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Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient

Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient

The engineer says the system has the perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to, a human child.

A Conversation: Science, Ethics, and Policy

A Conversation: Science, Ethics, and Policy

The word "bioethics" dates only to 1927, and the subject, as an academic discipline, is only about 50 years old, but the ethical questions that accompany scientific discovery are ancient.

Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research

Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research

Latest effort would spend billions on a few universities, but skeptics give it long odds.

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

The High Potential Individual visa is intended to attract graduates from around the world to work in the UK, but its criteria excludes anyone who studied at a university in Africa.

EUROPEAN FUND FOR DISPLACED SCIENTISTS

EUROPEAN FUND FOR DISPLACED SCIENTISTS

The EFDS will provide funds to academic institutions in Europe that are willing and able to host displaced researchers from Ukraine.

Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It

Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It

It's time to decouple maternity from womanhood. Recent advances in fertility science are helping pave the way toward inclusivity.

Japan's Path to Becoming a Leader in Western Science: an Asian Perspective on Science and Other Forms of Knowledge

Japan's Path to Becoming a Leader in Western Science: an Asian Perspective on Science and Other Forms of Knowledge

As New Zealand considers how and whether to incorporate traditional Māori knowledge in the science curriculum, what might we learn from the experiences of Japan?

Food Prices, Elections, and the Wagner Group in Africa

Food Prices, Elections, and the Wagner Group in Africa

Despite its battlefield failures, Russia has dealt a surprising blow to an unexpected party: world food markets. 

Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society

Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society

The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of scientific advice to modern policymaking. But how can the use of expertise in politics be aligned with the needs and values of the public?

Biden Bids Again to Boost Science Spending - but Faces Long Odds

Biden Bids Again to Boost Science Spending - but Faces Long Odds

The US president wants huge increases for clean energy and public health, but a divided Congress might not go along with the plan.

Managing Academic Performance by Optimal Resource Allocation - Scientometrics

Managing Academic Performance by Optimal Resource Allocation - Scientometrics

This paper develops and studies a complex data-driven framework for human resource management enabling (i) academic talent recognition, (ii) researcher performance measurement, and (iii) renewable resource allocation maximizing the total output of a research unit.

'Desperate, Despondent, Ignored': Australian Science at Crisis Point

'Desperate, Despondent, Ignored': Australian Science at Crisis Point

The Coalition's decision to veto six research grants was the last straw for a sector that has felt it is under attack and saddled with an unfair funding system.

Australia's Clever Birds Did Not Consent to This Science Experiment

Australia's Clever Birds Did Not Consent to This Science Experiment

The magpies showed their smarts by helping one another remove tracking harnesses that scientists carefully placed on them.

Chile's Science Transformation Gains Steam with New President

Chile's Science Transformation Gains Steam with New President

The liberal Gabriel Boric campaigned on a promise to invest in research and fight climate change, and has given scientists prominent positions in his administration.

President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding

President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding

More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.

The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud

The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud

This article illustrates some of the diverse environmental impacts of data storage.