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Simons Foundation @SimonsFdn Oct 26

We're remembering the transformative leadership of renowned neuroscientist Gerry Fischbach, who died Sunday at 87.

Fischbach founded the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) in 2006, inspired the launch of our neuroscience collaborations, and provided invaluable guidance as a member of our board.

We will miss him dearly. bit.ly/4stovHV

www.simonsfoundation.org Remembering Gerry Fischbach: A Pioneer in Neuroscience and Autism Research The Simons Foundation mourns the death of Gerald D. Fischbach, who died Sunday at 87. Fischbach, who went by Gerry, was a renowned neuroscientist whose transformative leadership at the Simons…

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We caught up with former @FlatironInst research fellow Melanie Habouzit about her work on galaxy formation and evolution. Read our full interview: bit.ly/3WbrSHp

#science #astrophysics

www.simonsfoundation.org Alumni Spotlight: Melanie Habouzit Melanie Habouzit was among the first cohort of research fellows at the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute. From 2016 to 2019…

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Can a lost song be saved by mathematics?

Dream of Birds, a short film from director Martín Benchimol, explores how math helped Argentina’s chingolo birds rediscover a forgotten tune.

Watch full documentary: bit.ly/4i4oIMV

#math #science

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At #ICM2026 in July, mathematician Terence Tao grappled with questions of AI and mathematics.

Watch his public lecture and learn more about the prestigious international #math event: bit.ly/4ismyGU

$quote from Terence Tao: “Let’s assume that soon, AI will be able to perform a reasonable fraction of mathematical tasks successfully. If you condition for that, it becomes clear that we now have to think about our goals and our values.”$

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We're pleased to announce that our president @DavidSpergel was selected to the @AASL_Academy for his pioneering work in measurements of the universe’s age, shape and composition to help establish the standard model of #cosmology: bit.ly/4k02oq9

#science #astrophysics