Simons Foundation

Our 2025 annual report is here! This report celebrates math's central role in supporting #science and shaping our understanding of everything from string theory and black holes to ocean microbes and autism: bit.ly/4vrumhh #math #philanthropy

Through our #InfiniteSums initiative, Kristen Martin Lai and The Tech Interactive are illuminating connections between math and soccer: bit.ly/4oH3urn #math #soccer

Interested in attending math-related events in Philadelphia this summer? Starting on July 24, #ICM2026 is bringing the wonder of #math to the city. Check out the free public events: bit.ly/44ePLi0

By leveraging a classical mathematical function, #FlatironCCM researchers created a new method that enables molecular dynamics simulations to run 2.5 to seven times as fast — all without sacrificing accuracy. Read more: bit.ly/4oLYtgR #math #science

Biologists at the @FlatironInst are working to gain deeper and more mechanistic understandings of living systems by utilizing mathematical models. Most recently, researchers used this strategy to solve a mystery surrounding fruit fly sperm. Read full story: bit.ly/4oKB2Vx #science #biology #math #FlatironCCB

Simons Foundation president @DavidSpergel recently joined the @NYASciences podcast Shaping Science with Nick Dirks to discuss the unique role philanthropy can play in advancing bold, long-term scientific research and discovery. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4vRBG62 #science #math #philanthropy

Meet #InfiniteSums math ambassador Gertrude “Trudi” Plummer from the Maine Discovery Museum, who's working to design community-centric math programming inspired by the state's ecology and traditions: bit.ly/4wCyPOD #math #science #education

By studying the movements of individual fruit fly sperm, experimental and theoretical researchers at the @FlatironInst were able to work together to understand the sperm's collective behavior: bit.ly/4oKB2Vx #science #biology #math

Author @KSHartnett chats about the similarities between computer programs and math proofs in an interview with @quantabks' @7homaslin about Hartnett's new book, "The Proof in the Code." Watch full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=__ymd8… #math #science

Mathematician Terence Tao will give a free public lecture on "Mathematics in the Age of AI" at #ICM2026 in Philadelphia on July 24. Register for a spot and check out other free events at the world’s most prestigious math conference: bit.ly/44ePLi0 #math #science #AI

Fruit fly sperm are some of the longest in the animal kingdom — but how do they avoid getting tangled? New research from #FlatironCCB has the answer: bit.ly/4oKB2Vx #biology #science

The 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians welcomes the public to enjoy free talks, performances, films, hands-on activities and more that showcase how #math shapes art, music, science, culture and tech. Events run July 24-28 in Philadelphia: bit.ly/44ePLi0 #ICM2026 #science

For years, neuroscientists have sought to reconcile conflicting findings about how brain activity relates to blood flow. A new study from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain suggests the answer lies in a hidden balance between two opposing groups of neurons: bit.ly/3QX90to #science #neuroscience

As a Pivot Fellow, Axel Saenz Rodriguez moved from the realm of pure mathematics to applied quantum physics, with the goal of developing more sustainable energy sources. In our recent interview with him, Saenz Rodriguez discusses the benefits of mentorship and the challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration: bit.ly/4a1pyGV #science #physics #math

A @NASA Moon Tree is growing in NYC! We’ll be at Madison Square Park with solar telescopes to celebrate their Moon Tree Launch Party on July 16th at 12PM. Stop by to safely look into the sun, chat with researchers, and celebrate space here on Earth: bit.ly/3QVkKfY #science #space

ICYMI: By adapting a 1980s algorithm to modern tensor networks, researchers at the @FlatironInst used classical computers to solve problems previously claimed to be solvable only by quantum computers. Read more: bit.ly/42QeMiK #physics #science #math #FlatironCCQ

Open-source proof assistant Lean is transforming how #math gets done: bit.ly/3QJUjJR

The programming language Lean is “at the heart of the AI model training ecosystem,” explains @KSHartnett, author of THE PROOF IN THE CODE. Watch the whole conversation with his editor, Thomas Lin, at the Simons Foundation (@SimonsFdn): quantabooks.org/kevin-hartnett…

“We almost have gone from having too many early galaxies to having too many theories to explain them,” said Rachel Somerville, a senior research scientist at the Flatiron Institute. quantamagazine.org/astrophysicist…

I really loved having a chance to talk about The Proof in the Code, math, and AI at the @SimonsFdn recently.

What are the technologies driving the AI revolution in math? @KSHartnett, author of THE PROOF IN THE CODE, draws illuminating parallels between computer programming and math proofs in a talk at the Simons Foundation (@SimonsFdn).