*CANCELED* Emergent Engineering Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMHumans still struggle to engineer complex systems. Our position is that the engineering premise is fatally flawed when it comes to complexity and that we need a new paradigm. This […]
*CANCELED* Emergent Engineering Panel
To Be Determined Santa Fe, NMPanel on "Emergent Engineering" featuring Jonathan Blow, Jessica Flack, and Stephanie Forrest.
*CANCELED* Concert Series – Presented by AMP Concerts
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMFree, live music every Friday in the Railyard Plaza all summer long! Concerts presented by AMP Concerts, sponsored by Falling Colors, and additionally supported by the InterPlanetary Festival.
*CANCELED* Jonathan Blow Keynote
Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NMSpecial Keynote talk on the theme of "Emergent Engineering" with Jonathan Blow.
*CANCELED* Art/Science Talk with Joerael Numina
San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NMAs part of Emergent Engineering Week, we converse with Joerael Numina about his "Mobilize Walls" project, which seeks to out-scale and out-(sm)art Trump's proposed Mexican/American border wall. He'll also discuss […]
*CANCELED* Astrobiology and Life Detection Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMThe origin of life on Earth remains a hotly contested question among scientists. Maybe life began in the depths of the ocean, or with an electric spark, or in a […]
*CANCELED* Ikarie XB-1 (1963)
Violet Crown 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSpecially introduced screening of Ikarie XB-1 (released in the United States as Voyage to the End of the Universe), a 1963 Czechoslovak science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It is based loosely […]
*CANCELED* Astrobiology & Life Detection Panel
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMA panel discussion on life detection investigations deployed place today, what those technologies are seeking, what information we're receiving, and what it all means. This panel is partially supported by […]
*CANCELED* Planetary Society Podcast
Form & Concept 435 S Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NMLive recording of returning InterPlanetary guest Planetary Society podcast with Mat Kaplan, on the topic of Astrobiology & Life Detection.
*CANCELED* Carolyn Porco Keynote
Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NMKeynote by planetary scientist Carolyn Porco.
*CANCELED* Contact with a Triparental Alien Species
San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NMStarted in 2016, 72 Hours of Science is an SFI tradition that challenges postdoctoral researchers to produce an interdisciplinary publication in three days. In November of 2019, 14 SFI postdocs […]
*CANCELED* Motion & Energy Technology Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMThe theme of Motion & Energy Technology is all about how we get to wherever we're going. What fuel sources will propel us? Would InterPlanetary travel require a fundamentally new […]
*CANCELED* Truth or Consequences (2020)
Violet Crown 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMTruth or Consequences is a speculative documentary about time and how we weave the past into the present and our possible future. Set in the small desert town of Truth […]
*CANCELED* Motion & Energy Technology Panel
To Be Determined Santa Fe, NMPanel on the topic of "Motion and Energy Technology", co-presented by Virgin Galactic.
*CANCELED* Jessika Trancik Keynote
Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NMMIT Associate Professor of Energy Studies Jessica Trancik speaks about sustainable energy technologies for this Motion and Energy Keynote Presentation.
*CANCELED* “La Jetée,” Live-Scored on Theremin
To Be Determined Santa Fe, NMLa Jetée is a 1962 French science fiction featurette directed by Chris Marker and associated with the Left Bank artistic movement. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the […]
*CANCELED* Architecture, Cities & Scale Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMThe theme of cities, scaling, and sustainability is focused on organizational and dynamical aspects of biological and societal organizations, from our bodies, to our businesses, to our cities. This week […]
*CANCELED* Martian Outpost Design Charrette
To Be Determined Santa Fe, NMClosed meeting leading up to the InterPlanetary Festival "Architecture, Cities, and Scale" Panel, where participants will plan and design a functional Martian Outpost.
*CANCELED* Moebius (1996)
Violet Crown 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSpecially introduced screening of Moebius, a 1996 Argentine science fiction film directed by Gustavo Mosquera and starring Guillermo Angelelli, Roberto Carnaghi and Annabella Levy. It is based on the classic short story A Subway Named Mobius, […]
*CANCELED* Christa Brelsford Keynote
Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NMKeynote on the topic of "Architecture, Cities, and Scale" by Christa Brelsford.
*CANCELED* Autonomous Ecosystems Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMHumans are resilient, but are we resilient enough to jump the hurdles of longterm survival -- both on our planet and beyond? What can we learn about creating sustainable environments […]
*CANCELED* Silent Running (1972)
To Be Determined Santa Fe, NMSpecially introduced screening of Silent Running (1972), an environmental-themed post-apocalyptic science fiction film set in a future where all plant life on Earth is becoming extinct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p69lEMn0I8k
*CANCELED* Time Design Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMThe concept of time pervades everything that we know about the physical and biological universe. However, adaptive phenomena cannot be trivially reduced to the simple timescale of physics and chemistry. […]
*CANCELED* Primer (2004)
Violet Crown 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSpecially introduced screening of Primer, a 2004 American science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel. The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by Shane Carruth, who also stars […]
*CANCELED* SFI’s Complexity Podcast
Form & Concept 435 S Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, NMLive recording of the Santa Fe Institute's Complexity Podcast, hosted by Michael Garfield.
*CANCELED* “The Messengers” Performance by Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM“The Messengers”, is a CosmOpera for voice, fixed media (single channel video, two-channel audio, Plexiglas), and cosmic rays (2019) - The Messengers are cosmic rays. They come to us from […]
*CANCELED* Intelligent Systems & Cognitive Design Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMWe are living in an age obsessed with intelligent systems. All walks of life are being transformed by machine learning, by software platforms that amplify human ability to manipulate mathematics […]
*CANCELED* Phase IV (1974)
Violet Crown 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSpecially introduced screening of Phase IV, a 1974 science-fiction horror film. The only feature-length film directed by graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, it stars Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport and Lynne Frederick. After a spectacular but mysterious cosmic […]
*CANCELED* Intelligent Systems Panel
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMThis panel will be on the topic of Intelligent Systems & Cognitive Design.
*CANCELED* Jill Tarter Keynote
Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NMKeynote on the topic of "Intelligence" by Jill Tarter.
*CANCELED* Planetary Policy, Law & Regulation Week
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMThe theme of Planetary Policy, Law, and Regulation encompasses not only the laws society is governed by, but also the laws with which planets are governed by. What would the […]
*CANCELED* InterPlanetary Constitutional Congress
To Be Determined Santa Fe, NMClosed meeting on the topic of "Planetary Policy, Law, and Regulation" where invited participants will explore the creation of a Constitution for the establishment of a new planet. This week's […]
*CANCELED* (I=)UNIVERSE
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMMilagro Middle School has been invited to participate in a unique interdisciplinary and intercultural exploration of the universe as part of the Santa Fe Institute’s InterPlanetary Festival. (I=)UNIVERSE is a […]
*CANCELED* The Lobster (2015)
Violet Crown 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSpecially introduced screening of The Lobster, a 2015 absurdist dystopian black comedy, co-written, co-produced, and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. In the film's setting, single people are given 45 days to […]
*CANCELED* InterPlanetary Constitutional Convention
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMWhat considerations should we take when writing a constitution for a newly established InterPlanetary settlement? What can we learn from the constitutions governing nations on Earth? Following on the heels […]
*CANCELED* Cultural Preservation in an Age of Appropriation
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMA roundtable discussion by the Projecting Particles (I=Universe) Team about Indigenous cultural values and Western values, their intersections, their distinctions, and how cultures can be shared widely without loss. This […]
Opening remarks and introductions
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMOpening remarks and introductions by David Krakauer - Santa Fe Institute President.
Panel Discussion: Complex Conceptions of Time
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMFor InterPlanetary’s opening panel discussion, David Krakauer will lead a discussion between Ted Chiang, James Gleick, and David Wolpert on Complex Time, and representations of time: How time is encoded, […]
Book signing James Gleick
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMSigning Chaos and Time Travel.
Tristan Duke: Speculative Vision
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMBrandee Caoba introduces a lecture by Tristan Duke: Speculative Vision. Holographic drawings… A camera with a lens made from ice… A photograph developed by extremophile bacteria… Artist and inventor Tristan […]
Panel Discussion: Life and its Objects
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMChris Kempes introduces the panel discussion: Life and its Objects. The desire to know whether or not we’re alone in the universe is by no means a new obsession. For […]
Book Signing: Caleb Scharf
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMSigning The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm.
How to Find Life Anywhere: The Universal Rules of Life
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMSara Walker introduces Chris Kempes's lecture: How to Find Life Anywhere: The Universal Rules of Life. In our search for life beyond Earth we are confronted with a broad set […]
Panel Discussion: When will we need a Theory of Intelligence?
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMJessica Flack introduces our panel discussion: When will we need a Theory of Intelligence? Machine learning algorithms have been surprisingly successful at performing tasks that we assumed required high levels […]
Book Signing: Melanie Mitchell
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMSigning Complexity: A Guided Tour and Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
The Cassandra Syndrome, or, How Not to be a Futurologist
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMIan Tregillis introduces Peter Swirski's lecture: The Cassandra Syndrome, or, How Not to be a Futurologist. From the game of polo to cloning, from Hugo Gernsback to Stanislaw Lem, from […]
Film screening: Ikarie XB-1
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMIn the year 2163, the starship Ikarie XB-1 (Ikarus XB-1) is sent to the mysterious "White Planet" orbiting the star Alpha Centauri. Travelling at near-light speed, the journey takes around […]
Outdoor Concert: Lindy Vision
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMJoin us on the SITE Prow for Lindy Vision! For Albuquerque, New Mexico new wave/synth-pop band Lindy Vision, family casts a shadow over everything. Lindy Vision is a Black Native […]
Dark Matter Dance Party with DJ Astrofreq
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMDark Matter Dance Party with DJ Astrofreq and bar by Altar Spirits
Day two opening remarks and introductions
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMOpening remarks and introductions by David Krakauer - Santa Fe Institute President.
Panel Discussion: The Complex Space of Political Economies
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMFrom rising inequality and the impacts of geopolitical conflict, to the immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, we are in a period where new thinking about […]
Book Signing: Peter Swirski
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMFrom Literature to Biterature: Lem, Turing, Darwin, and Explorations in Computer Literature, Philosophy of Mind, and Cultural Evolution
Jorge Almazan: Emergent Tokyo – Speculations on the Spontaneous Space City
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMAnthony Eagan introduces Jorge Almazan's lecture: Emergent Tokyo - Speculations on the Spontaneous Space City. Discussions about cities in space revolve around visions of massive megastructures and artificial habitats that […]
Book Signing: Kyle Harper
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSigning Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History and The Fate of Rome.
Why we search for life on Mars: A view from the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMCaitlin McShea introduces Nina Lanza's lecture: Why we search for life on Mars: A view from the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers. Mars has long captured our imaginations as a potential […]
Book Signing: Ian Tregillis
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMSigning The Alchemy Wars Trilogy: The Mechanical, The Rising, and The Liberation.
Concert: Theremin Virtuoso Rob Schwimmer
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMMichael Garfield introduces Theremin Virtuoso Rob Schwimmer. Rob Schwimmer is a composer-pianist, thereminist, vocalist and Haken Continuum player who has performed and recorded throughout the world. Praised by The New […]
Book signing Jorge Almazán
Railyard Plaza 1612 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, NMSigning Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City
Panel Discussion: Will space limit human performance?
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMDavid Krakauer introduces our panel discussion: Will space limit human performance? With the Artemis mission on the horizon and Elon Musk’s insistence on crewed Martian missions by 2030, considering how […]
Carolyn Porco Keynote: Cassini to Saturn: The Journey, the Legacy, the Future
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMDario Robleto introduces Carolyn Porco's Keynote: Cassini to Saturn: The Journey, the Legacy, the Future. Thirty-two years ago, the United States and Europe joined together to undertake a mission to […]
Closing Concert and Tech Demonstration- Chagall – Advaita
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMChagall uses a motion capture suit as a full-body musical instrument. Advaita is the coming together of the human and the digital. The real and the virtual. In Advaita live […]
Film screening: Colossus: The Forbin Project
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, Santa Fe, NMBrendan Tracey introduces Colossus: The Forbin Project. The ultimate computer creates the ultimate terror in this chillingly real sci-fi suspense thriller. When electronics genius Charles Forbin creates a massive computer […]