Ideas

Explore firsthand accounts of research and questions posed by IAS scientists and scholars. From art history to string theory, from moral anthropology to the long-term fate of the universe, contributions span the last decade to the research of today.

Social Science

Sex and Secularism

By Joan Wallach Scott

Joan Wallach Scott, Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science, has authored Sex and Secularism (Princeton University Press, 2017), which draws on a wealth of scholarship by second-wave feminists and historians of religion, race, and...

Artist in Residence

The Patternmakers: Season 2

By David Lang

In this public lecture, Artist-in-Residence David Lang gives an overview of the concerts he has curated for the 2017–18 Edward T. Cone Concert Series season. Lang continues the programming concept introduced last season, which emphasizes the use of...

Mathematics

Remembering Vladimir Voevodsky, 1966–2017

On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the Institute hosted a gathering in remembrance of Vladimir Voevodsky, Professor in the School of Mathematics. Friends, family, and the Institute community convened to celebrate his life and legacy.

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The Institute Woods

Photographs by Vladimir Voevodsky

Vladimir Voevodsky, a truly extraordinary and original mathematician, was also an avid photographer who enjoyed capturing the diverse wildlife of the Institute Woods.

The History and Mission of the Institute

By Robbert Dijkgraaf

Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director and Leon Levy Professor, gives a talk to incoming scholars on the history and mission of the Institute during Welcome Day on September 25, 2017.

Founders’ Statement on America and Higher Learning

“It is fundamental in our purpose, and our express desire, that in the appointments to the staff and faculty as well as in the admission of workers and students, no account shall be taken, directly or indirectly, of race, religion, or sex. We feel strongly that the spirit characteristic of America at its noblest . . .

Historical Studies

Amy Sillman: The ALL-OVER

By Yve-Alain Bois

Yve-Alain Bois, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, has coauthored Amy Sillman: The ALL-OVER (Dancing Foxes Press/Portikus, 2017), a comprehensive overview of artist Amy Sillman's most recent bodies of work, including painting and...

Historical Studies

The Expanding Blaze

By Jonathan Israel

Jonathan Israel, Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies, has authored The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775–1848 (Princeton University Press, 2017), a sweeping history of how the American Revolution...

Historical Studies

Ed Ruscha: Extremes and In-betweens

By Yve-Alain Bois

Yve-Alain Bois, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, and Ben Eastham have authored Ed Ruscha: Extremes and In-betweens (Rizzoli, September 2017), which distills the archetypal signs and symbols of the American vernacular into typographic...

Natural Sciences

Particle Physics at the LHC and Beyond

PiTP 2017, titled "Particle Physics at the LHC and Beyond," took place from July 17 to July 28, 2017, and covered topics ranging from experimental results in particle physics to prospects for physics beyond the standard model.

The Strong CP Problem...