Cover of Fall 2020 Issue

The Institute Letter Fall 2020

Cover for the Institute Letter Fall 2020

The Institute Letter Fall 2020

The Institute Letter publishes firsthand accounts of research and questions posed by IAS scientists and scholars, reports on breakthroughs and fields of study, and shares news of the Institute community.

Using Computation to Understand Why Black Holes Shine

by James Stone

Democracy’s Big Secret

by Michael G. Hanchard

Simulating Reality: Where Games and Science Meet

by Jeffrey Fung

Q&A with Carissa Harris

The Evolution of New Coronaviruses and the Pandemic

by Raúl Rabadán

Q&A with Natalie Paquette

IAS Welcomes New and Returning Scholars for 2020–21 Academic Year

Q&A with Allen Yuan

News of the Institute Community

Peter Paret (1924–2020)

Q&A with Diana Graizbord