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Grupo Cultural Latinos En Rochester's STEM ambassador, Pilar Osorio-Godoy, spoke with us about her community's involvement with our #InfiniteSums math initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-pilar-osorio-godoy-from-the-grupo-cultural-latinos-en-rochester/ #math
January 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Grupo Cultural Latinos En Rochester's STEM ambassador, Pilar Osorio-Godoy, spoke with us about her community's involvement with our #InfiniteSums math initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-pilar-osorio-godoy-from-the-grupo-cultural-latinos-en-rochester/ #math
Our Summer at Simons internship program offers unique opportunities to work in computational research at @flatironinstitute.org or in other areas of the foundation. Applications due soon: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/summer-at-simons/ #science #math #philanthropy
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Our Summer at Simons internship program offers unique opportunities to work in computational research at @flatironinstitute.org or in other areas of the foundation. Applications due soon: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/summer-at-simons/ #science #math #philanthropy
Fellows-to-Faculty alum @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social maps how the internal representation of space is linked to the actions that an animal takes: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain/ #science #neuroscience
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Fellows-to-Faculty alum @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social maps how the internal representation of space is linked to the actions that an animal takes: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain/ #science #neuroscience
Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester's Pilar Osorio-Godoy discusses her community’s #math journey, including her role as an ambassador for our #InfiniteSums initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-pilar-osorio-godoy-from-the-grupo-cultural-latinos-en-rochester/
December 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester's Pilar Osorio-Godoy discusses her community’s #math journey, including her role as an ambassador for our #InfiniteSums initiative: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-pilar-osorio-godoy-from-the-grupo-cultural-latinos-en-rochester/
Fellows-to-Faculty alum Abhilasha Joshi maps cognitive-motor flexibility across the aging brain. Hear more about her research and how she used her award: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain #neuroscience
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fellows-to-Faculty alum Abhilasha Joshi maps cognitive-motor flexibility across the aging brain. Hear more about her research and how she used her award: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/fellows-to-faculty-awardee-abhilasha-joshi-maps-cognitive-motor-flexibility-across-the-aging-brain #neuroscience
Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Chen Ran maps the senses of internal organs. Receiving this award — which is currently open for apps — has been crucial in enabling his work: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/autism-and-neuroscience-innovators-awardees-share-their-research-at-the-annual-retreat/ #science
December 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Chen Ran maps the senses of internal organs. Receiving this award — which is currently open for apps — has been crucial in enabling his work: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/autism-and-neuroscience-innovators-awardees-share-their-research-at-the-annual-retreat/ #science
Last month, our new Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) held their first annual meeting at the foundation. Learn more about SCENE: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/neuroscience/simons-collaboration-on-ecological-neuroscience/ #science #neuroscience
December 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Last month, our new Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) held their first annual meeting at the foundation. Learn more about SCENE: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/neuroscience/simons-collaboration-on-ecological-neuroscience/ #science #neuroscience
By studying how rats make choices, @princeton.edu researchers and colleagues hope to reveal the basic principles of decision-making — insights that could eventually help explain how the human brain does: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/scientists-pinpoint-the-moment-of-decision-in-the-rat-brain/
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
By studying how rats make choices, @princeton.edu researchers and colleagues hope to reveal the basic principles of decision-making — insights that could eventually help explain how the human brain does: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/scientists-pinpoint-the-moment-of-decision-in-the-rat-brain/
New AI ‘foundational models' from @polymathicai.bsky.social are leveraging knowledge from scientific fields to address seemingly completely different problems in others: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/these-new-ai-models-are-trained-on-physics-not-words-and-theyre-driving-discovery/ #AI #science
December 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New AI ‘foundational models' from @polymathicai.bsky.social are leveraging knowledge from scientific fields to address seemingly completely different problems in others: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/these-new-ai-models-are-trained-on-physics-not-words-and-theyre-driving-discovery/ #AI #science
Humans have always looked to the moon, but there's so much left to discover. At our December Presents event, "Reflections on the Moon," @flatironinstitute.org's Adrian Bayer, sociologist Tracy Scott and NASA's Denise Hill explored what the moon still has left to teach us.
December 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Humans have always looked to the moon, but there's so much left to discover. At our December Presents event, "Reflections on the Moon," @flatironinstitute.org's Adrian Bayer, sociologist Tracy Scott and NASA's Denise Hill explored what the moon still has left to teach us.
Recognizing that early math literacy is crucial for future success, the Association of Children’s Museums partnered with our #InfiniteSums initiative to support children’s math learning: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-savita-madan-from-the-association-of-childrens-museums
December 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Recognizing that early math literacy is crucial for future success, the Association of Children’s Museums partnered with our #InfiniteSums initiative to support children’s math learning: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-savita-madan-from-the-association-of-childrens-museums
The Simons Foundation is #hiring! Browse our open positions, including software engineer intern, events coordinator, and grants administrator: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/careers/ #science #math #jobs
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Simons Foundation is #hiring! Browse our open positions, including software engineer intern, events coordinator, and grants administrator: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/careers/ #science #math #jobs
As part of our #InfiniteSums initiative, six botanical gardens across the country are inviting people to experience the beauty of #math through nature: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-katie-erickson-and-andrew-labay-from-the-san-antonio-botanical-garden/
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
As part of our #InfiniteSums initiative, six botanical gardens across the country are inviting people to experience the beauty of #math through nature: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-katie-erickson-and-andrew-labay-from-the-san-antonio-botanical-garden/
We recently hosted a social at #SfN25 to provide more information about our funding opportunities and available resources. Thanks to all who attended! #science #neuroscience #autismresearch
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We recently hosted a social at #SfN25 to provide more information about our funding opportunities and available resources. Thanks to all who attended! #science #neuroscience #autismresearch
Neuroscientists have discovered a shift in neural activity that marks the moment a decision is made, potentially shedding light on how people make up their minds: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/19/scientists-pinpoint-the-moment-of-decision-in-the-rat-brain/ #science #neuroscience
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Neuroscientists have discovered a shift in neural activity that marks the moment a decision is made, potentially shedding light on how people make up their minds: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/19/scientists-pinpoint-the-moment-of-decision-in-the-rat-brain/ #science #neuroscience
A comprehensive set of simulations by @flatironinstitute.org astrophysicists, including this 3D rendering, solved a black hole merger mystery: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/10/mysterious-impossible-merger-of-two-massive-black-holes-explained/ #science #astrophysics #FlatironCCA
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A comprehensive set of simulations by @flatironinstitute.org astrophysicists, including this 3D rendering, solved a black hole merger mystery: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/11/10/mysterious-impossible-merger-of-two-massive-black-holes-explained/ #science #astrophysics #FlatironCCA
Happy #BlackHoleFriday! @flatironinstitute.org scientists recently detected a black hole merger, providing the clearest evidence yet of how black holes work and confirming Einstein & Hawking's predictions: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/ringing-black-hole-confirms-einstein-and-hawkings-predictions
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Happy #BlackHoleFriday! @flatironinstitute.org scientists recently detected a black hole merger, providing the clearest evidence yet of how black holes work and confirming Einstein & Hawking's predictions: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/ringing-black-hole-confirms-einstein-and-hawkings-predictions
Through our #InfiniteSums initiative, the ACM's Savita Madan is helping 20 children’s museums work with caregivers & children to build #math confidence and literacy. Read our interview: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-savita-madan-from-the-association-of-childrens-museums/
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Through our #InfiniteSums initiative, the ACM's Savita Madan is helping 20 children’s museums work with caregivers & children to build #math confidence and literacy. Read our interview: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/math-ambassadors-savita-madan-from-the-association-of-childrens-museums/
Our everyday decisions are guided by “priors” — expectations built on past experiences that help us make predictions. New research on priors is providing insight into autism: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating/ #science
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our everyday decisions are guided by “priors” — expectations built on past experiences that help us make predictions. New research on priors is providing insight into autism: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating/ #science
Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Frankie Heyward received crucial funding through the program to continue his #neuroscience research. Applications are now open for our next Fellows-to-Faculty class — apply by 1/14/2026: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/applications-for-fellows-to-faculty-awards-now-open/
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Fellows-to-Faculty awardee Frankie Heyward received crucial funding through the program to continue his #neuroscience research. Applications are now open for our next Fellows-to-Faculty class — apply by 1/14/2026: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/applications-for-fellows-to-faculty-awards-now-open/
Join us at #SfN25 tomorrow (11/16) at 7PM PT for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase to celebrate innovation and collaboration in #neuroscience. Register: https://web.cvent.com/event/4a051497-a2f2-4385-8944-f1bff79dfb9f/register
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us at #SfN25 tomorrow (11/16) at 7PM PT for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase to celebrate innovation and collaboration in #neuroscience. Register: https://web.cvent.com/event/4a051497-a2f2-4385-8944-f1bff79dfb9f/register
This week, our 2025 SynGO Annual Meeting brought together geneticists and molecular biologists to accelerate research into ASD and other synaptopathies. #science #autismresearch
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This week, our 2025 SynGO Annual Meeting brought together geneticists and molecular biologists to accelerate research into ASD and other synaptopathies. #science #autismresearch
The Simons Foundation is exhibiting at #SfN25 next week! Visit booth #3725 to learn more about our current funding opportunities and #neuroscience and #autismresearch resources.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Simons Foundation is exhibiting at #SfN25 next week! Visit booth #3725 to learn more about our current funding opportunities and #neuroscience and #autismresearch resources.
At our November Presents event, deep-sea explorer and Edie Widder shared stories from a life spent illuminating the deep. From dazzling displays of bioluminescence to encounters with giant squid, Widder's extraordinary journey is captured in upcoming Sandbox Films documentary "A Life Illuminated."
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
At our November Presents event, deep-sea explorer and Edie Widder shared stories from a life spent illuminating the deep. From dazzling displays of bioluminescence to encounters with giant squid, Widder's extraordinary journey is captured in upcoming Sandbox Films documentary "A Life Illuminated."