Dr. Maya Fishbach (CITA) summarized what gravitational waves are, how we detect them, and what they teach us about black holes, progenitor stars, and cosmic expansion history in the latest #KITP Public Lecture. Watch "Listening to Black Holes with Gravitational Waves" to learn more

Welcome to the Generative AI for High & Low Energy Physics (#genai25) program at KITP! November 3 - December 19, 2025 Learn more: buff.ly/HO2pqVH

The Frontiers of Programmable Quantum Dynamics: Advances and Applications conference has concluded today, and recorded talks are now available to watch at buff.ly/2lD7WTC and buff.ly/AXJjS4e Watch more talks from the associated program online at buff.ly/QHE8YtH 🧪

Welcome to the Stellar-Mass Black Holes at the Nexus of Optical, X-ray, and Gravitational Wave Surveys (#stellarbh25) program at KITP! October 27, 2025 - December 19, 2025 Learn more: buff.ly/F4Tqqun 🧪

Welcome to all participants joining the #KITP conference on Frontiers of Programmable Quantum Dynamics: Advances and Applications! 🧪 Learn more: buff.ly/B9VNeWi and stay tuned for recorded talks at buff.ly/WL8Hp30 + buff.ly/OugAt1C

Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk, "Learnable and unlearnable in quantum dynamics" by Matteo Ippoliti (Texas), coordinator of the Learning the Fine Structure of Quantum Dynamics in Programmable Quantum Matter #finestructure25 program 🧪

#NobelPrize. Le Prix Nobel de physique 2025 est décerné à John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret et John M. Martinis "pour la découverte de l'effet tunnel quantique macroscopique et de la quantification de l'énergie dans un circuit électrique"

Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on quantum mechanics

A rewarding dissertation on the strong nuclear force news.ucsb.edu/2025/022040/...

Welcome to the Learning the Fine Structure of Quantum Dynamics in Programmable Quantum Matter (#finestructure25) program at KITP! September 29 - October 30, 2025 Learn more: buff.ly/YxpSsrK 🧪

Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk by Michael Gullans (QuICS) and learn about "The limits and applications of noisy quantum dynamics" 🧪

Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk by Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia) and learn how extreme plasma physics drives the intense luminosity and jet creation of black holes and neutron stars 🧪 youtu.be/ZAqCIXgDP1s

The Quantum Many-body Physics through the Lens of Quantum Error Correction conference has concluded, but recorded talks are available to watch online and the associated program continues next week at KITP: buff.ly/uBcflHC buff.ly/Ez0vvAz #stablephases-c25 🧪

Welcome to the Quantum Many-body Physics through the Lens of Quantum Error Correction (#stablephases-c25) Conference at #KITP Recorded talks will be available to watch at buff.ly/dUkQjpU + buff.ly/AODznbi Learn more at: buff.ly/hDpnfgX 🧪

Was an action packed and exciting 5 weeks spent at @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social for the #kitp_qbio program! Looking forward to seeing where active sensing navigates to in the coming years

The Frontiers of Relativistic Plasma Physics in Astrophysics and Laboratory Experiments(#extremeplasma25) conference has concluded, but the associated program continues next week! buff.ly/zcC1bU6 Catch up on the recorded conference talks at buff.ly/5Xi6Zw8 🧪 buff.ly/CxHkUA4 #icymi

UCSB's Gary Horowitz has been awarded the 2025 Dirac Medal, a prestigious honor recognizing his groundbreaking work in gravitational physics and string theory 🏆 Full story: ow.ly/70G450WHCcq

KITP conferences are special. Early career researchers will find ample opportunities to interact and build new relationships, and more senior scientists will find themselves rejuvenated. Hit me up if you have questions, and please SPREAD THE WORD!

Check out the @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social conference we're (Vashan Wright, Sujit Datta, Nathalie Vriend) organizing: www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/s... for THIS JANUARY 6-9! Geoscientists, physicists and engineers: are you intellectually adventurous and been wondering "is this all there is?" 🧪

Welcome to the Noise-robust Phases of Quantum Matter (#stablephases25 ) program at KITP! August 19, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025 Learn more: buff.ly/4ISF2zj 🧪

Welcome to the Frontiers of Relativistic Plasma Physics in Astrophysics and Laboratory Experiments (#extremeplasma-c25 ) Conference at #KITP Recorded talks will be available to watch at buff.ly/5Xi6Zw8 + buff.ly/Pke4LL8 Learn more at: buff.ly/YFJxLbV 🧪

Claire Wyart (@institutducerveau.bsky.social) discusses how small neurons in the spinal cord act as mechanosensors to detect spinal compression and modulate appropriate responses in the latest Friends of #KITP Chalk Talk: "When 'Decoding Body Language' Becomes Serious Science" 🧪

Since its creation by Bill Paxton, the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) has illuminated the lives of stars and become a staple for stellar scientists: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/12/a... #science #astrophysics

The always photogenic Kohn Hall (KITP in Santa Barbara).

The faculty papers of renowned theoretical physicist and string theorist Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018) are now available for research. Polchinski was a professor of physics @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social and member of @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social. #ucsblibrary #ucsb #ucsantabarbara #physics #stringtheory

Watch yesterday's #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk on Low- and high-level neural control of active sensing by David Kleinfeld (@ucsandiego.bsky.social), coordinator of the Neurophysics of Active Sensing #neurosensing25 program 🧪 buff.ly/qIb51kS

5-minute chalk talk with @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social QBIO team today discussing my work with hawkmoths, visuomotor control, and pattern vision 🦋👁️🌺

KITP permanent member "David Gross, who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics, signs the Declaration for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Chicago, July 16, 2025." (Davis Winkie/USA TODAY) @usatoday.com 🧪 www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...

"The Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War issued a declaration Wednesday..." KITP Permanent Faculty member David Gross pictured.

Welcome to the Relativistic Plasma Physics: From the Lab to the Cosmos (#extremeplasma25) program at KITP! July 21 - September 25, 2025 Learn more: buff.ly/lmMOG5d 🧪

Like condensates, ideas and discussion only nucleate under the right conditions. Huge thanks to the organizers and participants of Principles Shaping Biomolecular Condensates @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social for an incredible month of fantastic conditions!

Welcome to the Neurophysics of Active Sensing (#neurosensing25) program at KITP! July 14 - August 15, 2025 Learn more: buff.ly/CaG0kzY 🧪

Join the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, a Vibrant Community of Planetary Astronomers: www.hsfoundation.org/news-stories...

New KITP Program! #COGNITION27 Statistical Physics & Neurobiology of Learning in High-Level Cognition Dates: 6/21/2027 - 7/29/2027 buff.ly/RA3LSyE

New KITP Program! #QCOSMOLOGY27 Quantum Cosmology: From Foundations to Observations Dates: 5/24/2027 - 7/15/2027 buff.ly/FWwijQw

New KITP Program! #COMBGEOM27 Combinatorics and Geometries for Particle Physics and Cosmology Dates: 4/26/2027 - 6/17/2027 buff.ly/9vPDwWe

New KITP Program! #QGEOMETRY27 Quantum Geometry Meets Correlation, Symmetry Breaking and Topology Dates: 3/15/2027 - 5/20/2027 buff.ly/N3UZFnz

New KITP Program! #MASSIVESTARS27 The Dynamic Lives and Deaths of Massive Stars Dates: 3/1/2027 - 4/22/2027 buff.ly/VuaGzBA

New KITP Program! #COSMICRAYS27 Cosmic Rays in Astrophysical Systems: From the Sun to Galaxies and Beyond Dates: 1/4/2027 - 3/11/2027 buff.ly/xcFx8uC

New KITP Program! #CORRELATORS27 Energy Correlators and Detector Operators: From Colliders to the Cosmos Dates: 1/4/2027 - 2/25/2027 buff.ly/05k58Pu

New KITP Program! #ULTRACOLD26 Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information Dates: 10/26/2026 - 12/3/2026 buff.ly/NqkrqUe

New KITP Program! #EXPLODE26 Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients Dates: 10/26/2026 - 12/18/2026 buff.ly/xjyjIxx

Can't say enough about the Condensates program at @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social. Invigorating discussions, fantastic facilities, and a beautiful location (a place I consider "home"). Thanks to @weber-lab.bsky.social, @jerelleaj.bsky.social, @zwickergroup.bsky.social, and Frank Julicher for organizing!

New KITP Program! #FRAC26 Engineering Fractionalization in Quantum Many-Body Systems: From New Quantum Materials to Quantum Simulators Dates: 8/24/2026 - 10/22/2026 buff.ly/zRr2CFr

New KITP Program! #AIQMATTER26 AI for Quantum Matter Dates: 7/27/2026 - 10/8/2026 buff.ly/N7hkYC3

New KITP Program! #MORPHO26 Geometry and Intercellular Interactions in Morphogenesis of Animals and Plants Dates: 7/20/2026 - 8/20/2026

It's time to announce the upcoming KITP research programs for 2026-27, developed in collaboration with our Advisory Board and the international physics community. Explore the 2026-2027 programs and apply at: buff.ly/2PZHcFx. Applications are open now!

The Future of Earth’s Polar Regions (#polar-c25) conference has concluded, but the associated program continues tomorrow! www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/p... Watch conference talks at online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/polar... 🧪 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

5/ Massive thanks to @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social for hosting what was genuinely the best workshop/conference I’ve ever been part of: science and plenty of coffee by day, communal bbqs and beach sunsets by night. Someone had to suffer for the field 😉