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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 05/08/2026

Heading to #ScienceWriters2026? PIOs can attend our Friday workshop to learn how to turn their institution's experts into media-savvy sources. Break out of the press release cycle and get your researchers out there! Details: sciencewriters2026.org/schedule/

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Schedule – ScienceWriters2026

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 23/07/2026

Join us today at noon EDT for a press conference with the winners of this year's Fields Medals, Abacus Medal and Gauss Prize. We'll be taking questions from virtual attendees via press@simonsfoundation.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dr2... #ICM2026

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International Congress of Mathematicians: Medal Winners Press Conference

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 20/06/2025

Are you an NASW (@sciencewriters.org) member looking to improve your press release chops? Next Thursday at noon ET, I'll be joining @shiplives.bsky.social and @lquinnphd.bsky.social to host a virtual discussion on crafting effective press releases. More information here: nasw.org/events/craftin

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 24/03/2025

These mathematical equations are slashing your energy bills. My new piece for @simonsfoundation.org explores how investments in pure mathematics can yield massive societal benefits. www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/03/24/t...

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These Mathematical Equations Are Slashing America’s Electric Bills

These Mathematical Equations Are Slashing America’s Electric Bills on Simons Foundation

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 03/12/2024

It's so much better than other sites' systems for choosing who's "important" enough to get verified (or just straight up selling it).

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 03/12/2024

My favorite part of Bluesky is imagining how many social media managers are frantically asking around for who has access to their domain registrar so they can update their DNS records and use their domain name as their handle.

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 09/10/2024

Another win for AI/machine learning at this year's Nobel Prizes, 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.

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 was awarded with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure pre...

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 03/06/2024

The hunt is on. From a vantage point high in the Chilean Andes, cosmologists with the Simons Observatory have begun searching for evidence of what happened in the minuscule fraction of a second that followed the Big Bang.

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Simons Observatory Begins Hunt for Echoes of the Big Bang in Universe’s Oldest Light

Simons Observatory Begins Hunt for Echoes of the Big Bang in Universe’s Oldest Light on Simons Foundation

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 09/05/2024

Are you a science writer? Do you want a job with competitive pay, unparalleled benefits and, most importantly, an endless stream of awesome science to write about? We here at the Simons Foundation in NYC are hiring a science writer to cover the incredible work we support, from neuro to astro.

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Simons Foundation hiring Science Writer in New York, NY | LinkedIn

Posted 2:07:51 PM. About Us The Simons Foundation is a leading philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing the…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 08/02/2024

I'm excited to announce that @simonsfoundation.org 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. We hope to connect everyone with the science and spectacle of the eclipse.

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Simons Foundation Funds More Than 100 Events for April Solar Eclipse

The foundation’s In the Path of Totality initiative is partnering with dozens of communities to make the upcoming eclipse an engaging and unforgettable experience.

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 09/10/2023

Scientists are building an AI for scientific discovery using tech behind ChatGPT. While ChatGPT deals in words and sentences, the new AI will learn from data and simulations, aiding the modeling of everything from stars to Earth's climate. www.simonsfoundation.org/2023/10/09/s...

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Scientists Begin Building AI for Scientific Discovery Using Tech Behind ChatGPT | Simons Foundation

Scientists Begin Building AI for Scientific Discovery Using Tech Behind ChatGPT on Simons Foundation

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 08/10/2023

On Oct 19, I'll be talking about STEM writing as a career path at the New York Hall of Science's STEM Night w/ Illana Raia & 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-...

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NYSCI Teen & STEM Night Events | NYSCINYSCI

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 17/08/2023

One of the biggest problems in condensed matter physics just got solved. A new paper in Science presents the first universal theory explaining the odd properties of "strange metals," opening the door for a better understanding of superconductors.

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We Finally Know Why Quantum ‘Strange Metals’ Are So Strange | Simons Foundation

We Finally Know Why Quantum ‘Strange Metals’ Are So Strange on Simons Foundation

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Thomas Sumner @thomassumner.com · 01/08/2023

Hi, Bluesky! I'm Thomas Sumner, a science communicator, journalist and editor in New York City. I'm currently the senior staff writer for the Simons Foundation, a multibillion-dollar nonprofit that funds math and basic science research. Follow me for cool science stuff!

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