Articles

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

October 03, 2017

The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation By Thomas Sumner

Night sky time lapse with circular star lines

Flatiron Institute

September 26, 2017

Flatiron Scientists — With Help From the Public — Study Connection Between Body Bacteria and Autoimmune Disease

Digital illustration of person with a microbiome in it. Microbiome elements are in the background

Science, Society & Culture

September 25, 2017

Meet the Science Sandbox @ New Lab Fellows

New Lab at The Brooklyn Navy Yards

Science Sandbox

September 22, 2017

Embracing the Difficult: Scientific Controversies at Pioneer Works

Heads of a crowd with two people's hands raised

September 21, 2017

Green Algae Could Hold Clues for Engineering Faster Growing Crops By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Inside the pyrenoid, a carbon-dioxide concentrating structure of algae, are carbon-fixing enzymes called Rubiscos (blue ball-like structures)

September 13, 2017

A New Look for the Simons Foundation Website By Philip Yam

Simons Foundation homepage, with the main title:

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

July 21, 2017

New Initiative Ponders Origins of the Universe By Thomas Sumner

Cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

July 20, 2017

Remembering the Life and Contributions of Fields Medalist Maryam Mirzakhani By Thomas Sumner

Maryan Mirzakhani sitting on a bench outside