Help us build.
The Trace Institute launches in January 2027. We are now assembling a first circle of individuals, foundations, and institutional partners to fund and shape the Institute before it opens its doors. Our mission is to build a new science of reality from the mathematical modeling of observers, with milestones in physics, neuroscience, metaphysics, and technology.
- Philanthropic foundations
- Science and engineering funders
- AI and technology entrepreneurs
- Family offices
- Research institutions
- Strategic media and cultural partners
- Research positions
Mathematical and scientific research, postdoctoral fellowships, and endowed positions across the program.
- Publications and open access
Peer-reviewed papers, preprint hosting, and open-access submission from Institute researchers.
- Talks and symposia
Public lectures, technical seminars, and cross-disciplinary symposia that advance the research program and bring leading thinkers and organizations into direct dialogue.
- Original media
Documentaries, lectures, and long-form work that brings the Institute's ideas to a broader audience.
- Institutional infrastructure
The operational foundation: people, systems, compute, and organizational capacity that lets the science happen.
Participation is by conversation, alignment, and fit.
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