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The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) in Berkeley, California (formerly MSRI). Learn more at slmath.org or http://linktr.ee/mathmoves.
Join us Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 2-3pm Pacific for a special seminar, "The future of formal mathematics is here", by Tudor Achim, Co-Founder and CEO of Harmonic, whose formal reasoning model Aristotle achieved gold medal equivalent performance on the 2025 IMO: www.slmath.org/seminars/28957.
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Apply now for SLMath Membership in Fall 2026 research programs - Motivic Homotopy Theory and Representation Theory Under the Influence of Quantum Field Theory. Deadlines for Research Professors: Oct. 1, Research Members and Postdoctoral Fellows: Nov. 1, 2025. Learn more: www.slmath.org/membership.
September 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
SLMath and the Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics (ICARM) will host an interactive workshop on Lean for PDEs by Rémy Degenne (University of Lille) and Michael Rothgang (Universität Bonn) on October 6-7-9 in Berkeley, CA and online. Details: www.slmath.org/workshops/1180
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SLMath is accepting applications for Fall 2026 membership at www.mathjobs.org/jobs/SLMath for our semester programs in Berkeley, CA. Themes: "Representation Theory Under the Influence of Quantum Field Theory" & "Motivic Homotopy Theory: Connections and Applications". Learn more: www.slmath.org/apply
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
SLMath (MSRI) announces three new research initiatives in Berkeley, California: Call for Proposals for AxIOM month-long programs to begin in Spring 2027, and applications for Summer 2026 PROOF and LATTICE independent research groups. Learn more at www.slmath.org/news-and-eve....
August 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Courtesy of our deputy director, the reverse is now on display for our Fall 2025 visitors arriving later this month to enjoy. Thank you for the reminder, it has not been displayed in reverse for over a decade!
August 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
One of @gwenbeads.bsky.social's beautiful mathematical quilts hangs in the Austine McDonnell Hearst Library at SLMath (MSRI), where it has been enjoyed by many of our visitors over the years. She has shared more about it here: www.beadinfinitum.com/GwenGallery/....
August 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Double the π, double the fun: this weekend, we celebrate #TauDay 6.28, which means it's time for our annual puzzle contest! We welcome your support and invite all to join the contest by July 13, with this year's guest puzzlemaster, Peter Winkler: www.slmath.org/news-and-eve....
June 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Journalist Siobhan Roberts, a regular NY Times contributor and biographer, speaks with mathematician Annachiara Piubello about math and music, puzzles, the universe, and more in the latest SLMath in Conversation: www.slmath.org/news-and-eve...
June 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Register now for SLMath Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 connections and introductory workshops: https://mailchi.mp/slmath/2025-26-workshops-connections-introductory. All events are free and take place in Berkeley, CA and on Zoom. The funding application deadline for Fall 2025 workshops is June 20, 2025.
May 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Read our newest scholar interview series in partnership with 2024-25 SLMath Journalist-in-Residence Siobhan Roberts, a regular NY Times contributor and biographer. This month, Roberts talked to geometric analyst and Fall 2024 visitor Zihui Zhao (Johns Hopkins U.): www.slmath.org/news-and-eve...
April 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
SLMath upcoming free events in Berkeley, CA: Wed 4/30 Young People's Symphony Orchestra chamber music concert - Thurs 5/1 "Roger Antonsen: Emerging Complexity" art opening reception - Tues 5/6 "Uniform Convergence" play by SLMath postdoc Corrine Yap. All are welcome: www.slmath.org/news-and-eve...
April 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The 2025 #MathicalBooks are here! 27 books for ages 2-18 with inspiring math content have been named Mathical Award Winners and Mathical Honor Books by our selection committee of mathematicians, librarians, educators, & early childhood experts. Get the list: www.mathicalbooks.org/2025/02/2025...
February 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Journeys of Black Mathematicians, a 2-part documentary by Zala Films, is now available for digital purchase/rental and on DVD, and has begun airing via US public television in 48 states. Free access may be available for a limited time via www.pbs.org/show/journey.... More details: www.jbmfilm.com.
February 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Reminder: Apply by Feb. 4 for SLMath's ADJOINT 2025 Summer Research for individual mathematicians and statisticians + small independent groups taking place June 30-July 11th in Berkeley, California. View full details: mailchi.mp/slmath/adjoi.... Direct link to apply: www.mathprograms.org/db/SLMath
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For those in Seattle, join us for a free public screening (#JMM2025 conference registration not required) of Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways, our newest documentary with Zala Films, TODAY (Saturday 1/11) at 11:30am, Seattle Convention Center Arch at 705 Pike, Room 4C-3 (Level 4).
January 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Apply by February 4, 2025, for SLMath's 2025 ADJOINT + Self-ADJOINT program, hosting individuals and small groups of US mathematicians/statisticians for collaborative research on site at SLMath followed by yearlong opportunities. Join us in Berkeley 6/30-7/11 - details at: slmath.org/adjoint
January 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
SLMath News: mailchi.mp/slmath/slmat.... Featuring Fall 2024 research programs, Zala Films' Journeys of Black Mathematicians film premiere / US public TV broadcast, reflections from Journalist in Residence Siobhan Roberts, Spring workshops in Berkeley, and updates from #MathicalBooks & Numberphile.
December 20, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Applications from individual US mathematicians and statisticians & independent groups of 3-5 researchers for the upcoming 2025 ADJOINT & Self-ADJOINT program are open through Feb. 4, 2025. Participants spend 2 weeks at SLMath (formerly MSRI) in Berkeley 6/30-7/11 - details at www.slmath.org/adjoint.
December 13, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Hello to our followers here with some blue skies over the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute in Berkeley! We'll be sharing news of SLMath opportunities for the mathematics community as well as the #MathicalBooks Book Prize for PreK-12th grade readers, upcoming films, public events & more.
November 27, 2024 at 5:01 PM