The American story is one many of us know by heart. But what if we could learn it anew, immersed in different perspectives, informed by new sources? That’s why I’m supporting a new National Archives exhibit that uses AI and immersive design to tell our history. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Watch this giant phantom jellyfish closely, or on repeat, like we’ve been doing, and you may start to see the ways it resembles not only sea creatures and land snakes but also, perhaps, contrails floating behind a plane, or plumes behind a rocket ship.
Threats to funding and freedom in art and science belie the deep connections between the two seemingly disparate disciplines, and their combined power to address our most pressing problems. Read my op-ed: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/14/a... @schmidtocean.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
For 20 years, Eric & I have pursued philanthropy to seek new frontiers, whether in the deep sea or in the profound connections that link people and our planet. With the Schmidt Observatory System, we're enabling multiple approaches to understanding the vast universe. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/s...
If you’re in D.C. over Christmas, please visit the Smithsonian to see the rare Pachycephalosaurus skull Eric and I donated through our foundation... wapo.st/45kOE0X
The Public Media Bridge Fund that we support through our foundation just announced $26 million in grants that will benefit 74 public media organizations. Together, they operate 186 radio and television stations that serve over 30 million Americans. publicmedia.co/bridge-fund-...
We are excited to support this simple, effective solution to repopulate kelp forests. It all starts with a seed attached to a rock.... www.seaforester.org/news/seafore...
Why is Bob Ross up for sale at an art auction tomorrow? Because the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been defunded. Read my op-ed to see what’s really at stake in a world without local public media: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
We need to improve our understanding of how carbon cycles through our soil, sea and skies to make better predictions for our future. That’s why @schmidtsciences.bsky.social will give up to $45 million for the Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle…. www.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-scie...
Excited to share the latest issue of Nautilus, created in partnership with Schmidt Sciences, which profiles just a handful of the many scientists we support in their pursuit of discovery. www.schmidtsciences.org/wp-content/u...
What an honor to celebrate Shantanu Agarwal, a grantee of the Schmidt Family Foundation, in the #Time100Next. See how his company, Mati Carbon, is revolutionizing carbon removal to benefit small farms in India: time.com/collections/...
I sat down with my Jigsaw colleague Alex Gibney and @fastcompany.com ’s Brendan Vaughan to talk about why storytelling—all of our stories—matter if our world is ever going to be healthy, resilient and secure: www.fastcompany.com/video/invest... #fastcompanyinnovationfestival
Philanthropy is vital in advancing the science needed to address global challenges. Our co-founder @wendyschmidt.bsky.social is an inspiring example. Thank you for your unwavering support for science @schmidtocean.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/elisab...
More than 3 million people tuned into @schmidtocean.bsky.social’s expedition livestream off the coast of Argentina, sparking a dialogue about the value of scientific exploration. Watch the footage here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTLt...
Public media is essential across the U.S. and across the partisan divide. With the loss of federal funds, we are working to save these vital sources of news, emergency alerts, cultural programming and civic engagement. 11thhourproject.org/foundations-...
What if we were missing a key part of Earth’s biodiversity—one that was right under our noses, or rather, our feet? Read about grantee SPUN’s latest finding, that less than 10% of mycorrhizal fungi are currently in environmentally protected areas. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/s...
It was a pleasure chatting with @weareagog.bsky.social's @chipgiller.bsky.social and James Pollard of @apnews.com about how philanthropy can support science, ethical and inclusive AI and the power of immersive reality....
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The United Nations Ocean Conference made significant strides. What can we do now to keep momentum going until the next meeting in 2028? @donabertarelli.bsky.social of @dbphilanthropy.bsky.social and I answer that question: time.com/7298700/why-...
Wendy Schmidt stands in Times Square staring up and back at a towering billboard, projected against a building, that features a picture of a glass octopus.
We brought the deep sea to Times Square for World Ocean Month! @schmidtocean.bsky.social
Proud to support, through @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, the advanced computational architecture and software tools needed to comb through data coming in from @vrubinobs.bsky.social -- first images here: rubinobservatory.org/news/first-i...
A tiger never changes its stripes, but unfortunately, the Earth does, and the redder stripes get, the more our planet warms. This summer equinox, #ShowYourStripes. Find out more about the effort @climatecentral.org www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
Empathy is the root of social action, and XR/VR has enormous potential to get us inside another person’s experience. That’s why @chipgiller.bsky.social and I founded @weareagog.bsky.social. If you’re in New York, please check out the immersive works at Tribeca! www.tribecafilm.com/festival/imm...
A man rides a scooter. His white T-shirt reads, "Where is love?"
What the world needs now...
Mother’s Day morning perfection!
Our hearts? Tripled. Our arms? Quadrupled. Our lives? Forever transformed by this baby.
Meet the juvenile colossal squid—complete with three hearts and eight arms (and two tentacles)—that’s stolen our hearts.
@schmidtocean.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/s...
When it looked like our local market, the beloved Tri-County Produce, would close its doors, we knew we had to do something… www.independent.com/2025/04/21/h...
We’re working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all because every day is #earthday
POV: An iceberg the size of Chicago falls into the Antarctic and you happen to be there. Peer into the deep with @schmidtocean.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Philanthropic funding of scientific research, and especially support of early-career researchers, has never been more important. That’s why we’re excited to support the 32 newest members of the @schmidtfellows.bsky.social. Congratulations! schmidtsciencefellows.org/news/2025-fe...
A rainbow arches across a semi-cloudy sky toward the ocean
Working together for brighter days....
