Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Superconductivity, Correlations and Chern Insulators in Twisted Bilayer Graphene - Stevan Nadj-Perge

Explore superconductivity, correlations, and Chern insulators in twisted bilayer graphene, focusing on recent developments and experimental findings in Moiré materials physics.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pomeranchuk Effect and the Entropy of Fluctuating Ferromagnets in Twisted Bilayer

Exploring Pomeranchuk effect and entropy in twisted bilayer graphene's ferromagnets, discussing superconductivity, magnetism, and symmetry breaking in Moiré materials.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Earth System Emulation - Duncan Watson-Parris #CLIMATE-C21

Explore Earth system emulation for climate projections, uncertainty analysis, and machine learning applications in weather and climate science. Gain insights into advanced modeling techniques and data-driven approaches.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Benefits of Saying I Don't Know When Analyzing and Modeling the Climate System With ML - Elizabeth Barnes

Explore the benefits of acknowledging uncertainty in climate system analysis using machine learning. Learn about state-dependent predictability and controlled abstention networks for improved modeling accuracy.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Relativistic Fluid Dynamics - From Particle Colliders to Neutron Star Mergers

Explore relativistic fluid dynamics and its applications in particle colliders and neutron star mergers. Gain insights into theoretical physics concepts and their real-world implications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perspectives and Discussion - Behaviorally Relevant Synaptic Plasticity Rules

Conference discussion on bridging timescales in neurobiology of learning, exploring mechanisms for synaptic plasticity and associative learning across molecular, cellular, and circuit levels to support long-term memory formation.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Input- and Target-Specific Synaptic Plasticity in Neocortical Networks During Sensory Learning - Alison Barth

Explore synaptic plasticity in neocortical networks during sensory learning, focusing on input and target specificity. Gain insights into neural mechanisms underlying learning and memory formation.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Directed Form of Synaptic Plasticity Produces Experience-Dependent Hippocampal Representations

Exploring synaptic plasticity's role in forming experience-dependent hippocampal representations, focusing on directed mechanisms and their impact on memory formation and neural encoding.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perspectives and Discussion - Synaptic Cooperativity-Independence

Discussion on synaptic cooperativity and independence in learning mechanisms, exploring how the brain associates events across various timescales despite limitations of known biological processes for synaptic changes.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Local Translation of Synaptopodin as a Synaptic-Tagging Mechanism

Explore synaptopodin's role in synaptic tagging for input-specific homeostatic plasticity. Discover mechanisms bridging neural events across timescales in learning and memory formation.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Behavioral Timescale Cooperativity and Competitive Synaptic Interactions - Thomas O'Dell (UCLA Med)

Explore synaptic interactions and behavioral timescale cooperativity in neurobiology, examining mechanisms that bridge neural events and long-term learning experiences across various timescales.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Needed to Drive Conceptual Advances About Learning

Exploring data needs for advancing learning theories, bridging timescales from milliseconds to weeks in neurobiology. Discusses mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and associative learning across molecular, cellular, and circuit levels.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perspectives and Discussion - Systems Consolidation

Explore systems consolidation in neurobiology with leading experts, discussing mechanisms of memory formation and storage across various timescales, from molecular to behavioral levels.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Diverse Mechanisms and Time-Scales of Local CaMKII Synthesis - Leslie Griffith

Exploring diverse mechanisms and timescales of local CaMKII synthesis in neurons, with implications for learning and memory formation across different temporal ranges.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hippocampal Network Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation - Azahara Oliva (Cornell)

Explore hippocampal network mechanisms underlying memory consolidation, focusing on timescales of plasticity and biological processes that bridge neural events across different temporal spans.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video