Simons Foundation

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We’re a philanthropy dedicated to advancing the frontiers of basic science through grantmaking, research and public engagement.
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Researchers from the @flatironinstitute and NYC-based filmmakers came together through the Symbiosis program to create five short films inspired by #math, as part of our #InfiniteSums initiative. Watch all films at link in bio. Credit: Florencia Silva García
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We caught up with former @flatironinstitute research fellow Gokberk Kabacaoglu about his new role as an assistant professor at @durhamuniversity . Read full interview at link in bio. #science #biology Credit: Courtesy of Eva Fernandez-Amez
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We're #hiring across the Simons Foundation and @flatironinstitute ! Check out all our open positions in scientific research, communications, IT and more: https://bit.ly/4dFEufT #science #math Credit: Jean-François Dars and Anne Papillault
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This July at #ICM2026, mathematician Terence Tao will give a lecture on "Mathematics in the Age of AI," focusing on AI's impact on #math research and why mathematics is ultimately a human endeavor. Learn more about the conference at link in bio.
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@flatironinstitute mathematician Neha Wadia develops learning algorithms to improve machine learning optimization. Read our 2023 interview with Wadia at link in bio. #science #math #AAPIHistoryMonth Credit: John Smock
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Iris Van Herpen's "Sculpting the Senses" exhibit opens this Saturday (5/16) at the @brooklynmuseum ! Read more about our #InfiniteSums math initiative's support of this work at link in bio. #math #art Credit: David Ụzọchukwu
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electron_matter, a film collaboration between @flatironinstitute researcher Olivier Gingras and filmmaker Yan Shao (@ss.syan ), traces the journey from a single electron to a superconductor. Stream full film at link in bio. #InfiniteSums #science #physics
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Astrophysicist Christopher Lam spent a year at the @flatironinstitute building a Python library called gaspery. Now, he works on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Read our interview with Lam at link in bio. #science #astrophysics Credit: Courtesy of ipac
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In one of the first single-neuron studies of imagination in the human brain, researchers from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain found a striking match between how the brain sees and imagines objects. Read full story at link in bio. #science #neuroscience Credit: Maggie Chiang for Simons Foundation
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ICYMI: Scientists directly imaged the quantum process underlying superconductivity for the first time. More at link in bio. #science #physics Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation
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ICYMI: The @flatironinstitute 's Pilar Cossio builds computational tools to help understand RNA's shapeshifting behavior. Learn more at link in bio. #science #math #biology Credit: Nicky Quamina-Woo/Simons Foundation
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Former Flatiron Institute research fellow Ryan Levy now develops and guides applications for quantum computing at PsiQuantum. #science #physics Credit: PsiQuantum
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