Science communicator. Managing editor @SimonsFdn. Formerly @ScienceNews. He/Him. 🦋 Bsky: https://xitter.cf/t.co/pTN8owAxiA
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Heading to #ScienceWriters2026? PIOs can attend our Friday workshop to learn how to turn their institution's experts into media-savvy sources. Break out of the press release cycle and get your researchers out there! Details: sciencewriters2026.org/sched…
Join us today at noon EDT for a press conference with the winners of this year's Fields Medals, Abacus Medal and Gauss Prize. We'll be taking questions from virtual attendees via [email protected] youtube.com/watch?v=2dr2F2NV… #ICM2026
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One of the most important contributions to the study of how stars evolve didn’t come from an astrophysicist. It came from computer scientist Bill Paxton, who invented the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): simonsfoundation.org/2025/08… #science #astrophysics
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Open-source modeling platform GeoClaw enables scientists to predict and prepare for deadly natural disasters — like earthquakes and tsunamis — by simulating complex geophysical flows: simonsfoundation.org/2025/07… #science #math #geology #FlatironCCM
Are you an NASW (@ScienceWriters) member looking to improve your press release chops? Next Thursday at noon ET, I'll be joining @ShipLives and @lquinn_phd to host a virtual discussion on crafting effective press releases.
More information here: nasw.org/events/crafting-eff…
Another win for AI/machine learning at this year's @NobelPrize, this time for chemists using the tools to predict how proteins fold. Machine learning has revolutionized scientific discovery, and the Nobel Committee clearly recognizes that. nobelprize.org/prizes/chemis…
Unfortunately, I can't get the 300-coin location bonus as I'm recovering from COVID. @amyjmuller
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Dear science journalists, please apply to be @QuantaMagazine's managing editor or pass this along to qualified candidates: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkd…
The hunt is on. From a vantage point high in the Chilean Andes, cosmologists with the @SimonsObs have begun searching for evidence of what happened in the minuscule fraction of a second that followed the Big Bang.
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Jim Simons (1938–2024) was driven by curiosity. His lifelong passion for math and basic science led him to successful careers as a mathematician, investor and philanthropist. Read more about Jim’s life and work: simonsfoundation.org/2024/05…
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It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons. Jim was an award-winning mathematician, a legendary investor and a generous philanthropist. simonsfoundation.org/2024/05…
ALT Photo of James Harris Simons, credit: Beatrice de Gea
Are you a science writer? Do you want a job with competitive pay, unparalleled benefits and, most importantly, an endless stream of awesome research to write about, from neuroscience to cosmology? We at the Simons Foundation in NYC are hiring!
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A new planet spotted by volunteer planet hunters and confirmed by #FlatironCCA scientists could offer insights into how exoplanets form and remain stable in multi-star systems. simonsfoundation.org/2024/04… @EisnerNora #astrophysics #citizenscience
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New research from @FlatironInst researchers reveals the source of the mysterious swirling flows in some of nature’s largest cells, published in the April issue of @NaturePhysics. Read more: simonsfoundation.org/2024/04… #biology #FlatironCCB @Michael80429772 @SayantanD2 @RezaFarhadifar
For those attending or interested in the Best Friends Forever festival in Las Vegas, we now have a fan-led subreddit for discussing the event! Check out: reddit.com/r/bestfriendsfore…
I'm excited to announce that @simonsfoundation is funding 100+ events for April's total solar eclipse, including dozens of partnerships ranging from science museums to eclipse-inspired art exhibits to craft breweries. simonsfoundation.org/2024/02…
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"The publication aims to deliver insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and propel research forward." — Ivan Oransky, Editor-in-chief, The Transmitter.
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Read our editor's note announcing the launch of The Transmitter: bit.ly/3SxTzGq
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Scientists are building an AI for scientific discovery using tech behind ChatGPT.
While ChatGPT deals in words & sentences, the new AI will learn from data & simulations, aiding the modeling of everything from stars to climate. @SimonsFdn @FlatironInst simonsfoundation.org/2023/10…
On Oct 19, I'll be talking about science/STEM writing as a career path at @nysci's #STEMNight w/ @illanaraia & Jamila H. Lindo!
This free event will be great for high school & college students hoping to combine their love of STEM & writing. More info here: nysci.org/stem-career-events