Tomorrow: Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan returns for night two of the 30th Ulam Lecture Series with a talk on aging, death, and the science of longevity. The knowledge of aging and death has driven human culture, including our religions, ever since we became aware of our

Tomorrow: Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan opens the 30th Ulam Lecture Series with a look inside the ribosome — the molecular machine that makes life possible. Ramakrishnan will provide a history of molecular visualization, and discuss how his team determined the atomic

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SFI President David Krakauer joins StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson to discuss emergence and the scientific frameworks that help us search for order in the complexity of evolving worlds. Watch the full interview:

It might start as a joke, belief, or rumor. At first, its easy to dismiss. But then it gains a twist, builds momentum, and spreads like wildfire. What causes some ideas to die out while others take over the internet?. A new study published in Physical Review Letters offers a

Unfold the history of proteins and you find rich, unexplained complexity. This August, an SFI working group co-organized by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (@ELSI_origins) and the School of Complex Adaptive Systems at Arizona State University (@ASU_SCAS) brought

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Applications are open for the 2026 cohort of SFI Complexity Postdoctoral Fellows. The fellowships offer early-career scholars the opportunity to join a collaborative research community that nurtures creative, transdisciplinary thought in pursuit of key insights about complex

In an essay for The New Yorker, SFI External Professor Dan Rockmore reflects on how generative AI is becoming a creative partner in research — not just answering prompts, but offering them — while placing it in the long tradition of tools, from writing to the printing press, that.

Reserve your free tickets to SFI’s 30th Ulam Lecture Series with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan, August 25 and 26, 7:30pm at @TheLensic. One night on decoding life’s machinery — the ribosome — and one on the science of aging. Join us in person or watch online on SFI's

Collaborate with researchers from around the world. Chart your own transdisciplinary path. Applications for the 2026 Santa Fe Institute Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships are open!. With competitive salary, collaborative and discretionary funds, a generous benefits package

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In this SFI seminar, freelance journalist and 2025 SFI Journalism Fellow George Musser explores how puzzles in fundamental physics often hinge on the nature of the observer. Drawing from his 2023 book “Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation,” Musser frames these puzzles through

The Summer 2025 issue of Parallax is here! Explore the latest research, ideas, and voices from the Santa Fe Institute community in our quarterly newsletter. Read the new issue online now.

Direct your own research. Forge lifelong transdisciplinary connections. Apply for the 2026 Santa Fe Institute Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI is looking for recent PhD graduates with strong quantitative and computational skills interested in theoretical collaborative

Metascience — the study of how science works — is gaining urgency, and will be essential for navigating an uncertain future. In his latest Undark column, SFI Resident Professor Brandon Ogbunu explores how metascience offers critical insights into the structures, incentives, and

🚨New survey reveals minimum tariff concerns amid growing economic momentum. A new nationwide August survey of America’s Main Street small businesses revealed muted concerns about the @POTUS Administration’s tariff actions, as business owners prepare for coming growth.

In this SFI seminar, @QuantaMagazine senior video producer and 2025 SFI Journalism Fellow Emily Buder shows how animation and cinematic storytelling can translate complex ideas — like quantum gravity — into layered, resonant narratives without losing intellectual depth.

SFI President David Krakauer discusses the distinction between knowledge and intelligence in the age of AI, the concept of “exbodiment,” and what true emergence might mean for large language models. Watch the full interview with Machine Learning Street Talk:

The Santa Fe Institute is now accepting applications for the 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships!. Complexity fellows contribute to SFI’s research and collaborate with leading researchers worldwide. If you recently completed your PhD in any scientific discipline and are

In this seminar, SFI External Professor Dmitri Tymoczko (Princeton University) explores universal mathematical structures underlying music’s fundamental elements: pulse, pitch, and transformed repetition. As well as its implications for how we understand music and broader

This spring, SFI’s Board of Trustees elected Ian McKinnon and Sam Peters as Chair and Vice-Chair. Long-time SFI supporters with New Mexico roots, they bring decades of insight, generosity, and leadership to their new roles, alongside a renewed term for SFI President David

Catch up on our most recent Community Lecture: "Whom Do We Trust? How AI Is (Re)Shaping Our Interactions Today" with @gilliantett. This was the third of six community lectures for 2025, and all are available to watch on SFI’s YouTube channel. Watch here:

Tomorrow: the 3rd event in SFI’s 2025 Community Lecture Series!. Join us at the Lensic Performing Arts Center for Gillian Tett’s lecture, “Whom Do We Trust? How AI Is (Re)Shaping Our Interactions Today” — 7:30pm. Free tickets: or watch the live stream on

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