Harvard University

Raj Chetty·Harvard University

Professor Raj Chetty delivers a keynote address on leveraging large-scale data to analyze and inform policies for improving economic mobility through higher education.

Vivek Shende·Harvard University

Vivek Shende explores the topological algebra inherent in the symplectic geometry of symmetric powers, extending the framework to an open 2D topological field theory without explicit Lagrangian construction.

Yasaman Bahri·Harvard University

Yasaman Bahri of Google DeepMind discusses the spontaneous emergence of intricate geometric structures in large language models, reflecting the semantic and conceptual organization of natural language.

Steven Pinker·Harvard University

Applies modern syntax, psycholinguistics, and the 'curse of knowledge' to explain why academic prose turns turgid and how classic style restores clarity.

Yann LeCun·Harvard University

Critiques autoregressive token prediction on high-dimensional sensory streams and proposes Joint Embedding Predictive Architectures (JEPA) for hierarchical planning.

Claudia Goldin·Harvard University

Traces two centuries of archival data on female labor participation, marriage bars, birth-control timing, and 'greedy jobs' driving persistent earnings gaps.