Four years ago, we founded a new kind of scientific organization to build fundamental technologies and accelerate discovery. Almost a dozen launches later, we have an idea of what works—and what doesn ...
Decades-old research about how and why people share rumors is even more relevant in a world with social media. Around the time the US government was testing nuclear bombs on Bikini Atoll in the spring ...
A robust science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is essential for the United States, serving as the foundation for effective employment, immigration, science and technology, ...
As robot-human interactions become more commonplace in urban spaces, policymakers can use a diagnostic to find the best existing tools for governance and determine when new ones are needed.
A year after he left office, President Biden’s industrial policy is widely considered a failure. But the tools his administration developed are still in play and have defied a long-standing consensus ...
American astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s (1868–1921) research laid the foundation for modern astronomy’s understanding of the structure and size of the universe. After graduating from Radcliffe ...
The nation’s experience with developing digital credentials may be instructive for other countries seeking to build an identity system that reflects civic and social preferences. On September 28, 2025 ...
The controversy around a ban on “mirror life” should lead to a more nuanced public conversation about how to manage the benefits and risks of precursor biotechnologies. About five years ago, the five ...
Artificial intelligence is disrupting the relationships that produce knowledge and transforming it into “content.” ...
Simons Foundation president David Spergel talks about the evolving landscape for science philanthropy, his outlook for the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful in an uncertain time.
Amid concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, a fresh look at the World War II-era debate over innovation policy may point to a better way to translate government-funded science into affordable ...
Oversight of artificial intelligence is largely built on benchmarks that fail to capture how models have learned to “perform for the test.” A better system would govern through learning and inquiry.
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