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@flatironinstitute.org scientists tested a theory that treated chromosome-separating cellular structures (spindles) as active liquid crystals: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/the-machinery-that-helps-divide-your-cells-self-organizes-like-an-active-liquid-crystal/ #science #biology
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
@flatironinstitute.org scientists tested a theory that treated chromosome-separating cellular structures (spindles) as active liquid crystals: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/the-machinery-that-helps-divide-your-cells-self-organizes-like-an-active-liquid-crystal/ #science #biology
#FlatironCCB scientists and experimental collaborators tested a theory that treats chromosome-separating cellular structures called spindles as active liquid crystals: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/the-machinery-that-helps-divide-your-cells-self-organizes-like-an-active-liquid-crystal/ #science
The Machinery That Helps Divide Your Cells Self-Organizes Like an Active Liquid Crystal
Flatiron Institute researchers found that a theory that treats chromosome-separating cellular structures called spindles as active liquid crystals explains how they self-organize to carry out their fu...
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February 18, 2026 at 4:28 AM
#FlatironCCB scientists and experimental collaborators tested a theory that treats chromosome-separating cellular structures called spindles as active liquid crystals: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/the-machinery-that-helps-divide-your-cells-self-organizes-like-an-active-liquid-crystal/ #science
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New research from @flatironinstitute.org scientists found that spindles self-organize like active liquid crystals: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/t... #science #biology
The Machinery That Helps Divide Your Cells Self-Organizes Like an Active Liquid Crystal
Flatiron Institute researchers found that a theory that treats chromosome-separating cellular structures called spindles as active liquid crystals explains how they self-organize to carry out their fu...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM
New research from @flatironinstitute.org scientists found that spindles self-organize like active liquid crystals: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/t... #science #biology
A team of astronomers led by #FlatironCCA's Kishalay De discovered a star that disappeared without going supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole/ #science #astronomy
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February 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
A team of astronomers led by #FlatironCCA's Kishalay De discovered a star that disappeared without going supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole/ #science #astronomy
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New work from the @flatironinstitute.org revisits the fundamentals of artificial neural network architecture: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/26/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks/ #science #neuroscience
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks
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February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
New work from the @flatironinstitute.org revisits the fundamentals of artificial neural network architecture: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/26/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks/ #science #neuroscience
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Our paper is out in @natneuro.nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We develop a geometric theory of how neural populations support generalization across many tasks.
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We develop a geometric theory of how neural populations support generalization across many tasks.
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@flatironinstitute.org
@kempnerinstitute.bsky.social
1/14
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Our paper is out in @natneuro.nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We develop a geometric theory of how neural populations support generalization across many tasks.
@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social
@flatironinstitute.org
@kempnerinstitute.bsky.social
1/14
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We develop a geometric theory of how neural populations support generalization across many tasks.
@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social
@flatironinstitute.org
@kempnerinstitute.bsky.social
1/14
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Our work on studying the organization of the human metaphase spindle is now published in PNAS 🎉🎉 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Joint work with Colm Kelleher under the #CCBx initiative
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Joint work with Colm Kelleher under the #CCBx initiative
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Our work on studying the organization of the human metaphase spindle is now published in PNAS 🎉🎉 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Joint work with Colm Kelleher under the #CCBx initiative
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Joint work with Colm Kelleher under the #CCBx initiative
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Another successful workshop at Flatiron teaching @pynapple.bsky.social and Nemos for neural data analysis. Next workshop should happen before FENS in Barcelona. More information coming soon.
Last week, #FlatironCCN hosted a Neural Data Analysis Workshop where attendees learned more about using @pynapple.bsky.social and NeMoS to analyze and visualize data. #science #neuroscience
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Another successful workshop at Flatiron teaching @pynapple.bsky.social and Nemos for neural data analysis. Next workshop should happen before FENS in Barcelona. More information coming soon.
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🌌 Collaboration is integral to the @flatironinstitute.org, and helps scientists like Adrian Bayer explore the origins of the universe: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/21/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces/ #science #astrophysics
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
🌌 Collaboration is integral to the @flatironinstitute.org, and helps scientists like Adrian Bayer explore the origins of the universe: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/21/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces/ #science #astrophysics
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#FlatironCCA astronomers and colleagues discovered that a star in the Andromeda Galaxy disappeared without going supernova, and instead collapsed directly into a black hole: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole
Caught in the Act: Astronomers Watch a Vanishing Star Turn Into a Black Hole
Caught in the Act: Astronomers Watch a Vanishing Star Turn Into a Black Hole on Simons Foundation
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February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
#FlatironCCA astronomers and colleagues discovered that a star in the Andromeda Galaxy disappeared without going supernova, and instead collapsed directly into a black hole: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/02/12/caught-in-the-act-astronomers-watch-a-vanishing-star-turn-into-a-black-hole
Last week, #FlatironCCN hosted a Neural Data Analysis Workshop where attendees learned more about using @pynapple.bsky.social and NeMoS to analyze and visualize data. #science #neuroscience
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Last week, #FlatironCCN hosted a Neural Data Analysis Workshop where attendees learned more about using @pynapple.bsky.social and NeMoS to analyze and visualize data. #science #neuroscience
While #AI systems have advanced tremendously in recent years, they still lag behind the performance of real brains. Scientists at the Flatiron Institute could help close that gap. #science https://www.simonsfoundation.org/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks/
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks on Simons Foundation
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February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
While #AI systems have advanced tremendously in recent years, they still lag behind the performance of real brains. Scientists at the Flatiron Institute could help close that gap. #science https://www.simonsfoundation.org/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks/
ICYMI: #FlatironCCA astrophysicists and collaborators developed the most comprehensive simulations of how black holes create dazzling light shows in the universe: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/12/03/groundbreaking-simulations-show-how-black-holes-glow-bright/ #science #astrophysics
Groundbreaking Simulations Show How Black Holes Glow Bright
Research by astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and the Institute for Advanced Study reveals how material flowing around and into black holes creates intense light shows.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
ICYMI: #FlatironCCA astrophysicists and collaborators developed the most comprehensive simulations of how black holes create dazzling light shows in the universe: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/12/03/groundbreaking-simulations-show-how-black-holes-glow-bright/ #science #astrophysics
At #FlatironCCA, Adrian Bayer uses data science and machine learning techniques to understand how galaxies are distributed and formed throughout the universe: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces/ #science #astrophysics
Unveiling the Universe’s Origins and Current State by Modeling Its Many Faces
Flatiron Research Fellow Adrian Bayer studies the structure of galaxies and the cosmic microwave background, or remnant heat from the universe’s creation.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
At #FlatironCCA, Adrian Bayer uses data science and machine learning techniques to understand how galaxies are distributed and formed throughout the universe: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces/ #science #astrophysics
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While most AI models are trained on text and images, the Polymathic AI collaboration has something different in mind: AI trained on #physics: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/12/09/these-new-ai-models-are-trained-on-physics-not-words-and-theyre-driving-discovery/ #science
These New AI Models Are Trained on Physics, Not Words, and They’re Driving Discovery
These New AI Models Are Trained on Physics, Not Words, and They’re Driving Discovery on Simons Foundation
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February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
While most AI models are trained on text and images, the Polymathic AI collaboration has something different in mind: AI trained on #physics: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/12/09/these-new-ai-models-are-trained-on-physics-not-words-and-theyre-driving-discovery/ #science
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Experimentalists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and @flatironinstitute.org theoretical physicists collaborated to discover a link between magnetism and a mysterious phase of matter called the pseudogap: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/hidden-order-in-quantum-confusion-the-pseudogap/
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Experimentalists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and @flatironinstitute.org theoretical physicists collaborated to discover a link between magnetism and a mysterious phase of matter called the pseudogap: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/hidden-order-in-quantum-confusion-the-pseudogap/
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Looking forward to speaking to @jhucompsci.bsky.social and JHU Biomedical Engineering this Thursday!
Join us and the BME Department this Thursday for a joint seminar featuring @flatironinstitute.org’s @samsl.io! Learn more here: www.cs.jhu.edu/event/cs-bme...
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Looking forward to speaking to @jhucompsci.bsky.social and JHU Biomedical Engineering this Thursday!
Physicists have uncovered a link between magnetism & a mysterious phase of matter called the pseudogap, which could help researchers design new materials with sought-after properties such as high-temp superconductivity: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/hidden-order-in-quantum-confusion-the-pseudogap
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Physicists have uncovered a link between magnetism & a mysterious phase of matter called the pseudogap, which could help researchers design new materials with sought-after properties such as high-temp superconductivity: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/hidden-order-in-quantum-confusion-the-pseudogap
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NeMoS 0.2.6 is out!
✅ ClassificationGLM for multi-class problems
✅ Gaussian & categorical observation models
✅ JIT-compiled bases for major speedups
Full release notes: github.com/flatironinst...
✅ ClassificationGLM for multi-class problems
✅ Gaussian & categorical observation models
✅ JIT-compiled bases for major speedups
Full release notes: github.com/flatironinst...
Release NeMoS 0.2.6 Release Notes · flatironinstitute/nemos
New Features
ClassifierGLM
A new GLM class for classification tasks, enabling multi-class classification with the familiar NeMoS API.
New Observation Models
Gaussian observations: Model continuous...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
NeMoS 0.2.6 is out!
✅ ClassificationGLM for multi-class problems
✅ Gaussian & categorical observation models
✅ JIT-compiled bases for major speedups
Full release notes: github.com/flatironinst...
✅ ClassificationGLM for multi-class problems
✅ Gaussian & categorical observation models
✅ JIT-compiled bases for major speedups
Full release notes: github.com/flatironinst...
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New @flatironinstitute.org research proposes a new explanation for how swimming bacteria switch direction, providing fresh insight into one of #biology’s most-studied molecular machines: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/a-tug-of-war-explains-a-decades-old-question-about-how-bacteria-swim/ #science
A Tug-of-War Explains a Decades-Old Question About How Bacteria Swim
Scientists have found an explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing insight into one of biology’s most studied molecular machines.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
New @flatironinstitute.org research proposes a new explanation for how swimming bacteria switch direction, providing fresh insight into one of #biology’s most-studied molecular machines: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/a-tug-of-war-explains-a-decades-old-question-about-how-bacteria-swim/ #science
#FlatironCCN researchers drew on lessons from neurobiology to enhance artificial systems using a new type of computational component that is more akin to real brains: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks/ #science
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks on Simons Foundation
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January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#FlatironCCN researchers drew on lessons from neurobiology to enhance artificial systems using a new type of computational component that is more akin to real brains: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks/ #science
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While AI systems have advanced tremendously, they still lag behind real brains in reliability & efficiency. A new computational unit developed at #FlatironCCN could help close that gap: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks
Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks on Simons Foundation
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January 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
While AI systems have advanced tremendously, they still lag behind real brains in reliability & efficiency. A new computational unit developed at #FlatironCCN could help close that gap: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/biological-brains-inspire-a-new-building-block-for-artificial-neural-networks
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Adrian Bayer reconstructs the past, interprets the present and forecasts the future of the cosmos. #science #astrophysics https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/21/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces
Unveiling the Universe’s Origins and Current State by Modeling Its Many Faces
Flatiron Research Fellow Adrian Bayer studies the structure of galaxies and the cosmic microwave background, or remnant heat from the universe’s creation.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Adrian Bayer reconstructs the past, interprets the present and forecasts the future of the cosmos. #science #astrophysics https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/01/21/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces
Happy 5th anniversary to #FlatironCCN! Five years ago, we announced the founding of a new #neuroscience center to use and develop computational models to understand how brains work. See what CCN has been up to since: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/center-for-computational-neuroscience/
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January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Happy 5th anniversary to #FlatironCCN! Five years ago, we announced the founding of a new #neuroscience center to use and develop computational models to understand how brains work. See what CCN has been up to since: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/center-for-computational-neuroscience/
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The @flatironinstitute.org's Adrian Bayer studies the structure of galaxies and the remnant heat from the universe’s creation, known as the cosmic microwave background: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces/ #science
Unveiling the Universe’s Origins and Current State by Modeling Its Many Faces
Flatiron Research Fellow Adrian Bayer studies the structure of galaxies and the cosmic microwave background, or remnant heat from the universe’s creation.
www.simonsfoundation.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The @flatironinstitute.org's Adrian Bayer studies the structure of galaxies and the remnant heat from the universe’s creation, known as the cosmic microwave background: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/unveiling-the-universes-origins-and-current-state-by-modeling-its-many-faces/ #science