Two Science Inspired Talks by a Poet and a Philosopher, Thursday, April 19, 2018.

The Simons Center Art and Science Program is pleased to announce two talks on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Two Science Inspired Talks by a Poet and a Philosopher By Amy Catanzano, 2018 Inaugural Poet in Residence, and Robert Crease, Professor of Philosphy, Stony Brook University. Visit https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/25297 for more information Robert Crease: The Beauty of Experiments, 3:30 … Read more

GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPES: April 5  – May 30, 2018; Opening Reception May 3, 2018

The Simons Center Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPES, a solo exhibition featuring work by the artist and mathematician Nikolay Bogoliubov. Simons Center Gallery, Stony Brook, NY April 5  – May 30, 2018 Opening Reception                      Thursday, May 3, 2018 Reception: 5:00 … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Kip Thorne, April 19 and 20, 2018

Date: Thursday April 19, 2018 Lecture: 12:00 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium Title: Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Abstract: There are only two types of waves that can propagate across the universe: Electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves. Galileo initiated electromagnetic astronomy 400 years ago, by pointing a telescope … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Carl Safina, March 19 and 23, 2018

The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr. Carl Safina, Author, Conservationist and Endowed Professor Title: Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel General Public Lecture, Monday, March 19, 2018: 5:30 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium (Reception at 5:00pm) Special Presentation for High School Students, Friday, March 23, 2018: 11:00 am, Simons Center Della … Read more

2017 Playwriting Competition – Winners Announced

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics are pleased to announce the winners of the Fifth Annual Science Playwriting Competition Stony Brook University is at the forefront in finding new and interesting channels for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. By bringing science and theatre together, this competition has … Read more

Premiere Screening of Galois: Story of a Revolutionary Mathematician, Tuesday October 17

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, and the Art and Science program, is honored to host the premiere screening of a new film about Évariste Galois. GALOIS.  Story of a Revolutionary Mathematician Premiere Screening Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Reception – 5:30pm, SCGP Lobby Film Screening – 6:00pm, Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 (56 minutes) … Read more

Quantum Poetics: A Talk and Poetry Reading by Poet Amy Catanzano, October 18

Simons Center Art and Science Program 2017 Simons Center ArtSci Lecture Series Presents Poet Amy Catanzano Curated by Lorraine Walsh Quantum Poetics: A Talk and Poetry Reading Wednesday, October 18, 2017 3:00 pm, SCGP 102 Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Amy Catanzano, Assistant Professor of English in Creative Writing, Poet-in-Residence, Co-Director, Dillon Johnston Writers … Read more

Simons Center Art Program Summer 2017 Tuesday Concerts

Summer 2017 Tuesday Concerts The Art Program at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University is pleased to present a new music series free and open to the public: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 THE EARLY BIRD JAZZ BAND 5:30 – 6:00 pm: Reception in the Simons Center Lobby and Gallery 6:00 … Read more

Film Screening of “Whispers of String Theory”, Thursday July 27

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Art and Science Program presents, Film screening of “Whispers of String Theory” Author, Director, Producer: Ekaterina Eremenko Camera: Irina Shatalova Music: Arthur Khayrullin Duration: 24 min 30 sec Thursday, July 27, 2017 5:00 pm The Della Pietra Family Auditorium Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Stony Brook University … Read more