FYSEMR 58C: Genuinely Hard Problems in Science

FYSEMR 58C: Genuinely Hard Problems in Science

Course Modules

Week 1 (Sept 3): Introduction to Genuinely Hard Problems in Science

Week 1 (Sept 3): Introduction to Genuinely Hard Problems in Science
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    FYSEM 58C GHP Syllabus DRAFT Fall 2025.pdf FYSEM 58C GHP Syllabus DRAFT Fall 2025.pdf
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    Course Survey (choose host days) Course Survey (choose host days)
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    Class schedule (discussion leaders) Class schedule (discussion leaders)
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Week 2 (Sept 10): Mikey Segel, Aging

Week 2 (Sept 10): Mikey Segel, Aging
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    Reading: New Yorker Aug 11 2025-Aging.pdf Reading: New Yorker Aug 11 2025-Aging.pdf
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    Optional: Podcast by David Sinclair (Apple Podcasts) Optional: Podcast by David Sinclair (Apple Podcasts)
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    PPT presentation: Segel_250909_GHP.pdf PPT presentation: Segel_250909_GHP.pdf
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    Week 2 Reading Reflection Week 2 Reading Reflection
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Week 3 (Sept 17): Peter Galison, Scientific Explanation

Week 3 (Sept 17): Peter Galison, Scientific Explanation
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    Title: Prediction, Explanation, Understanding: What we want from science

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    Reading 1: Breaking into the black box of artificial intelligence Reading 1: Breaking into the black box of artificial intelligence
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    Reading 2: Galison-Models of immaterial things.pdf Reading 2: Galison-Models of immaterial things.pdf
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    Week 3 Reading Reflection Week 3 Reading Reflection
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Week 4 (Sept 24): Mansi Srivastava, Genotype to Phenotype

Week 4 (Sept 24): Mansi Srivastava, Genotype to Phenotype
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    The GPM GHP: Why the Genotype to Phenotype Map is a big problem

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    Kolata2012.pdf Kolata2012.pdf
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    For NotebookLM: Alberch1991.pdf For NotebookLM: Alberch1991.pdf
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    For NotebookLM: genotype2phenotype_pigluicci.pdf For NotebookLM: genotype2phenotype_pigluicci.pdf
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    Beyond_the_Blueprint__How_Development_Rewires_Evolution.mp4 Beyond_the_Blueprint__How_Development_Rewires_Evolution.mp4
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    Week 4 Reading Reflection Week 4 Reading Reflection
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    GHP2025_Srivastava.pdf GHP2025_Srivastava.pdf
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Week 5 (Oct 1): Dan Freed, Millennium Prize Problems in Math

Week 5 (Oct 1): Dan Freed, Millennium Prize Problems in Math
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    Title: Homotopy Groups of Spheres

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    Video 1: Using topology to solve discrete problems Video 1: Using topology to solve discrete problems
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    Video 2: An unsolved problem in topology Video 2: An unsolved problem in topology
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    Further reading: The Clay Millennium Prize Problems Further reading: The Clay Millennium Prize Problems
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    Week 5 Reading Reflection Week 5 Reading Reflection
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Week 6 (Oct 8): Steve Hyman and Xihong Lin, Mental Health

Week 6 (Oct 8): Steve Hyman and Xihong Lin, Mental Health
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    Prof. Hyman: How Can We Discover Biological Mechanisms of Mental Disorders in the Absence of Diagnostic Ground Truth?

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    Owen_Schizophrenia_2016-Lancet.pdf Owen_Schizophrenia_2016-Lancet.pdf
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    Johnson_Hyman_Critical Perspective on Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia_Biol Psy_2022.pdf Johnson_Hyman_Critical Perspective on Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia_Biol Psy_2022.pdf
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    Prof. Lin: Accelerating Biomedical Discovery through Genomic Health, Statistics, and Generative AI

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    IGVF 2025.pdf IGVF 2025.pdf
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    Stat and AI HDSR.pdf Stat and AI HDSR.pdf
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    Allen UK biobank.pdf Allen UK biobank.pdf
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    UK biobank WGS 2025.pdf UK biobank WGS 2025.pdf
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    Week 6 Reading Reflection Week 6 Reading Reflection
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Week 7 (Oct 15): Joe Henrich and David Reich, Human Culture and Evolution

Week 7 (Oct 15): Joe Henrich and David Reich, Human Culture and Evolution
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    Prof. Henrich: Human Behavior and Psychology

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    kroupin-et-al-2025-the-cultural-construction-of-executive-function.pdf kroupin-et-al-2025-the-cultural-construction-of-executive-function.pdf
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    science.aau5141.pdf science.aau5141.pdf
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    Prof. Reich: How do Humans Relate to Neanderthals?

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    Reich - Deep History of Our Species.pdf Reich - Deep History of Our Species.pdf
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    Week 7 Reading Reflection Week 7 Reading Reflection
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Week 8 (Oct 22): Cora Dvorkin and Cumrun Vafa, Theoretical Physics and Cosmology

Week 8 (Oct 22): Cora Dvorkin and Cumrun Vafa, Theoretical Physics and Cosmology
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    Prof. Dvorkin: Our universe and its major puzzles: dark matter and dark energy

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    Dunkley Our Universe An Astronomers Guide excerpt.pdf Dunkley Our Universe An Astronomers Guide excerpt.pdf
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    Kirshner The Extravagant Universe excerpt.pdf Kirshner The Extravagant Universe excerpt.pdf
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    Prof. Vafa: The enigma of quantum gravity

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    Greene Elegant Universe excerpt.pdf Greene Elegant Universe excerpt.pdf
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    Quanta: Will we ever prove string theory? Quanta: Will we ever prove string theory?
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    Week 8 Reading Reflection Week 8 Reading Reflection
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Week 9 (Oct 29): Dimitar Sasselov and Adam Cohen, Origin of Life and Synthetic Life

Week 9 (Oct 29): Dimitar Sasselov and Adam Cohen, Origin of Life and Synthetic Life
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    Prof. Sasselov - On Life's Origins

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    Sasselov - Life as planetary phenomenon.pdf Sasselov - Life as planetary phenomenon.pdf
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    Szostak - Synthesizing life.pdf Szostak - Synthesizing life.pdf
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    Prof. Cohen - Synthetic mirror life: Menace or Mirage?

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    Venter - Cell with synthetic DNA.pdf Venter - Cell with synthetic DNA.pdf
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    Joyce - Replicating RNA enzyme.pdf Joyce - Replicating RNA enzyme.pdf
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    Risks of mirror life.pdf Risks of mirror life.pdf
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    Week 9 Reading Reflection Week 9 Reading Reflection
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Week 10 (Nov 5): Julia Mundy, Creating Functional Materials

Week 10 (Nov 5): Julia Mundy, Creating Functional Materials
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    Prof. Mundy - Designing functional materials at the atomic scale

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    Quantum materials synthesis.pdf Quantum materials synthesis.pdf
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    Week 10 Reading Reflection Week 10 Reading Reflection
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Week 11 (Nov 12): Mark Fishman and Fei Chen, Human Disease

Week 11 (Nov 12): Mark Fishman and Fei Chen, Human Disease
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    Prof. Fishman: Drug Discovery

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    Drug Discovery readings.pdf Drug Discovery readings.pdf
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    Prof. Chen: Delivery of Molecular Medicines

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    Delivery of Molecular Medicine readings.pdf Delivery of Molecular Medicine readings.pdf
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    Week 11 Reading Reflection Week 11 Reading Reflection
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Week 12 (Nov 19): Jacob Barandes, Quantum Foundations and Philosophy

Week 12 (Nov 19): Jacob Barandes, Quantum Foundations and Philosophy
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    Prof. Barandes: The Measurement Problem in Quantum Theory

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    Barandes - An Introduction to the Measurement Problem.pdf Barandes - An Introduction to the Measurement Problem.pdf
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    Week 12 Reading Reflection Week 12 Reading Reflection
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Week 13 (Dec 3): Final Presentations

Week 13 (Dec 3): Final Presentations
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