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Teresa Huang: Bridging Science and Machine Learning at Cosmic Scales Flatiron Institute Research Fellow Teresa Huang uses machine learning to help scientists improve models for scientific applications involving large datasets.

#FlatironCCM's Teresa Huang brings together cosmologists and machine learning researchers for ongoing collaboration that benefits both groups: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/04/teresa-huang-bridging-science-and-machine-learning-at-cosmic-scales/ #science #math

ICYMI: The machinery that helps your cells divide self-organizes like an active liquid crystal: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/the-machinery-that-helps-divide-your-cells-self-organizes-like-an-active-liquid-crystal/ #science #biology

Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums Initiative Celebrates Pi Day in Brooklyn and Across the US The Simons Foundation is supporting events nationwide and co-producing an event with the Brooklyn Public Library featuring a keynote by filmmaker Werner Herzog.

Ever wanted to spend all night in the iconic Brooklyn Central Library? @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's upcoming #PiDay event invites you to do just that! https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundations-infinite-sums-initiative-celebrates-pi-day-in-brooklyn-and-across-the-us/ #InfiniteSums

Fellows-to-Faculty alum and National Centre for Biological Sciences' @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social on creativity and the advice she has for young scientists. Read more: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain/

quote from Quanta Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel. “It’s inspiring, edifying and mind-bending all at once, and we can’t wait to share all of these features with readers.”

A new series from @quantamagazine.bsky.social explores the infinite evolution of #math: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/25/new-series-from-quanta-magazine-explores-the-infinite-evolution-of-math/

#ICM2026 is returning to the U.S. after 40 years! Come see the Fields Medal get awarded and attend prestigious #math talks in Philadelphia this July. Register today: https://www.icm2026.org/event/ac193975-5d24-4628-8c30-ddb23de19a8b/registration-instructions

Applications for Conferences and Courses Awards in Neuroscience Now Open The Simons Foundation’s is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 request for applications (RFA) for conferences or courses in fundamental neuroscience.

Our 2026 Conferences & Courses RFA is now open! This opportunity provides funding for conferences or courses in fundamental #neuroscience. Learn more: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/04/applications-for-conferences-and-courses-awards-in-neuroscience-now-open/ #science #funding

New Cohort of Triangle Program Awardees Will Explore Symmetry Through Art Meet the artists, scientists, and arts organizations selected to produce new artworks in connection with the Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums initiative.

Excited to announce our five new Triangle Program trios that will produce art in connection to our #InfiniteSums national math initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/new-cohort-of-triangle-program-awardees-will-explore-symmetry-through-art/ #science #art

Caught in the Act: Astronomers Watch a Vanishing Star Turn Into a Black Hole Caught in the Act: Astronomers Watch a Vanishing Star Turn Into a Black Hole on Simons Foundation

⭐ ICYMI: Astronomers watched dying star M31-2014-DS1 fail to explode as a supernova — it collapsed into a black hole instead: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole/ #science #astrophysics

Applications Open for Next Class of Pivot Fellows Applications Open for Next Class of Pivot Fellows on Simons Foundation

Applications are now open for our next class of Pivot Fellows! This unique opportunity allows researchers to pivot and apply their talents and expertise to a new field in #math or #science: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/02/applications-open-for-next-class-of-pivot-fellows/

Pi Day Pi is more than just its famous digits (3.14…); it’s a symbol of math’s mystery and beauty. We’re celebrating Pi Day with events nationwide, exploring how pi shows up in the most unexpected places.

Our #InfiniteSums initiative is inviting people across the country to celebrate #PiDay! Find an event near you: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/events/pi-day-events/ #math

COSYNE Social The Simons Foundation will host a social for attendees of the 2026 COSYNE meeting in Lisbon on March 13.

Attending #COSYNE2026? Join us for our social on March 13th at 8PM to learn about our research, funding opportunities, and resources. Staff from the @flatironinstitute.org and @thetransmitter.bsky.social will also be there. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/cosyne-social/ #science #neuroscience

Black Hole Mergers: What Gravitational Waves Reveal About Their Origins Black Hole Mergers: What Gravitational Waves Reveal About Their Origins on Simons Foundation

This Weds, 3/4, Vicky Kalogera will speak on "Black Hole Mergers: What Gravitational Waves Reveal About Their Origins." Get free tickets to our Presidential Lecture: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/black-hole-mergers-what-gravitational-waves-reveal-about-their-origins/ #science #astrophysics

This #RareDiseaseDay, we're highlighting research initiative @sparkforautism.bsky.social and Simons Searchlight, a research program focused on 184 rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Learn more about these cohorts: https://www.sfari.org/resources/?nav_items_term=cohorts #science

"Marcus Garrick Miller discusses how he bridges math and music and his upcoming performance at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Night in the Library event."

Meet Marcus Garrick Miller, a saxophonist working at the intersection of #math and #music. As part of our #InfiniteSums initiative, Miller will be performing at the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's upcoming #PiDay event: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-marcus-garrick-miller/

The Power and Purpose of Wailing The Power and Purpose of Wailing on Simons Foundation

Join us on 3/20 for a free Presents event on the power and purpose of wailing with choreographer & founder of Urban Bush Women Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Simons Foundation neuroscientist Kelsey Martin and Radiolab's Molly Webster: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-power-and-purpose-of-wailing/

headshot of Andy Millis with text "Congratulations, Andy Millis"

Congratulations to #FlatironCCQ co-director Andy Millis on winning the 2026 John Bardeen Prize for pioneering theoretical work that shaped the interpretation of optical experiments in unconventional superconductors! #science #physics https://physics.illinois.edu/news/Bardeen-Prize-announced

quote from Laure Zanna,: “We are in an era in which data, computation, and AI have the potential to unlock scientific mysteries of our oceans, atmosphere, and their interactions,”

We are funding NYU's new Simons Center for Computational Geophysical Flows, a research and training hub that will tackle the challenges of planetary climate predictions. #science #climate https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/03/nyu-launches-simons-center-for-computational-geophysical-flows/

Astronomers watched a vanishing star turn into a black hole. New from #FlatironCCA: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole/ #science #astronomy

Pi Day Community Activity Pack

Interested in creating math engagement experiences for #PiDay? Our #InfiniteSums initiative developed downloadable activity packs, available in English and Spanish, to get you started: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/pi-day-community-activity-pack/ #math

New Series from Quanta Magazine Explores the Infinite Evolution of Math New Series from Quanta Magazine Explores the Infinite Evolution of Math on Simons Foundation

Math is always reinventing itself — a new series from @quantamagazine.bsky.social will explore how mathematicians are still renovating and rebuilding the core pillars of their field: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/new-series-from-quanta-magazine-explores-the-infinite-evolution-of-math #math

Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums Initiative Celebrates Pi Day in Brooklyn and Across the US The Simons Foundation is supporting events nationwide and co-producing an event with the Brooklyn Public Library featuring a keynote by filmmaker Werner Herzog.

Join @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for “Night in the Library,” a #PiDay event supported by our #InfiniteSums initiative and featuring a keynote from Werner Herzog: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundations-infinite-sums-initiative-celebrates-pi-day-in-brooklyn-and-across-the-us/ #math

quote from Colm Kelleher: “You can think of them like a bundle of dry spaghetti, where each strand is an individual microtubule.”

Thanks to research from the @flatironinstitute.org, scientists are closer to understanding how spindles self-organize: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/the-machinery-that-helps-divide-your-cells-self-organizes-like-an-active-liquid-crystal/ #science #biology

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Spiders have long fascinated scientists and storytellers alike.

At this month's Presents, physicist Ella King, biologist Cheryl Hayashi & astrophysicist Moiya McTier joined @scifri.bsky.social's Flora Lichtman to explore the clever and intricate ways spiders engineer their silks and webs. #science

Bringing the Power of the Sun to Earth The Simons Collaboration on Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy has made significant strides toward improving a type of fusion reactor known as a stellarator.

Nuclear fusion reactors hold the promise of abundant, low-emission energy, but obstacles remain. The Simons Collaboration on Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy has worked to improve fusion reactors known as a stellarators: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/bringing-the-power-of-the-sun-to-earth/

quote from Kishalay De "We’ve known for almost 50 years now that black holes exist, yet we are barely scratching the surface of understanding which stars turn into black holes and how they do it.”

New results from the @flatironinstitute.org are helping astronomers explain why some massive stars turn into black holes while others don’t: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole/ #science #astronomy

A Cellular Mystery: How Do Many Cell Types Arise From a Single Genome? A Cellular Mystery: How Do Many Cell Types Arise From a Single Genome? on Simons Foundation

Join us this Weds (2/25), for a lecture with Stephen Quake: "A Cellular Mystery: How Do Many Cell Types Arise From a Single Genome?" Register here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/a-cellular-mystery-how-do-many-cell-types-arise-from-a-single-genome/ #science #biology

Pi Day – Infinite Sums

#PiDay is March 14th! Find an event near you from some of our #InfiniteSums partners: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/events/pi-day-events/ #math

New paper from my team detailing a greatly expanded genomic database of Asgard archaea revealing of high energy metabolism those related to eukaryotes! Led by @katyappler.bsky.social lots of help from @jameslingford.bsky.social @valdeanda.bsky.social @kassipan.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Astronomers watched a vanishing star fail to explode as a supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole/ #science #astronomy