We trust our memories because they feel natural, and we trust time because it seems to flow in only one direction. Physics, however, allows for stranger possibilities that challenge our intuition. In ...

A new study co-authored by SFI External Professor Laura Fortunato (University of Oxford), challenges a long-standing claim that polygynous marriage, where men have multiple wives, creates a surplus of ...

The human brain is astonishingly efficient. It runs on about 20 watts, roughly the power required to keep a dim bulb lit. Over the last three decades, computer scientists in a field called ...

Francis Spufford, the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, is the newest Miller Scholar at the Santa Fe Institute. “I recognized him as a kindred spirit,” says SFI President David ...

Each year, several dozen people from across the United Kingdom are recognized for extraordinary achievements and service in the New Year Honours List. The 2026 List, compiled by King Charles III and ...

This event is closed to the public. This working group explores how systems ranging from neural networks to fish schools and human organizations shift between uncertain states and symmetry-broken ...

I’m sitting in my office on January 9, 2026, looking out at snow on the ground and trees and mountains, more snow coming down, lots of excellent snow, finally! After a delayed start to winter, it has ...

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of many NIH Institutes and Centers. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support ...

“Rising Stars: An Academic and Research Career Workshop for Computational and Data Sciences” will be an intensive, two-day workshop held at the Santa Fe Institute for early career researches in ...

David Wolpert. “Conference: NeST: Neuromorphic Stochastic Thermodynamics Workshop at SFI.” National Science Foundation. $49,373 for one year. Melanie Mitchell and David Krakauer. “Building Diverse ...

FRI, APRIL 24 Santa Fe Institute, Gurley Forum at the Miller Campus Late Morning, shuttles to Miller campus from hotel Lunch, 12:00 - 1:00 PM Talks, 1:00-5:00 PM (with break) Reception + Dinner, ...