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Nature writes about gender semantics rather than science
Nature, perhaps the world’s premier science journal, has, like most of its kind, gone woke. Nowhere is this more obvious than its abandoning of science articles in favor of ideological ones, so it’s undergoing convergent evolution with not only its competitor Science, but also Scientific American. Nowhere is this more obvious than the essay below,…
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Engagement opportunities on the continuum between science and policy
Erica Goldman, Director of Day One and Policy Entrepreneurship at the Federation of American Scientists, discusses how scientists can go from communicating science to advocating for science and doing policy entrepreneurship. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe /* style…
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Three ways to recognize hidden labour in research
Alternative systems of recognition might be needed for support staff in research, such as (left to right) intern Izabela Burns and coral-restoration technicians Logan Marionn and Chloe Spring at the Million Corals Foundation farm in Summerland Key, Florida.Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Merit in science is usually measured by authorship. However, there are people who make invaluable…
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AI and Euro 2024: VAR is shaking up football — and it’s not going away
VAR technology uses cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence to help referees make decisions.Credit: Gerrit Van Cologne/ANP via Getty When the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament kicks off tomorrow, the all-seeing eye of artificial intelligence (AI) will be glued to the action stronger than the eyes of even the most ardent fans. Referees will be able…
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Corvallis Science & Nature: River Cleanup, Hike, Musical Fundraiser
Here in Corvallis, the rainy season might finally be just about over. It’s been a wet spring, which at least for me, had the bright side of a Memorial Day without worrying too much about fire. But now, aside from a few brief showers on Sunday, it looks like we have a week of sun…
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Family’s T. rex discovery now at Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Photo courtesy: Denver Museum of Nature and Science About two years ago, Jessin and Liam Fisher, their father, Sam Fisher, and their cousin, Kaiden Madsen, were on a routine hiking trip in North Dakota. While on the hike, the family made a significant contribution to science and our understanding of dinosaurs when they discovered a…
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Hybrid working works: huge study reveals no drop in productivity
Download the Nature Podcast 12 June 2024 In this episode: 00:48 Short-haul spaceflight’s effect on the human body. A comprehensive suite of biomedical data, collected during the first all-civilian spaceflight, is helping researchers unpick the effects that being in orbit has on the human body. Analysis of data collected from the crew of SpaceX’s Inspiration4…
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Self-healing glass from a simple peptide
Finkelstein-Zuta, G. et al. Nature 630, 368–374 (2024). Article Google Scholar Gilman, V. Chem. Eng. News 81, 27 (2003). Article Google Scholar Douglas, R. W. Nature 212, 769–774 (1966). Article Google Scholar Li, T, Kambanis, J., Sorenson, T. L., Sunde, M. & Shen, Y. Biomacromolecules 25, 5–23 (2024). Article PubMed Google Scholar Reches, M. &…
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Data as the next challenge in atomistic machine learning
As machine learning models are becoming mainstream tools for molecular and materials research, there is an urgent need to improve the nature, quality, and accessibility of atomistic data. In turn, there are opportunities for a new generation of generally applicable datasets and distillable models. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution…
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Sex and gender in science
Fraught societal debates, particularly surrounding gender identity, are raising questions about how to best take sex and gender into account in research, both in studies of human health and in other contexts. At the same time, scientists are increasingly recognizing that they must move past assumptions that findings from mainly male individuals will apply to…