Stories shape our understanding of the world. Through our editorially independent media initiatives, we illuminate science’s greatest discoveries and questions. From cutting-edge documentary films to explicative and riveting articles and books that take us on a journey through a concept in science, we celebrate the power of storytelling.
Quanta Magazine
Simons Foundation in 2012 to enhance public understanding of science. The magazine’s goal is to illuminate science, with a focus on developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences.
Quanta has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting, the 2020 National Magazine Award for General Excellence and two People’s Voice Webby Awards. Read more
Sandbox Films
Launched in 2020, Sandbox Films is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning production company that specializes in creative and boundary-breaking documentaries rooted in scientific ideas that inform society and culture.
Sandbox documentaries include Fire of Love (nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature; All Light, Everywhere, All Light, Everywhere (Sundance 2021 special jury prize winner); Fireball (co-directed by Werner Herzog); Fathom (an Emmy Award for Best Sound in a Documentary); and Human Nature (nominated for three Emmys). Read more
The Transmitter
The Transmitter is an essential resource for the neuroscience community, dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. The publication delivers useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research.
As part of that mission, The Transmitter offers a steady stream of up-to-date news and analysis of the field, written by journalists and scientists. The publication launched in November 2023 and was developed by the team behind the award-winning Spectrum magazine. Read more
