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Last year, we supported programs that advanced the frontiers of research in #math and basic #science around the world. Our 2024 annual report dives deep into a handful of these endeavors: https://t.co/Zaq4dUqFX9

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After a rare disease diagnosis, finding your community can change everything. In this heartfelt story, one family shares how Simons Searchlight helps turn small patient groups into powerful research-ready communities. 💜

🌐 Join Simons Searchlight today:
https://t.co/FhARHvJXoa

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We brought together members of our Simons Collaboration on Computational Biogeochemical Modeling of Marine Ecosystems (CBIOMES) this week. #science #lifesciences

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“Turbulence” is the theme of our next Open Interval program, which supports trios of artists, scientists and arts organizations ready to think outside their disciplines: https://t.co/X3iqiMDKj8 #science #art #math

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The @IntlBrainLab — a consortium of 22 labs studying decision-making in the brain — offers insights into how large-scale scientific collaborations can be supported and improved: https://t.co/7Z7XejEErY

#science #neuroscience

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🦋 Applications for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution are due in 2 weeks! #science #lifesciences https://t.co/m9sjsSsP3n

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In a new @NeuroCellPress article, members of the Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) outline their plans to investigate how the brain links perception, cognition and action by encoding environmental affordances: https://t.co/jgcGTqW4rj #science #neuroscience

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Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow Axel Saenz Rodriguez (@AxelSaenzRod) from @OregonState leverages #math and quantum physics to create energy efficient strategies for storing and transmitting data. Read our new interview: https://t.co/ujCGyskROq

#science #physics

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Applications are now open for our fall science reporting internship! This is an excellent opportunity for a beginning science journalist to report and write about the fast-moving field of neuroscience. Apply now: https://t.co/BPLRT5KkhN

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Fundamental #math research from 2012 has revolutionized the engineering of power-efficient LED lightbulbs: https://t.co/eQ1pWXFpKc

#science #NationalElectricityDay

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Understanding rare neurodevelopmental disorders depends on strong partnerships between researchers, affected individuals and their families. SFARI is supporting 17 meetings organized by patient advocacy groups within the @s_searchlight community: https://t.co/K8bnaoEAnu #science #autismresearch

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We're #hiring! Join the Simons Foundation to help us advance the frontiers of research in math and basic science: https://t.co/GaM66tdCo4 #science #math

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In the early 2010s, Jennifer Doudna co-developed CRISPR, which fundamentally altered the world of gene editing as we know it. While it offers vast potential, it also comes with significant ethical pitfalls. Tune in to “The Joy of Why":
https://t.co/RW4LaBZERg

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We're hosting over 60 summer interns across the foundation and at the @FlatironInst. Here's to a fun and engaging summer! #science #math

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What if you could literally play with math? What if you could climb on it, move around it, and think about it differently? This is the philosophy behind Math Playground, a collaboration between mathematician Fumiko Futamura, @FuseboxFestival’s Ron Berry and #InfiniteSums math ambassador Jiabao Li.

Read more about Li and this sculpture project: https://t.co/K1tHNEpJoI #math #art #science

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ICYMI: Scientists from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain have shed new light on how human brains are wired when it comes to imagining and seeing objects: https://t.co/7oFNh4fBIt #science #neuroscience

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This week, @QuantaBks released "The Proof in the Code" by journalist Kevin Hartnett, which tells the story of the birth and rise of Lean, a proof assistant that’s shifting the way mathematicians seek truth: https://t.co/5qZiDz6C1p #math #science

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Lean is software that allows mathematical proofs to be written and checked as computer code. Mathematician Terence Tao uses it as a part of his collaborative approach to solving complex mathematical problems.
https://t.co/alhsq5Mm8b

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Terence Tao doesn’t think AI will replace human mathematicians anytime soon, but he does consider it well suited to helping solve certain types of complex mathematical problems: ones that can be broken into thousands of small, manageable subproblems.
https://t.co/alhsq5Mm8b

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With the World Cup arriving in North America today, The Tech Interactive is partnering with the @SJEarthquakes to bring math activations to soccer fans — from reaction time statistics to geometry and angles. #InfiniteSums math ambassador Kristen Martin Lai explains how: https://t.co/25loZsctSv

#math #soccer #WorldCup

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New research on the liver could help scientists develop treatments to reduce symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in those unable to regularly exercise on their own: https://t.co/sBLTLu5LbO #science #aging #neuroscience