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Congratulations to Avi Wigderson on receiving the 2023 #ACMTuringAward ! Wigderson previously served on the advisory board of our Mathematics & Physical Sciences division & was a member of the Simons Collaboration on Algorithms and Geometry. Association for Computing Machinery simonsfoundation.org/2024/04/11/for…
Thank you for joining us and Science, Society & Culture @ SF for our Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing Party today!
We hosted an afternoon of science and engaging activities to celebrate the unique phenomenon. 🌒
For all undergrads interested in the SURFiN neuroscience fellowship, the informational webinar begins today (Thursday 4/11) at 12noon ET! It will be recorded and posted later, but come today to ask your questions live. Register & find additional info here: simonsfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Thanks to all who joined us in Madison Sq. Park for the Solar Eclipse Viewing Party, sponsored by NoMad BID & Simons Foundation! We believe that science is part of our culture and hope that you feel even more empowered to connect with science. #SolarEclipse2024 #inthepathoftotality
It's #EclipseDay2024 ! At Little Free Library®, we granted 25 Little Free Libraries filled with #STEM books all along the #PathOfTotality , from Maine to Texas, thanks to the generosity of the Simons Foundation. littlefreelibrary.org/2024/04/little…
#Eclipse2024
A look at our Eclipse Viewing Party here at the Long Center!
We’re just one hour out from totality here in #Austin !
#InthePathofTotality
Join us in Madison Square Park (Flatiron North Plaza) from 12pm-4pm today for our NYC Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing Party! Solar eclipse glasses will be given out while supplies last. flatironnomad.nyc/solar-eclipse-… #partialeclipse #SolarEclipse2024 #inthepathoftotality
Today we're delighted to host thousands of visitors for solar eclipse viewing. This event is made possible w/ the partnership of Pioneer Works Amateur Astronomers Association and support from Simons Foundation and its “In the Path of Totality” initiative Science, Society & Culture @ SF.
Here are some more photos of the Eclipse Quest project in action! Students and teachers alike were engaged by this hands-on challenge 🌕 This project was made possible by the Simons Foundation and is part of its #InThePathofTotality initiative 💗
Everyone knows there will be a solar eclipse on April 8, thanks to thousands of years of science. Josh Sokol reports: quantamagazine.org/how-the-ancien…
Flatiron Institute astrophysicist Will Farr (Will M Farr) was interviewed for a The New Yorker piece on the weirdness of black holes: newyorker.com/science/elemen…
Congratulations to Flatiron Institute's Angel Rubio on being awarded the prestigious Spanish National Research Prize for his work on computational solid-state physics! Read more here: mpsd.mpg.de/780363/2023-10…
Our latest Stories from the Path features AR Innovation Hub and their mobile makerspace, which has been traveling around rural communities in #Arksansas that are #InthePathofTotality .
Learn more about how they're exciting them for the #TotalSolarEclipse 👇
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Check out Flatiron CCA's Will Farr as he explains the 'sound' of colliding black holes in this The New Yorker article. newyorker.com/science/elemen…
It's officially #AutismAcceptanceMonth ! ❤️🧡💛 This month we will be joining so many in celebrating autistic people, bringing awareness to their unique experiences, and encouraging the world to be a more accepting place for all!
Congratulations to 2024 #HubbleFellow Jordy Davelaar (currently a Flatiron Research Fellow at Flatiron CCA)! As a NASA Hubble Fellowship Program Fellow, Jordy will be an Einstein Fellow at Princeton University.