The death of a Russian plague researcher, explained by a microbiologist
Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute…
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Silicon Samples and Synthetic Surveys: Can AI Stand In for Human Respondents?
Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath About this research This Pew Research Center report examines whether AI-generated…
Optogenetics wins the Nobel – one neuroscience breakthrough in a line of technological innovations helping scientists map and control the brain
The brain is unbelievably complicated, which is both daunting and fascinating for neuroscientists like me.…
Free careers support now available through Jobcentres
People across England will now benefit from dedicated careers support for all through Jobcentres. Around…
Ancient fossil from China reveals animal-microbe partnerships dating back 550 million years
We often think of microbes as organisms that live around us, like the salmonella bacteria…
Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available
Ontario students went back to school this month for the final year of a three-year…
AI survey samples poorly replicate human public opinion
About this research This Pew Research Center report examines whether AI-generated survey data can accurately…
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Divides Rural Voters, KFF-AP Poll Finds
More than a year into President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, a poll finds that…
AI surveys struggle with questions about current events
About this research This Pew Research Center report examines whether AI-generated survey data can accurately…
Cyber attacks? Bioterrorism? To ‘Pace the Frontier’ of AI effectively, we must improve our anticipatory thinking
Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei has published an essay entitled “We Must Pace the…