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Thomas Sumner retweeted
6 Oct 2025
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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Thomas Sumner retweeted
30 Jul 2025
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
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20 Jun 2025
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…
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9 Oct 2024
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…
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28 Aug 2024
Unfortunately, I can't get the 300-coin location bonus as I'm recovering from COVID. @amyjmuller
@WatchNebula #JetLagTheGame
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Thomas Sumner retweeted
29 May 2024
Dear science journalists, please apply to be @QuantaMagazine's managing editor or pass this along to qualified candidates: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkd…
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3 Jun 2024
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.
@SimonsFdn @briankeating simonsfoundation.org/2024/06…
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Thomas Sumner retweeted
13 May 2024
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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Thomas Sumner retweeted
10 May 2024
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
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9 May 2024
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!
linkedin.com/jobs/view/39218…
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Thomas Sumner retweeted
30 Apr 2024
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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Thomas Sumner retweeted
17 Apr 2024
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
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6 Mar 2024
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…
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8 Feb 2024
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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Thomas Sumner retweeted
14 Nov 2023
"The publication aims to deliver insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and propel research forward." — Ivan Oransky, Editor-in-chief, The Transmitter.
@ivanoransky
Read our editor's note announcing the launch of The Transmitter: bit.ly/3SxTzGq
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5 Nov 2023
Verifying myself: I am sumner on Keybase.io. vZ_UqYTiq41dNbDbrBwPC96_3iM4DHgStKE6 / keybase.io/sumner/sigs/vZ_Uq…
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9 Oct 2023
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…
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8 Oct 2023
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
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17 Aug 2023
One of the biggest problems in condensed matter physics just got solved.
A new paper in @ScienceMagazine is the first to explain the odd properties of "strange metals," which are closely related to superconductors.
@aavishkar_patel @FlatironCCQ @SimonsFdn
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27 Jul 2023
Hear the secrets that hide in the twinkling of stars.
@FlatironCCA and @NorthwesternU researchers created the first computer simulations showing how convection in the cores of massive stars generates waves that result in flickering starlight. @SimonsFdn
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