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Jim Simons’ Life, Legacy and 5 Guiding Principles
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Jim Simons led an incredible life of mathematics, finance and philanthropy. Watch as those who knew him talk about his phenomenal legacy.
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March 18, 2025
[Atacama Cosmology Telescope Publishes Final Major Data Release](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/18/atacama-cosmology-telescope-publishes-final-major-data-release/) By Thomas Sumner
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March 17, 2025
[Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope Achieves First Light Milestone](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/17/simons-observatory-large-aperture-telescope-achieves-first-light-milestone/)
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March 11, 2025
[Foundation Hosts 2025 Simons Collaboration on the Theory of Algorithmic Fairness Annual Meeting](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/simons-collaboration-on-the-theory-of-algorithmic-fairness-annual-meeting-2025/)
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Lecture [The Neuroscience of Episodic Memory in Food-Caching Chickadees](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-neuroscience-of-episodic-memory-in-food-caching-chickadees/)
Dmitriy Aronov, Ph.D.
Columbia University
* Apr 23
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Lecture [From Quarks to Nuclei: Computing the Structure of Matter](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/from-quarks-to-nuclei-computing-the-structure-of-matter/)
Phiala Shanahan, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Apr 25
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In Conversation [Quantum Leaps and Creative Bounds](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/quantum-leaps-and-creative-bounds/)
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March 26, 2025
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Lecture [Neutron Stars: The Supranuclear-Density Zombies of the Cosmos](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/neutron-stars-the-supranuclear-density-zombies-of-the-cosmos/)
Anna Watts, Ph.D.
Universiteit van Amsterdam
* Apr 02
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Lecture [The Evolution of Darwin’s Finches](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-evolution-of-darwins-finches/)
Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant, Ph.D.
Princeton University
* Apr 09
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Lecture [Databases and Discovery in Arithmetic](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/databases-and-discovery-in-arithmetic/)
Brendan Hassett, Ph.D.
Brown University
* Apr 16
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Lecture [The Neuroscience of Episodic Memory in Food-Caching Chickadees](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-neuroscience-of-episodic-memory-in-food-caching-chickadees/)
Dmitriy Aronov, Ph.D.
Columbia University
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Lecture [From Quarks to Nuclei: Computing the Structure of Matter](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/from-quarks-to-nuclei-computing-the-structure-of-matter/)
Phiala Shanahan, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Lecture [Neutron Stars: The Supranuclear-Density Zombies of the Cosmos](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/neutron-stars-the-supranuclear-density-zombies-of-the-cosmos/)
Anna Watts, Ph.D.
Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Lecture [The Evolution of Darwin’s Finches](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-evolution-of-darwins-finches/)
Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant, Ph.D.
Princeton University
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Lecture [Databases and Discovery in Arithmetic](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/databases-and-discovery-in-arithmetic/)
Brendan Hassett, Ph.D.
Brown University
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January 22, 2025
[Announcing the 2025 Simons Foundation Presidential Lecture Series](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/01/22/announcing-the-2025-simons-foundation-presidential-lecture-series/) By Peri Lund
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January 16, 2025
[Hubble Telescope’s Jaw-Dropping New Photo Mosaic Traces Andromeda Galaxy’s History](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/01/16/hubble-telescopes-jaw-dropping-new-photo-mosaic-traces-andromeda-galaxys-history/)
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Clarifying a Plankton Paradox Reveals Climate Risks, Santa Fe Institute
The oceans teem with photosynthesizing bacteria, tiny-tailed dinoflagellates gobbling other plankton, algae surrounded by intricate glass skeletons. In the 1960s, the ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson pointed out something confusing: why do so many kinds of plankton exist?
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What Can Theoretical Physics Teach Us About Knitting?, Penn Today
Penn physicist Randall Kamien, visiting scholar Lauren Niu, and collaborator Geneviève Dion of Drexel bring unprecedented levels of predictability to the ancient practice of knitting by developing a mathematical model that could be used to create a new class of lightweight, ultra-strong materials.
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Princeton Geoscientists Propose an Unexpected New Screening Tool for Cancer, Princeton University
Princeton geoscientists Xinning Zhang and Ashley Maloney have discovered that a geology technique shows promise in detecting cancer-like cells. If their preliminary results bear out, they may have identified a new signature for cancer, which could mean earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.
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How Science Revealed a Simple Universe, World Science Festival
Renowned cosmologist David Spergel joins Brian Greene to discuss the triumphs and tensions of precision cosmology, exploring remarkable successes as well as persistent discrepancies bedeviling current understanding.
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