Scientific Research is Deteriorating
Several cases of renowned scientists being offered large sums of money by institutions in authoritarian countries - such as Saudi Arabia - have been exposed by EL PAIS.
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"If We Are Simply Creating Techies Who Can Only Work With the Technology, We're in Big Trouble."
"If We Are Simply Creating Techies Who Can Only Work With the Technology, We're in Big Trouble."
Mathematician and educator Freeman A. Hrabowski III talks about the importance of the humanities, culture change in academia, and much more. He has led groundbreaking efforts to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields throughout his career. As president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for three decades, Hrabowski transformed a regional commuter school into a top-tier research university.
Trust But Verify - U.S. Labs Are Overhauling the Nuclear Stockpile
Behind a guard shack and warning signs on the sprawling campus of Los Alamos National Laboratory is a forested spot where scientists mimic the first moments of a nuclear detonation. Here, in the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility, they blow up models of the bowling ball–size spheres of plutonium, or “pits,” at the heart of bombs—and take x-ray pictures of the results.
To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration
To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration
What should be done to manage AI and other technological advances that pose catastrophic risks? What the world should have done with nuclear technology: Expand scientific collaboration and avoid secrecy.
OpenAI's Big Lesson for Science Policy
The incredible success of Large Language Models like ChatGPT is both a scientific breakthrough and a boon for future scientific discovery. What is Open AI's role in this?
Is Open Science Left in the Dust?
For a lot of fields other than computer science, open science is not a norm.
Horizon Europe and Life Sciences Policy in the UK
Open Access Government investigates some of the UK's Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's remit, including Horizon Europe and life sciences
Verunmöglichte Forschung? Internationaler Wettbewerb Versus Transnationale Solidarität Im Wissenschafstbetrieb
Verunmöglichte Forschung? Internationaler Wettbewerb Versus Transnationale Solidarität Im Wissenschafstbetrieb
Auch die Wissenschaft ficht Arbeitskämpfe aus. In Deutschland wurde das Reformvorhaben zum Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG) zurecht von den betroffenen Wissenschaftler:innen abgelehnt. Aber statt der vorgetragenen Sorge um die "internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit" der deutschen Wissenschaft wäre transnationale Solidarität angesichts vielerorts ähnlicher neoliberaler Regierungsmechanismen gefragt.
A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
Utilizing data from Twitter and applying natural language processing artificial intelligence algorithms, researchers created a new, accurate prediction model for depression and anxiety.
Thinking Allowed - Elite Universities - Working Class Students
Elite universities and the lives of working class academics.
Science Superpowers Need Supercharged Investment
Setting out his vision for the economy in January, Jeremy Hunt turned to what, in the past six months, has become the easiest joke in the book for speechwriters: "I asked ChatGPT to craft the opening lines of this speech. Who needs politicians when you have AI?"Artificial intelligence is only one o
Transforming Science and Policy to Solve Generational Challenges
The One Environment-One Health framework proposes new research and policy solutions that better informs the complex interactions among environmental, social and economic systems.
CERN/NASA Summit: Accelerating the Adoption of Open Science
In celebration of the 2023 Year of Open Science, CERN and NASA are jointly organizing "Accelerating the Adoption of Open Science", a week long open science summit at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, from 10 to 14 July 2023.
What Has Happened to College Teacher Pay in England?
In the last few months, there has been a series of strikes by teachers in further education colleges across England over pay and conditions, and more strikes look set to impact the post-16 education sector this year. This report examines how pay and retention levels among college teachers in England have changed over time and compared with school teachers.
G20 Chief Science Advisers Meet in Uttarakhand: Lessons from Covid-19, Open Access to Scientific Knowledge Feature in Discussions
G20 Chief Science Advisers Meet in Uttarakhand: Lessons from Covid-19, Open Access to Scientific Knowledge Feature in Discussions
The first meeting of the G20 Chief Science Advisers Roundtable (G20-CSAR) in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, Wednesday, witnessed intense discussion on transboundary science and technology issues of mutual interest. This was the first time that chief science advisers of different countries gathered for a roundtable conference at the G20 platform.
12 Recommendations To Protect the Integrity of Survey Research
Science requires data, and survey research is one important means of gathering it. Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring information that is used to inform policy decisions, guide political campaigns, clarify the needs of stakeholders, enhance customer service, help society understand itself
Infrared: The Future of Anti-counterfeit Tags?
A new study proposes a technique to print images on a special surface such that they can only be seen by authorized recipients.
An Industry in Flux: The Science, Policies and Business of Cannabis
At the intersection of academia, industry, and the old underground culture of cannabis are people like Samuel Haiden, a botany graduate student at the University of Connecticut who spent 10
Taking Trash into Their Own Hands - Community Science to Policy
Community effort to systematically count and categorize trash in the Pinole watershed led to the prioritization of locations and trash types that informed recommendations for local government policy.
Scientists Call For Global Plastics Treaty As Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts - Health Policy Watch
Scientists Call For Global Plastics Treaty As Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts - Health Policy Watch
A new study has found that human health is in grave danger because of plastics across their entire lifecycle.
Collaborative Advantage: Creating Global Commons for Science, Technology, and Innovation
Collaborative Advantage: Creating Global Commons for Science, Technology, and Innovation
Collectively solving problems shared by many nations requires a new global science and technology commons.
The UK Government's Road to Creating a 'science Superpower'
As the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer releases the Spring Budget, the life science industry appears to be at the heart of the country's global image in years to come.
Maximizing Researcher Contributions to Science and Policy
A recent article in the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (IJHPR), analyzes the factors behind a recent surge in high quality publications by Israeli researchers, which have also informed global efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog highlights two of those factors which may be particularly relevant for researchers, research institutions, and research authorities in other countries.
To End Sexual Harassment, Make It Everyone's Problem
Sexual harassment in STEM isolates survivors. Collective bargaining could engage the whole academic community in ending sexual harassment.
REF Pushes Academics to Churn out Lower Quality Research, New Study Shows
REF Pushes Academics to Churn out Lower Quality Research, New Study Shows
The UK Government’s research evaluation system encourages a higher quantity and lower quality of work from academics, according to a recent paper.
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