Articles

Mathematics & Physical Sciences

March 08, 2017

The Eternal Sky: A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory (Part 1)

Night sky with words

February 23, 2017

How Practice Makes Perfect: Dopamine Clues From a Songbird By Vikram Gadagkar

Illustration of adding dopamine to a finch's brain

February 09, 2017

Simons Foundation Statement on Executive Order on Visas and Immigration

Blue image with the words Simons Foundation Opposes Executive Order on Travel in white

January 06, 2017

Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics

Portrait photo of Antoine Georges

Simons Society of Fellows

November 10, 2016

How Did the First Supermassive Black Holes Form? By Ashley Yeager

Graph of density of particles at the final protostar

September 12, 2016

Dating in the Dark and Other Unexpected Encounters With Science By John Tracey

Would-be couples use touch to learn about their dates — a blindfolded man is touching another person's face

Simons Society of Fellows

September 08, 2016

Physics of Feather Color Holds Clues to Diversity of Life By Ashley Yeager

Portrait photo of Rafael Maia

Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology

May 18, 2016

Station ALOHA, a Window Into the World’s Oceans By Ashley Yeager

Station ALOHA is a circle of ocean 22 kilometers across and located 100 kilometers north of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A red dot marks one of the moorings at the site