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Conversational AI Can Propel Social Stereotypes

Conversational AI Can Propel Social Stereotypes

As AI gets more talkative, designers need to consider the ethics of gendering not just voices, but the finer nuances of speech patterns.

Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World

Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World

The post-World War II model for organizing science remains powerful, but moving beyond its limits will be necessary for assuring the contributions of science to solving a wide array of challenges.

How the Fight over a Hawaii Mega-telescope Could Change Astronomy

How the Fight over a Hawaii Mega-telescope Could Change Astronomy

Thirty Meter Telescope controversy is forcing scientists to grapple with how their research affects Indigenous peoples.

Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second

Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second

The world's oceans are now heating at the same rate as if five Hiroshima atomic bombs were dropped into the water every second, scientists have said.

Memo to London: 'No Cherry Picking' over Horizon Europe Membership

Memo to London: 'No Cherry Picking' over Horizon Europe Membership

The European Union's top research official telegraphed a message to the UK's Brexit negotiators: When it comes to a post-Brexit deal on research cooperation, there can be "no cherry picking."

Scientists Urge China to Quickly Share Data on Virus Linked to Pneumonia Outbreak

Scientists Urge China to Quickly Share Data on Virus Linked to Pneumonia Outbreak

Chinese researchers say a novel coronavirus likely sickened 59 people in Wuhan.

Florida Joins U.S. Government in Probing Foreign Ties of Researchers

Florida Joins U.S. Government in Probing Foreign Ties of Researchers

Florida lawmakers have begun an investigation into the foreign ties of researchers at the state’s universities and research institutions. The inquiry dovetails with an ongoing federal probe into whether such affiliations, notably with Chinese entities, pose a risk to the U.S. research enterprise.

Springer Nature And Germany´s Projekt DEAL Finalise World´s Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement

Springer Nature And Germany´s Projekt DEAL Finalise World´s Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement

Springer Nature and Max Planck Digial Library on behalf of Projekt DEAL announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative Open Access (OA) agreement to date has been signed.

New R&D Commissioner Aims to 'revitalise' European Research Area, for East and West

New R&D Commissioner Aims to 'revitalise' European Research Area, for East and West

The European Union's new innovation chief, Mariya Gabriel, wants to "revitalise" efforts to create a real single market for research, education and innovation, bridging the performance gap between eastern and western Europe.

UC Response to Publisher Letter Opposing Immediate Open Access to Federally Funded Research

UC Response to Publisher Letter Opposing Immediate Open Access to Federally Funded Research

Ivy Anderson and Jeff MacKie-Mason, who co-chair the team overseeing UC's publisher negotiations strategy, have provided the following response to a recent open letter in which a number of commercial and society journal publishers voiced their opposition to a policy, rumored to be under discussion by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy, that would require federally funded research be made freely available to the public immediately upon publication, rather than within 12 months as current policy stipulates.  The University of California believes the public should have access to publicly-funded research, freely and immediately upon publication. We are deeply …

Check for Publication Integrity Before Misconduct

Check for Publication Integrity Before Misconduct

A tool that focuses on papers - not researcher behaviour - can help readers, editors and institutions assess which publications to trust.

Government Call for Science 'weirdos' Prompts Caution from Researchers

Government Call for Science 'weirdos' Prompts Caution from Researchers

The UK prime minister's adviser Dominic Cummings wants scientific approaches to inform government - but researchers worry his view is simplistic.

The Inside Story of How Scientists Produced an Ebola Vaccine

The Inside Story of How Scientists Produced an Ebola Vaccine

For years, scientists poured their hearts into work to develop vaccines. And, for years, they saw promising work smash up against unscalable walls.

What Do Our Researchers Think About the EOSC?

What Do Our Researchers Think About the EOSC?

Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC. So, what do our researchers say one year after the launch of the initiative? How do they think will they benefit from the EOSC? What are and what can be their roles? Let's see what physicist Toma Susi has to say.

New Year's Resolution: One Meeting-free Week a Quarter

New Year's Resolution: One Meeting-free Week a Quarter

Protect time for deep thinking - it is crucial for productivity in a world of constant interaction, urges Heidi Rehm.

What Fossils Will Modern-day Civilization Leave Behind?

What Fossils Will Modern-day Civilization Leave Behind?

Science chats with two experts about what future paleontologists-or perhaps even visiting aliens-might find.

AI 'outperforms' Doctors Diagnosing Breast Cancer

AI 'outperforms' Doctors Diagnosing Breast Cancer

Hospitals trial intelligent machines to improve cancer detection and results so far are promising.

EPA Science Advisers Slammed the Agency for Ignoring Science. Here is What They Said

EPA Science Advisers Slammed the Agency for Ignoring Science. Here is What They Said

In a stinging rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of science, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory panel has found major shortcomings in the agency’s pursuit of key regulatory rollbacks.

We Are Seeing the Very Worst of Our Scientific Predictions Come to Pass in These Bushfires | Joëlle Gergis

We Are Seeing the Very Worst of Our Scientific Predictions Come to Pass in These Bushfires | Joëlle Gergis

As a climate scientist I am wondering if the Earth system has now breached a tipping point