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Public Lectures
A recent initiative, joint with the Friends of Stanford Mathematics, is a series of lectures, for the public, by outstanding mathematicians, who are also wonderful communicators.
To view the video of a past lecture, head to our videos page or select the lecture below and scroll to the bottom of the individual lecture page.
These lectures are free and open to all. If you wish to stay informed about upcoming public lectures, please click here to subscribe to our email list: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/mathpubliclecture
Upcoming Public Lecture Events
May
19
Date
Tue May 19th 2026, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Room 111
Speaker
Richard Schwartz (Brown University)
Past Speakers
Professor of Computer Sciences
Professor of Mathematics
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Statistics
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Statistics
Research Scientist
Professor of Mathematics
Math Educator, 3Blue1Brown
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Past Public Lecture Events
Date
Thu October 5th 2017, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Robbert Dijkgraaf (Institute for Advanced Study)
Date
Thu February 2nd 2017, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
CEMEX Auditorium
Speaker
Ingrid Daubechies (Duke University)
Date
Thu November 3rd 2016, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Jordan Ellenberg (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Date
Thu May 5th 2016, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Susan Holmes (Stanford University)
Date
Thu April 21st 2016, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Matthew Brown (Director)
Date
Thu December 3rd 2015, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Hewlett Building, Room 200
Speaker
Tadashi Tokieda (Stanford University)
Date
Tue May 19th 2015, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Peter Sarnak (IAS, Princeton University)
Date
Tue November 4th 2014, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Tadashi Tokieda (Stanford University)
Date
Wed April 16th 2014, 7:30pm
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium
Speaker
Étienne Ghys (UMPA, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon)