to tensor networks and simulation algorithms.

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

Black Hole Coarse Graining, Connes-Cocycle Flow, and Its Bulk Dual - Raphael Bousso

Explore black hole coarse graining, Connes-Cocycle flow, and its bulk dual in this advanced physics lecture, delving into entanglement wedge complementarity and ensemble interpretation.

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

Mathematical Models of Human Memory - Michail Tsodyks

Explore mathematical models of human memory, covering simplification, recall capacity, experiments, and recognition tests, with insights on memory dynamics and cognitive processes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Convergence of Nearest Neighbor Classification - Sanjoy Dasgupta

Explore nearest neighbor classification's convergence, consistency, and accuracy rates in various spaces, with insights on smoothness conditions and adaptive classifiers.

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

High Dimensional Expansion and Error Correcting Codes - Irit Dinur

Explore high-dimensional expansion, error-correcting codes, and their connections. Delve into expansion constructions, property testing, and revolution complexes with expert Irit Dinur.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Extreme Eigenvalue Distributions of Sparse Random Graphs - Jiaoyang Huang

Explore extreme eigenvalue distributions in sparse random graphs, covering empirical distributions, edge expansion, routing graphs, and universal properties. Gain insights into mathematical physics and graph theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Lie Algebras and Homotopy Theory - Jacob Lurie

Explore connections between Lie algebras and homotopy theory, covering fundamental groups, Whitehead brackets, and Quillen's theorem in this advanced mathematics seminar.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Deep Reinforcement Learning in the Real World - Sergey Levine

Explore deep reinforcement learning applications in real-world scenarios, focusing on off-policy methods, model-free and model-based approaches, and their practical implementations in robotics and manipulation tasks.

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

Black Metaphors - Cord Whitaker

Exploring medieval roots of modern racism, this talk examines how alt-right groups misuse medieval imagery and how understanding historical race-thinking can help combat contemporary racism.

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

Robust Control with Perception in the Loop- Towards Open-World Manipulation - Russ Tedrake

Explore dexterous manipulation, category-level manipulation, and robust control for open-world robotics. Learn policy representation, evaluation methods, and future directions in this field.

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

Towards Structural Risk Minimization for RL - Emma Brunskill

Explore structural risk minimization in reinforcement learning, focusing on efficient learning of risk-sensitive policies using conditional value at risk and optimistic exploration techniques.

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

Algorithmic Cruelty and the Hidden Costs of Ghost Work - Mary Gray

Explore the hidden world of digital labor, examining automation's paradoxes, algorithmic impacts, and the social costs of today's platform-based work economy.

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

How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Ethics? - Pedro Domingos

Explore AI's impact on privacy, fairness, work, ethics, warfare, governance, and social media, examining how it challenges our understanding of human uniqueness.

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

Pseudoholomorphic Curves with Boundary - Can You Count Them? Can You Really? - Sara Tukachinsky

Explore pseudoholomorphic curves with boundary, their counting challenges, and innovative approaches in Gromov-Witten theory with Sara Tukachinsky's advanced mathematical seminar.

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

Extremal Set Theory - Andrey Kupavskii

Explore extremal set theory with Andrey Kupavskii, covering shifting techniques, partial orders, and the Katniss Theorem. Gain insights into minimizing shadows and analyzing complex cases in discrete mathematics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video