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Our Mathematics & Physical Sciences division recently announced support of Central American-Caribbean Bridge in Astro, a nonprofit that provides opportunities to students in Central America and the Caribbean: simonsfoundation.org/2025/05/01/muo… #science #math

The The Telly Awards has named our short film on the life and impact of our co-founder Jim Simons as a People’s Telly Gold Winner in the general non-broadcast category! Read more: simonsfoundation.org/2025/05/20/fou… #science #philanthropy



Eternal Sky, a documentary about our co-founder Jim Simons and the Simons Observatory, is now available for streaming: simonsfoundation.org/2025/05/13/ete… #science #astronomy #cosmology

There are 86 billion neurons in the human brain. An artificial “neural” network is a grand simplification of its complexity. Learn about how brains and AI compare on The Quanta Podcast: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2FJLYn…

Mathematician Peter Lax — who made instrumental advances in bringing together pure and applied mathematics — sadly died last week at age 99. In 2014, Lax discussed his incredible career and accomplishments as part of our Science Lives video series: simonsfoundation.org/2014/04/10/pet… #math


In general relativity, “singularities” are mathematical anomalies where Einstein’s equations break down. For decades, the hope has been that quantum physics would correct these aberrations. What happens if that’s not the case? Charlie Wood reports: quantamagazine.org/singularities-…







Our editorially independent #neuroscience magazine, The Transmitter, won four Jesse H. Neal Awards, including the Grand Neal Award and best launch of a media brand: simonsfoundation.org/2025/05/20/the… #science


In 2023, Ivan Oransky, The Transmitter's editor-in-chief, sat down with Gerry Fischbach over several days to listen to—and record for posterity—the story of Fischbach’s life and career. thetransmitter.org/neuroscience/n…

Our short film about the life of our co-founder, Jim Simons, was named a People’s Telly Gold Winner by the The Telly Awards. Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=RvjGLe… #science #philanthropy