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November 30, 2020

Beyond Squares and Triangles: Deciphering the Mysteries of Complex Shapes By Marcus Banks

Portrait photo of Aleksander Doan

October 27, 2020

Why Our Ever-Evolving Genes Sometimes Make Us Sick By Marcus Banks

September 22, 2020

Think We Already Know Everything About Electrons? Think Again By Marcus Banks

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) image of magnetic adatoms deposited on topological superconductor candidate PbTaSe2. Inset: a 2D enlarged view. Each magnetic adatom can host a Majorana zero mode acting as a topological qubit which has the potential to be used for robust quantum computation

August 25, 2020

Understanding How the Brain Works, One Model at a Time By Marcus Banks

Portrait photo of Robert Yang

August 24, 2020

Welcome New Senior Fellow Stephon Alexander and Paul Chaikin

Portrait photo collage of Stephon Alexander and Paul Chaikin

July 10, 2020

Heavy-Metal Mysteries in the Midst of Exploding Stars By Marcus Banks

neutron stars colliding

June 22, 2020

The Neural Basis for Number Sense By Marcus Banks

Pooja Vishwanathan

May 01, 2020

New Class of Junior Fellows Appointed

Collage of 10 Simons Society of Fellows junior fellows