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10 years of SPARK: 425,000 participants, more than 250 research papers, and more than 200 autism-related genes SPARK data helped identify. Thank you, SPARK community! 💙 sparkforautism.org/discover_…
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In a new @NaturePhysics paper, #FlatironCCQ scientists and collaborators show how superconductivity and the pseudogap wrestle for dominance, challenging the idea that superconductivity in materials called cuprates builds upon a pre-existing pseudogap phase: bit.ly/4yub37O
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Applications are due soon for postdoctoral research positions at our Center for Computational Astrophysics: apply.interfolio.com/193381
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Working out how best to use AI in mathematics research—and in science more generally—will take time, effort, and resources. We’re eager to support mathematicians as they drive scientific progress and define the future of their field.
We’ve committed $5 million of funding, compute, and Claude access to help the math community navigate the massive changes that AI brings. We’re partnering with @SimonsFdn, who will manage the award through a community-driven approach, supporting workshops, conferences, and lectures by domain experts.
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How can the math community forge the best path forward in the AI age? We're committing $15M to workshops and initiatives — plus free AI computing resources for foundation-supported researchers — through new partnerships with @AnthropicAI and @OpenAI: bit.ly/4zpfIbW
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We want to support the mathematics community in turning progress in AI into deeper human understanding and new discoveries. To support that goal, we are contributing $5 million to a new Simons Foundation initiative to help mathematicians examine, understand, and build on results produced by AI, including the results we recently published.
The funding, managed and awarded by the @SimonsFdn will support workshops, conferences, and special programs. We will also provide access to our models and computing resources to Simons Foundation-supported researchers.
How can the math community forge the best path forward in the AI age? We're committing $15M to workshops and initiatives — plus free AI computing resources for foundation-supported researchers — through new partnerships with @AnthropicAI and @OpenAI: bit.ly/4zpfIbW
#math #science #AI
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In the latest Frameshift, our series about alternative careers in neuroscience, @FionaCoutinho, a program manager at the @BrainCanada Foundation, shares how she connects researchers to funding and how she got started in grant administration.
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There is one day left to vote for “The Joy of Why”! We’ve been nominated for a Signal Award in Best Science & Education Podcast - Limited Series. Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicV…
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Earlier this month, #FlatironCCA hosted a workshop on "Planets in the Galactic Context." Thanks to all who attended! #science #astrophysics #astronomy
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Terence Tao’s SIX MATH ESSENTIALS publishes on Nov 10, and Terry will be doing book events in NYC, Boston, and Kansas City—read our latest Philomath newsletter to register, and learn more.
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There’s still time to vote for “The Joy of Why”! We’ve been nominated for a Signal Award in Best Science & Education Podcast - Limited Series. Vote here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicV…
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New post on Transformation: Cracks appear in OpenAI’s wall of proofs quantamagazine.org/updates/t…
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A new preprint identifies 253 genes containing de novo autism-linked variants among exome sequences from 62,429 autistic people. And some 25 percent of autism-linked genes remain undiscovered, the investigators found.
By @holly_barker92
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Today, three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work on optogenetics, which lets researchers control and manipulate cells using light. It all started with a curious question about the biology of algae. 🧵
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@KarlDeisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won a Nobel Prize today for their contributions to optogenetics. We asked eight neuroscientists how the technique has transformed the field.
By @claulopezneuro, @callimcflurry, @natmesanash, Madeline Shaw
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Congratulations to #FlatironCCQ co-director Andy Millis on winning the 2026 Anatoly Larkin Award in Theoretical Physics for his extraordinary contributions to the field!
Read more from the William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute: bit.ly/3VvBHzs
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In some settings, neural circuits may calculate confidence in a decision simultaneously with the choice itself, writes @azylb. That changes the types of questions researchers should ask.
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2022 Fields medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin worked to prove a percolation problem for years. Anthropic may have just cracked it. Konstantin Kakaes reports on Transformation, our weekly digest on the latest in Math and AI news: quantamagazine.org/updates/t…
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A study on brine shrimp just taught us something new about the mysterious rules of turbulence. The work may have applications in areas such as pollution control and drug design.quantamagazine.org/sea-monke…
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Come do a postdoc at our Center for Computational Astrophysics! We're #hiring for research positions through October 31st: apply.interfolio.com/193381
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