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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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-...

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.

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!