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By leveraging a classical mathematical function in simulations of molecular behavior, researchers at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute drastically sped up the simulations while maintaining the same …

Simons Foundation Chair Marilyn Simons reflects on the two-way street between math and science, the power of collaboration and how sharing ideas across fields drives unexpected discoveries.

… interesting, and it helps bring more people from one community to the other. It’s a scenario where one plus one is actually bigger than two.”

… benchmark their quantum claims. Researchers at the CCQ are continually working to improve their tensor network libraries to better handle complex systems and incorporate new techniques under …

… For Isi, the many unanswered questions about black hole observations only add to the excitement, “because it’s such a clear indication that there’s much yet …

… a single DNA mutation could have ripple effects throughout the body) remains out of reach for many models. The first iteration of the Polymathic AI model can …

… cryo-EM data. To create the most useful tools, Flatiron researchers brought together an interdisciplinary cohort of investigators to provide input. Cossio and computational biophysicist Sonya Hanson …

Mathematician Natasha Blitvic brought her expertise in probability to the complex world of marine microbes, using a Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship to explore how randomness at microscopic scales …

… postdoctoral fellows and those transitioning to academic independence. Laura Driscoll, now a scientist at the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, received one of those fellowships to support …

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… physicist David Tong, on quantum field theory. Lin teases that future years’ book slates include titles on astronomy, geology and biology. “You hear a lot of people …

… human experience or connecting artists with scientists to create pieces centered on the theme of symmetry, there will be plenty to explore. “Math education is often focused …

The program provides funding for early-career researchers who are interested in a career in plant biology.

… reported that measures of gene expression and chromatin accessibility across the genome followed patterns specific to the XX or XY status of an individual cell, regardless of …

The distinguished theoretical physicist, scientific leader and long-serving board member passed away on June 15, 2026.

The International Brain Laboratory, a consortium of 22 labs worldwide working together to study decision-making in the brain, offers insights into how large-scale scientific collaborations can …

Pivot Fellow Axel Saenz Rodriguez leverages mathematics and quantum physics to create energy efficient strategies for storing and transmitting data.

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative held its annual investigator meeting on March 16–18, 2026, in New York City.

SFARI plans to support 17 meetings organized by patient advocacy groups within the Simons Searchlight community.

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Filmmaker Elsa Wong and physicist Marc Ritter collaborated to create MOSS, a film exploring the similarities between scientific inquiry and artistic creation.

The prize recognizes Martin’s contributions to the discovery of local protein translation in neurons.

The book, written by journalist Kevin Hartnett, tells the story of the birth and rise of Lean, a proof assistant that’s ushering in the biggest modern shift …

Epilepsy and intellectual disability often occur alongside autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and researchers have long suspected that these conditions share common biological roots.

… joining the Flatiron Institute, Chung was a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. Before that, she was a fellow in computation in …

The Simons Foundation is helping scientists from developing countries travel to the meeting, widely regarded as the most significant gathering in mathematics.

Flatiron Research Fellow Adrian Bayer and filmmaker Adonis Williams teamed up to explore the connections between cosmic structures and day-to-day life.

… Society and the Simons Foundation, and marks the first ICM in the United States since 1986. Thousands of mathematicians will attend the event, with hundreds from developing …

The next Open Interval program will enable trios of artists, scientists and arts organizations to collaborate deeply for several months on the science and art of “turbulence.”

The funding will support research aimed at advancing our understanding of how plants function.

“Turbulence” will be the theme of the next Open Interval program, which supports trios of artists, scientists and arts organizations ready to think outside their disciplines.

In a new study by scientists with the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain, an enzyme produced in the liver during exercise helped repair brain blood …

A collaboration between Flatiron Institute Research Fellow Lukas Devos and filmmaker Danya Abt explores how we shape meaning.

… forming connections with other neurons, making it genetically vulnerable. The same research team had previously identified this window as a time of heightened autism risk using an …

Observations of colliding black holes from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration are shedding new light on the universe’s darkest inhabitants as well as on the nature of …

Flatiron Institute computational biologist Sonya Hanson and filmmaker Diego Murillo collaborated on a short film that examines the strange resilience of the tardigrade.

Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Kevin Hu explains how coin flips and balls rolling downhill relate to complex problems in probability and mathematical physics.

Kabacaoglu, a former research fellow at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute, is now an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University in England …

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative will hold three workshops aimed at developing a multiyear collaborative effort in quantitative behavioral analysis of individuals with autism.

A former Flatiron Institute pre-doctoral fellow, Lam now works on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Flatiron Associate Research Scientist Olivier Gingras and filmmaker Yan Shao collaborated on a film exploring the transition of a single electron to the collective state of superconductivity.

Researchers make advances in understanding how human brains are wired by pinning down how the same neurons are used for both imagining and seeing objects.

On January 22–23, 2026, SFARI held a workshop to explore advanced quantitative phenotyping methods for capturing visible behaviors, including motor phenotypes.

A former Flatiron Institute research fellow, Levy now explores how fault-tolerant quantum computers can advance basic research.

As part of the Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums initiative, the 2026 Symbiosis program produced five experimental short films rooted in mathematics.

Collaborations during Morton’s time as an associate research scientist at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute inspired his new startup.

The International Congress of Mathematicians, coming to Philadelphia this summer, includes panels and talks about artificial intelligence and the humanity of the field.

The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution. The application deadline is June 30, 2026 …