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Code Sharing in the Spotlight

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Open Science

Code Sharing in the Spotlight

The Year of Open Science has highlighted the importance of sharing the code associated with peer-reviewed manuscripts. We at Nature Computational Science provide support - via policies and implementations within our submission system - to facilitate this task.
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Why We Swapped PhD Research for Secondary-school Teaching

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Teaching

Why We Swapped PhD Research for Secondary-school Teaching

Students value being taught by real-life scientists with lived experience of life in the lab, say researchers who switched career.
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'ChatGPT Detector' Catches AI-generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy

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'ChatGPT Detector' Catches AI-generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy

Tool based on machine learning uses features of writing style to distinguish between human and AI authors.
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China

The Belt and Road Initiative is Boosting Science - the West Must Engage, Not Withdraw

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The Belt and Road Initiative is Boosting Science - the West Must Engage, Not Withdraw

China is deepening scientific links with low- and middle-income countries. Europe and the United States would be wise to join this effort, which could help to resolve economic, environmental and political crises.
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Academia

Podcast - How Will ChatGPT and Generative AI Transform Research?

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Podcast - How Will ChatGPT and Generative AI Transform Research?

Nature editors Nick Petrić Howe, Magdalena Skipper, Richard Van Noorden and Yann Sweeney discuss how generative AIs are impacting science and what the future might hold.

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Japan

Japanese Research is No Longer World Class - Here's Why

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Japanese Research is No Longer World Class - Here's Why

Japan’s contribution to world-class research continues to decline, despite having one of the world’s largest research communities, according to a report by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

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Africa

I Advocate an African Research Agenda for African Development

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I Advocate an African Research Agenda for African Development

As Uganda's science minister, Monica Musenero pushes to connect scientific research to economic development in her country and her continent.
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Living Guidelines for Generative AI - Why Scientists Must Oversee Its Use

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Living Guidelines for Generative AI - Why Scientists Must Oversee Its Use

Establish an independent scientific body to test and certify generative artificial intelligence, before the technology damages science and public trust.
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ChatGPT Use Shows That the Grant-Application System is Broken

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ChatGPT Use Shows That the Grant-Application System is Broken

The fact that artificial intelligence can do much of the work makes a mockery of the process. It's time to make it easier for scientists to ask for research funding.
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Science Policy

Science is Under Threat in Argentina - We Must Call out the Danger

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Science is Under Threat in Argentina - We Must Call out the Danger

Extreme-right presidential front runner Javier Milei plans to disband ministries and privatize research. That would be disastrous for Argentina's science and for the nation.
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US Science Agencies on Track to Hit 25-Year Funding Low

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US Science Agencies on Track to Hit 25-Year Funding Low

Despite last year's CHIPS and Science Act, which was meant to boost innovation, report predicts that Congress will cut spending on science.
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Seize the Moment: Researchers Have a Rare Opportunity to Make Progress in Protecting Global Biodiversity

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Seize the Moment: Researchers Have a Rare Opportunity to Make Progress in Protecting Global Biodiversity

A quiet revolution is taking place to incorporate the costs of biodiversity loss into economic planning. It needs researchers to be engaged.
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AI Tools As Science Policy Advisers? The Potential and the Pitfalls

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AI Tools As Science Policy Advisers? The Potential and the Pitfalls

Large language models and other artificial-intelligence systems could be excellent at synthesizing scientific evidence for policymakers - but only with appropriate safeguards and humans in the loop.
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Universities Axe Diversity Statements in Wake of US Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

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Universities Axe Diversity Statements in Wake of US Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

Higher-education campaigners fear that removing the option for job applicants to provide the statements will make the academic workforce less diverse.
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Can AI Help to Predict Who Will Win a Nobel Prize?

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Can AI Help to Predict Who Will Win a Nobel Prize?

With a few modifications, ChatGPT-like models could enhance the art of identifying future laureates.
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How Tackling Real-world Problems Transformed My Teaching and Research

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How Tackling Real-world Problems Transformed My Teaching and Research

Designing courses on the basis of what really matters to people is a win-win for students and society.
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