1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (322+ words) At the 1900 International Congress of Mathematicians, David Hilbert laid out problems that would become famous benchmarks of progress in the field. Now, at the 2026 ICM, they will once again take center stage. "Who among us would not be glad to…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (446+ words) More than a century after David Hilbert presented a list of 23 mathematical challenges to the 1900 International Congress of Mathematicians, mathematicians have made significant progress, but there's still much work to do. In 1900, prominent mathematician David Hilbert presented a list of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (970+ words) Pivot Fellow Axel Saenz Rodriguez leverages mathematics and quantum physics to create energy efficient strategies for storing and transmitting data. We recently discussed Saenz Rodrgiuez's fellowship year, the benefits of mentorship and interdisciplinary collaboration and the saving grace of having…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1127+ words) The International Brain Laboratory, a consortium of 22 labs worldwide working together to study decision-making in the brain, offers insights into how large-scale scientific collaborations can be supported and how the model itself can be improved. Science as we know it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (211+ words) The prize recognizes Martin's contributions to the discovery of local protein translation in neurons. Martin, along with fellow awardees Christine Holt, Erin Schuman and Oswald Steward, will be honored for their contributions to the discovery of local protein translation in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (181+ words) Filmmaker Elsa Wong and physicist Marc Ritter collaborated to create MOSS, a film exploring the similarities between scientific inquiry and artistic creation. How does it feel to "do science? This fundamental question guided the creation of MOSS, an abstract short…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (275+ words) The book, written by journalist Kevin Hartnett, tells the story of the birth and rise of Lean, a proof assistant that's ushering in the biggest modern shift in the way mathematicians seek truth. One of the largest shifts in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (340+ words) Simons Foundation The Mc Knight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected Associate Research Scientist Sue Yeon Chung of the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute as a 2026 Mc Knight Scholar. The Mc Knight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (445+ words) The Simons Foundation is helping scientists from developing countries travel to the meeting, widely regarded as the most significant gathering in mathematics. This July, math professionals from around the world will gather in Philadelphia to celebrate the discipline's most foundational…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (261+ words) Simons Foundation The universe has a structure " a vast web that scientists have spent decades exploring. But does that structure have anything to do with life on Earth today? In their short film Concrete Cosmos, Flatiron Institute research fellow Adrian…...