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Under the leadership of @Stanford's @SuryaGanguli, our new Simons Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation will study the fundamental scientific principles underlying AI: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/18/sim… #science
Next week: Russell Hemley will give a Presidential Lecture on 9/10 on "Emergent Phenomena Under Pressure: From Hydrogen to Hot Superconductors." Register here: simonsfoundation.org/event/emergent… #physics #science
What if we could broaden our idea of what math is? Join us in 2026 as we move from the practical to the sublime through our #InfiniteSums national #math initiative: infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org
At 26, during the Reign of Terror in France, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier narrowly avoided the guillotine. A decade later, he made a discovery that changed mathematics forever. @shalmawegs reports: quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-fo…
The mouse brain lights up during decision making, showing widespread activity across both predictable as well as unexpected areas. By @claulopezneuro thetransmitter.org/decision-makin…
The @IntlBrainLab has published two papers in @Nature today detailing their work to create a map of neural activity across the entire mouse brain. Learn more about how this study could illuminate the #neuroscience behind processes like decision making: simonsfoundation.org/2025/02/20/how……
Congratulations to our first five Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellows! These fellowships will support the creation of new software-focused professorships at academic institutions: simonsfoundation.org/2025/09/02/ann… #science #math
Our Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division recently announced support for @RCSA1's Scialog program, which funds research + facilitates intensive dialogue & community building through focused meetings. Read more: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/202… #science
Stay connected with #SimonsSearchlight! ✨ Sign-up for our quarterly e-newsletter and learn about research updates, educational resources and program announcements. 🔗 Subscribe at SimonsSearchlight.org. #CareForRare #RareDiseaseResearch
Join us on 9/26 for a free Presents event, "Life on Earth Over Deep Time," with microbiologist Arpita Bose, paleoclimatologist Jess Tierney, in conversation with @QuantaMagazine's Hannah Waters. Register: simonsfoundation.org/event/life-on-… #science #climate
How is it possible that a black hole’s surface tells us about its interior volume? This finding is a critical clue towards our understanding of the quantum nature of space-time. youtube.com/watch?v=RIqVnF…
Our Pivot Fellowship program enables a cohort of scientists to embark on a new research topic in a different field of #math or #science. Our second class of fellows recently gathered for their annual meeting: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/fro…
Our new Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory, led by @MIT's Scott Sheffield, will work toward a unified probabilistic foundation for Euclidean quantum field theory: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/13/ann… #math
One of the most important contributions to the study of how stars evolve didn’t come from an astrophysicist, but instead a computer scientist. Bill Paxton — who died last month — revolutionized the field by creating the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). Read…
We are providing funding for @RCSA1's Scialog program, along with institutional support of @CERN and @IIEglobal: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/27/202… #science #math
CMSA Researcher Mike Douglas has been named a @SimonsFdn investigator for the new Simons Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation. The collaboration will study how large neural networks learn, reason and imagine, essentially peeking inside AI’s “black box.”
In the latest episode of Brain Inspired, Xaq Pitkow discusses how evolution's messy constraints shape optimal brain algorithms, from Bayesian inference to ecological affordances. @pgmid thetransmitter.org/brain-inspired…
We are #hiring! Check out our open positions including a Physics Editor for @QuantaMagazine and Project Coordinator: simonsfoundation.org/careers/ #science #math
Ending the summer with presentations from our interns on the research they worked on over the past few months. Learn more about our summer internship program: simonsfoundation.org/summer-at-simo… #science
At our second annual Pivot Fellowship meeting, researchers discussed new insights in the fields of bioengineering, biology, quantum computation, medicine, and more: simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/fro… #science

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