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Thomas Sumner

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  • Senior Staff Writer, Simons Foundation
New York
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Science communicator. Managing editor @SimonsFdn. Formerly @ScienceNews. He/Him. 🦋 Bsky: bsky.app/profile/thomassumner.com

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Thomas Sumner is a science communicator and editor in New York City with over 13 years of experience translating complexity into excitement. As managing editor of the Simons Foundation, he oversees the multibillion-dollar nonprofit’s editorial team and media outreach efforts.

Thomas’ reporting on scientific research has appeared in publications such as Science, the San Jose Mercury News, Live Science, Business Insider and Fox News. Thomas previously covered the earth sciences beat for Science N…

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Clamor of Gravitational Waves From Universe's Merging Supermassive Black Holes 'Heard' for First ...

Clamor of Gravitational Waves From Universe's Merging Supermassive Black Holes 'Heard' for First ...

After 15 years of carefully observing stars called pulsars throughout our galaxy, the NANOGrav collaboration …

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A Star That Devoured Its Own Planets

A Star That Devoured Its Own Planets

Astrophysicists estimate that the sunlike star called Kronos has consumed 15 Earths’ worth of rocky material.

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Ag drone field grows

Ag drone field grows

A drone helicopter flies over an Oakville vineyard. While deadly military drones grab headlines, a very diffe…

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Coastal Los Angeles losing fog to urban sprawl

Coastal Los Angeles losing fog to urban sprawl

Warmer nights lift cloud level Morning fog along parts of coastal Southern California is disappearing due to …

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How to Hide Your Genome

How to Hide Your Genome

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS-As the cost of genetic sequencing plummets, experts believe our genomes will help doctors d…

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Central American fires may intensify U.S. tornadoes

Central American fires may intensify U.S. tornadoes

Smoky air lowers cloud ceiling and segregates winds Smoke wafting across the Gulf of Mexico from Central Amer…

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Articles

Watch Live on July 23: Fields Medal Announcement and Press Conference

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By Thomas Sumner
| EIN Presswire
Credit: Jun Cen/Simons Foundation The Fields Medals will be presented during the livestreamed opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians. A press conference will follow. PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On July 23 at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Philadelphia, the winners of the prestigious Fields Medal will be announced. The Fields Medal is awarded every four years and is often dubbed the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
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Free Public Events Will Bring the Wonder of Mathematics to Philadelphia

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By Thomas Sumner
| EIN Presswire
Credit: Jun Cen/Simons Foundation Enjoy free talks, performances, films, hands-on activities and more that showcase how math shapes art, music, science, culture and technology from July 24–28. PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Math can’t be confined to a classroom. It underlies everything we do, from art and music to science and technology.
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Miles Stoudenmire: breaking everything apart and putting it back together again with tensors

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By Thomas Sumner
| perimeterinstitute.ca
Imagine a giant Lego ball made of billions of multicoloured blocks. With so many pieces attached to each other in every which way, it’s a big, complicated mess. You can’t see all the blocks and colours inside the ball, so it is difficult to understand the makeup of this object, or know what you can do with it. The most logical solution is to break it apart into smaller component blocks, so you can see the pieces more clearly, and then you can start putting parts of it back together.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern for the Inside Science News Service

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but I make tooo many ttypos forit to be worthwhle.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Danny Concannon from The West Wing.