Moira Weigel, Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Social Science (2023–24), describes her research into both the opportunities and the pitfalls of ride hailing and e-commerce platforms, and how IAS supported her work during her time as a new mother.
Institute Instances is a collection of 1–2 minute video snapshots of scholars, administrators, and visitors to the Institute for Advanced Study answering a question (or two) about their work at IAS. Viewed individually, these clips allow audiences to get to know the people who are, in the words of Founding IAS Director Abraham Flexner, "pushing beyond the present limits of human knowledge" through advancements in science and the humanities. Taken together, these "instances" of Institute life are designed to show how everyone can play a role in actualizing discovery, and to celebrate a community devoted to excellence in scholarship.