Artificial intelligence is disrupting the relationships that produce knowledge and transforming it into “content.” ...

American astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s research laid the foundation for our understanding of the structure and size of the universe.

Community colleges are working to democratize AI education and meet the need for AI-fluent workers in the labor force.

Dwaipayan Banerjee's recent book explores how the forces of global politics and capitalism shaped India’s technological revolution.

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 ...

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.

After the firing of the National Science Board, legislators have an opportunity to establish a new balance between democratic accountability and protection from partisan meddling. A little more than a ...

The global research enterprise relies on information infrastructure to power scientific discovery, medical breakthroughs, and evidence-based policymaking. But the data repositories, digital asset ...

Reforms to America’s seed fund should be a catalyst for policies that help more small businesses bring new technologies to market. In late February, after a five-month stalemate, the US Senate reached ...

For more than half a century, the United States has pushed the boundaries of exploration beyond Earth. From Mercury to Apollo to the International Space Station, our progress in space has never been ...

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.

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 ...