Chalk Talks
Friends of KITP have the opportunity to spend an evening four to five times a year with some of the world’s most exciting theoretical physicists, sharing refreshments and conversation about big questions such as how the universe began, how stars and planets form, how the brain works, and where dark matter lurks!
Frequent Chalk Talks allow Friends of KITP to stay current on the latest breakthroughs in science through engaging and informal presentations by KITP’s leading visiting scientists. In keeping with the custom of the academic physics community, these presentations are informal and questions are encouraged during and after the talk.
Chalk Talks Archive
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Claire Wyart | August 13, 2025 | When "Decoding Body Language" Becomes Serious Science: How Posture and Spine Shape Reflect Our Inner States | |
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Ruth Murray-Clay | May 15, 2025 | Making Chemically Diverse Planets out of Average Galactic Material | |
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Urban Seifert | September 19, 2024 | The Moiré the Merrier | |
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Nathaniel Craig | May 29, 2024 | The Muon Shot & the Future of Particle Physics | |
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Susan Clark | March 5, 2024 | Mapping cosmic magnetism in the space between the stars | |
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Dmitri "Mitya" Chklovskii | November 29, 2023 | Can Brain Science Help Advance Artificial Intelligence? |