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AI & Advanced Computing
Oct 1, 2026
Schmidt Sciences Names 28 AI2050 Fellows Tackling the Defining AI Challenges of Our Time
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AI & Advanced Computing
Elias Stengel-Eskin (University of Texas at Austin), Simon Kirby (University of Edinburgh), Hale Sirin (Schmidt Sciences) | Sep 14, 2026
AI agents evolve their own languages
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Science Systems
Sep 22, 2026
Schmidt Sciences commits up to $20M to eight standout researchers named 2026 Polymaths
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Science Systems
NY Times | Jul 20, 2026
The Future of Nutrition Research May Run Through the Sewer
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Climate
Aug 9, 2026
Schmidt Sciences grants $26 million to researchers translating climate models to climate action
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Climate
Jul 14, 2026
Five-Year Climate Research Effort Reshapes Climate Modeling, Expands Information Access
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Astrophysics & Space
NY Times | Jan 9, 2026
Google’s former CEO wants to build a cosmic search engine
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Astrophysics & Space
Scientific American | Jan 8, 2026
The first-ever private space telescope could launch before decade’s end
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Astrophysics & Space
Astronomy.com | Jan 8, 2026
Eric and Wendy Schmidt to fund space telescope, three ground-based observatories
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Astrophysics & Space
Ars Technica | Jan 8, 2026
Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement
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AI & Advanced Computing
Dec 11, 2025
Schmidt Sciences awards $11M in grants to bring AI to humanities research
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Nautilus Magazine | Nov 25, 2025
Nautilus X Schmidt Sciences: Catalysts of Discovery
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AI & Advanced Computing
Forbes | Nov 11, 2025
Schmidt Sciences Announces Its Latest Cohort Of AI2050 Fellows