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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

🧠 Today at Fields, we’re hosting BrainModes 2025! This annual international conference brings together researchers to explore innovative ways of understanding complex brain activity through modelling and multimodal neuroscience data. Great energy, great discussions—here are some photos from the day!

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 Margaret Sinclair Award Lecture was recently delivered by the winner, Andrijana (Andie) Burazin (pictured with Deputy Director Patrick Ingram). Dr. Burazin won for her dedication to community building and improving communication in math.

Learn more: www.fields.utoronto.ca/talks/Margar...

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

🧠 We’re thrilled to welcome theoretical neuroscientist Karl Friston to the Fields Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series!
Dr. Friston will deliver three lectures exploring brain function, active inference, and artificial curiosity.

Register today:
www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/25-26/Friston

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you, President Woodin and Minister Quinn, for participating in last night's Fields Medal Symposium: Abacus Medal honouring Mark Braverman. It was an honour to have you at the Institute

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 16d

📣 Join us tomorrow for Student Night at the Fields Medal Symposium, where you’ll get the chance to meet and speak with Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman!

Register now to secure your spot: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activ.../25-...

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DrPamB @drpamb.bsky.social · 16d

We’re (@fieldsinstitute.bsky.social) doing a thing for this - and it’s fully online! Check it out on October 6th! More details to come. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...

Canada’s Leaders in STEM Education Come Together for Science Literacy Week 2025

GlobeNewswire Press Release.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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DrPamB @drpamb.bsky.social · 16d

Taking place this week so there’s still time to get involved! (Including a student night tomorrow - Wednesday, Sept 24.

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

🏅 We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium! Be sure to join us on September 23, for ‘How Do You Measure Surprise?’, a Public Opening talk by Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman.

Learn more and register today! ➡️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

🏅 We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium! Be sure to join us on September 23, for ‘How Do You Measure Surprise?’, a Public Opening talk by Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman.

Learn more and register today! ➡️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 22d

🎱✨ Yesterday, Fields staff and friends gathered at Pool Hop Social for a fun afternoon out. Between a few friendly games of pool, tasty appetizers, and lots of laughs, it was the perfect way to relax and spend time together outside of the office!

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

🏅 We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium! Be sure to join us on September 23, for ‘How Do You Measure Surprise?’, a Public Opening talk by Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman.

Learn more and register today! ➡️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · Sep 9

Something exciting is brewing this October at @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social. Think #math, books, and the stories behind them.

Anthony Bonato, @profnoahgian.bsky.social, and I are co-organizing a celebration of popular mathematics, featuring authors who have turned big ideas into page-turning reads.

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 9

📬 September is here, and so is Fields' latest newsletter!

Catch up on the latest research programs, events, and news from our community, including a special highlight of the upcoming Fields Medal Symposium celebrating Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman!

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 5

Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation that now underpins much of mathematics and physics. The calculation, called the Fourier transform, decomposes any function into its parts.

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What Is the Fourier Transform? | Quanta Magazine

Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation that now underpins much of mathematics and physics. The calculation, called the Fourier transform, de...

www.quantamagazine.org

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 4

The 2026 Fields Undergraduate Summer Research Program (FUSRP) is now accepting applications for supervisors and project proposals!

The deadline for applications is October 27, 2025. Apply today! survey.alchemer.com/s3/8398164/F...

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3

💸 📊 As part of our 2025-2026 Quantitative Finance Seminar, Fields is hosting "A Dynamic Model for Open Banking" with speaker Christoph Frei!

Secure your spot today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 27

💡✨ This week, Fields is hosting the Workshop on Topological Data Analysis, bringing together researchers exploring the connections between topology and data science. As part of the program, we’re proud to feature the Coxeter Lecture Series with Prof. Carina Curto.

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢 Exciting news! India has launched its first privately funded mathematics research institute, the Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute. Congratulations to Professor Kumar Murty, former Director of the Fields Institute, on becoming its founding director!

India gets its first privately funded institute for maths research | India News - Times of India

India News: Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava urges India to rediscover the joy of mathematics as exploration, advocating for classroom overhauls and teacher train

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 19

⚡️🤖 Last week, we hosted the AI Math Leadership Academy for Teachers! Educators learned new tools to help motivate Black and other minority students to study advanced math by leveraging their curiosity about AI.

We’re excited to see the impact they will bring to their classrooms and communities!

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 12

🕸️ From social networks to urban planning, graph theory is everywhere. Explore how this branch of mathematics helps us understand and shape the world around us:

How Does Graph Theory Shape Our World? | Quanta Magazine

Maria Chudnovsky reflects on her journey in graph theory, her groundbreaking solution to the long-standing perfect graph problem, and the unexpected ways this abstract field intersects with everyday l...

www.quantamagazine.org

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌳🎭 A night out to remember!

Recently, our Toronto-based FUSRP cohort and Fields staff took a trip to High Park to see Romeo and Juliet under the stars at the outdoor theatre. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this lovely evening of Shakespeare, summer air, and community!

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 6

☀️🍉 With summer in full swing and our Focus Program on Algebraic Topology wrapping up, we celebrated with some classic summertime treats—watermelon, popsicles, and lemonade!

It was a great chance for participants to relax, mingle, and catch up with colleagues as the Program came to a close.

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 5

💡 A major leap for mathematics!

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. Now, a major advance has opened up new worlds for them to explore.

Mathematicians Just Cracked a Legendary Problem—Here’s Why It Matters

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore

www.scientificamerican.com

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 30

Abacus Medal recipient Mark Braverman has made many breakthroughs in his field. Watch as he explains his work with the help of his two small assistants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPSv...

Register today for the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium, where we will be celebrating his work: shorturl.at/q4NbR

Abacus Medal: Mark Braverman

YouTube video by Simons Foundation

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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 29

🌐 How can Canada help steer global trade away from crisis?

Jordan Brennan, Head of Thought Leadership at RBC, recently joined us for our Fields-CFI Roundtable on Trade War Fallout and shares their thoughts on how Canada can play a key role in avoiding a “world war of trade”.

Trade Zone: T Avoiding World War of Trade

Canada needs more than a ‘Plan A’ in a fragmented global trade order

www.rbc.com

The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 23

🧠💡Meet the scientist who developed a new way to understand communication. Mark Braverman was awarded the 2022 IMU Abacus Medal for his groundbreaking work: shorturl.at/bYJGG

Register today for the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium, where we will be celebrating his work: shorturl.at/q4NbR

Mark Braverman Wins the IMU Abacus Medal | Quanta Magazine

Mark Braverman has spent his career translating thorny problems into the language of information complexity.

www.quantamagazine.org