Aspen Center for Physics's series of public physics talks are free and open to the community. The winter series is made possible by the Nick and Maggie DeWolf Foundation, which has sponsored their winter public lecture series since its inception in 1985. The winter series runs select Wednesdays from Jan – Apr. The summer series is in memory of Heinz R. Pagels. The summer series runs on Wednesdays from late June to mid-August.
The Center opens to the public at 5:00 pm prior to each lecture and will serve tea and cookies. Tea is generously provided by Two Leaves and a Bud. The lectures start promptly at 5:30 pm. Parking is free at the Center, but limited, so Aspen Center for Physics suggests carpooling, taking the RFTA Cross Town shuttle, or the Downtowner.
Winter Public Lectures
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January 7, 2026 | Following the Neutrino Into Physics' Strangest Realms
January 14, 2026 | Training Sand to Think: AI and the Future of Science
February 4, 2026 | How AI is and isn't Revolutionizing Science
February 11, 2026 | Symmetry and Gravity: From Einstein to Today
February 25, 2026 | The Future of Time: Quantum Clocks and the Invisible Universe
March 4, 2026 | Live Fast, Die Young: The Meteoric Rise of Giant Galaxies
March 25, 2026 | The Power of Fluctuations in Life and Matter
April 1, 2026 | Altermagnetism: A Moonshot Discovery That Can Save or Doom Us
