Simons Foundation Courses

Evolving Perspectives on Autism

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Explore the changing scientific understanding of autism spectrum disorders, their diagnosis, and treatment approaches through historical and contemporary research perspectives.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Visible Light Absorption by Alumina Aerosols

Explore the spectral absorption properties of alumina aerosols for stratospheric aerosol injection, featuring new photoacoustic spectrometer measurements and molecular-scale calculations to assess climate impacts.

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

Ice Nucleation Properties of Aerosol Particles for Potential Cirrus Cloud Thinning

Explore the potential of cirrus cloud thinning as a climate warming mitigation strategy through the study of ice nucleation properties of aerosol particles and their effectiveness in seeding cirrus clouds.

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

Evolution of Alternative Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Materials Under Simulated Stratospheric Ageing

Explore the chemical and physical properties of alternative solid materials for stratospheric aerosol injection, examining their radiation interactions and stability through advanced spectroscopic techniques and simulated stratospheric aging.

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

Solid Particles for Stratospheric Solar Geoengineering: Climatic Impacts and Chemical Uncertainties

Explore the viability of solid particles like alumina, calcite, and diamond as alternatives to sulfate aerosols for stratospheric solar geoengineering, examining climate impacts and chemical uncertainties through modeling and experiments.

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

Solid Material Integration into the CARMA Box Model and CESM2/CARMA

Explore the implementation of solid materials, particularly aluminum, into climate models using CARMA, examining aerosol properties, interactions with atmospheric chemistry, and comparisons between different materials like diamond and calcite.

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

Africa's Climate Response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Materials

Explore Africa's climate response to different stratospheric aerosol geoengineering materials through simulation data, examining temperature and precipitation impacts across the continent.

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

Practical Considerations for Risk Assessment of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Strategies

Explore the practical limitations of stratospheric aerosol injection for climate cooling, including technical, geopolitical, and economic constraints that impact risk assessment and feasibility.

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

Progress in Understanding the Potential for Cooling the Poles by Seeding Wintertime Mixed-Phase Clouds

Explore the viability of mixed-phase cloud thinning as a climate intervention technique to cool polar regions by enhancing ice formation in clouds, potentially counteracting rapid polar warming.

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

Exploring the Impacts of Absorbing and Scattering Stratospheric Aerosols with Planetary Cooling (April 24, 2025)

Explore the climate impacts of different stratospheric aerosols, examining how absorbing vs. scattering aerosols affect planetary cooling, ozone levels, tropical cyclones, and regional temperature and precipitation extremes.

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

The Glaciogenic Effect of Aerosols and Its Potential for Mixed-Phase Cloud Thinning

Explore the relationship between dust aerosols and cloud phase, examining how they influence cloud radiative effects and their potential application in climate intervention through mixed-phase cloud thinning.

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

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Across Scales: From Near-Field Agglomerates to Global Impacts

Explore the evolution of particle size distribution in stratospheric aerosol injection, from sub-grid processes to global impacts, focusing on how these factors influence climate models and radiative effects.

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

Sulfur Chemistry and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Following SO2 Emissions from a Degassing Volcano

Explore sulfur chemistry and aerosol-cloud interactions in volcanic degassing, focusing on Taal volcano's SO2 emissions and their impact on cloud formation, radiation, and atmospheric processes.

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

Using Single Particle Measurements of Aerosols to Evaluate Candidate Materials for Solar Radiation Management

Explore how single-particle trapping and spectroscopy evaluate aerosol materials for solar radiation management, including sulfate, diamond, and metal-oxide particles under various conditions.

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

Modeling Atmospheric Turbulence and Its Impacts on Plume Dispersion for Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

Explore the modeling of atmospheric turbulence for stratospheric aerosol injection, examining how turbulence affects plume evolution and impacts climate cooling strategies and potential side effects.

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