wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We have been fortunate to have our community enriched by a remarkable stream of Fellows, both theorists and experimentalists. This is our annual effort at renewal. Please apply if it looks like a good fit!! 045
wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 17/09/2025We have been fortunate to have a stream of extraordinary Fellows as part of our community. They have gone on to wonderful positions .. It is time, once more, to renew. Our annual search is a chance for us to understand what the brightest young people in the community are doing! Please apply! 183
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wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 09/08/2025It was an honor to write this, but also great fun. A chance to look back at the classics, and think about the path forward. #Physics is a beautiful human endeavor. journals.aps.org/prxlife/abst...journals.aps.orgEmergence of BrainsThis review traces how ideas from statistical physics evolved into foundational models of neural computation, shaping modern AI and culminating in the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. 16418
wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The summer schools at Les Houches are a magnificent tradition. I was honored to lecture there in 2023, and my notes now are published as "Ambitions for theory in the physics of life." #physics #physicsoflife scipost.org/SciPostPhysL...scipost.orgSciPost: SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 84 (2024) - Ambitions for theory in the physics of lifeSciPost Journals Publication Detail SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 84 (2024) Ambitions for theory in the physics of life 23113
wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Delighted to help my friends and colleagues launch the Physics of Life South America Network. Online seminar tomorrow (Thursday 12 June 2025) @ 14:30 São Paulo time. sites.google.com/view/phys-li...sites.google.comPoLSANWho we are 080