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Preparing for a Future of #AI Enabled #Biology

From the National Academy of Medicine (NAM): “Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the life sciences, including how researchers study biology, develop vaccines and treatments, and detect disease outbreaks. While these advances could improve public health and preparedness, they also raise important questions about safety, security, and the possibility of misuse.

To better understand these issues, the National Academy of Medicine, in collaboration with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and with support from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), will convene a two-day workshop on preparing for the future of AI-enabled biology.

The workshop will bring together experts from public health, medicine, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, biosecurity, government, and industry to explore how AI-enabled biological risks may evolve over the next decade.”

This hybrid event will take place on August 11-12, 2026. Learn more and register here. https://nam.edu/event/preparing-for-a-future-of-ai-enabled-biology/ #NAM #NASEM

Source: https://pandorareport.org/

Preparing for a Future of AI-Enabled Biology - NAM

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petersuber Jun 14

"Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report."
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/fossil-fuels-national-academies-climate-science-00897237

"#Oil industry allies are quietly targeting a field of #climate research that could cost #fossilfuel companies billions of dollars. In the crosshairs is a forthcoming report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [#NASEM] that will examine research into the ways corporate climate pollution is intensifying natural disasters…The heightened scrutiny…involves a secretive opposition research group scouring scientists’ emails."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Harassment #USPol #USPolitics

Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report

An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.

Politico

Bongolian May 14

Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine have stood up to save the #NSB. Endorse their letter below. On May 11, thousands of #NASEM members signed and submitted an Open Letter to #Congress urging them to demand #Trump restore the 22 National Science Board members he illegally fired on April 24th.
Please read their Open Letter to Congress below, and then join them by signing your name in endorsement.

#NAS #science #NAS #resistance
https://www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter-to-congress/

NASEM Open Letter to Congress demanding the restoration of the NSB — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NASEM's open letter to Congress by signing your endorsement now!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

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petersuber May 11

Update. See the Open Letter to Congress Demanding the Restoration of the National Science Board.
https://www.standupforscience.net/nasem-letter-to-congress/

The letter is hosted by Stand Up For Science. It was initially signed by “elected members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine [#NASEM], in their personal capacities” and is open to supporting signatures from the public.

I just signed it and hope you will sign too.

#DefendResearch #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

NASEM Open Letter to Congress demanding the restoration of the NSB — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NASEM's open letter to Congress by signing your endorsement now!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

legraLeGra Apr 29

Watching this right now on the release of a National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine report on

A Synthesis Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events - 2026

@thirstygecko.bsky.social

@triptychphrases.bsky.social
and many others worked on this

https://events.nationalacademies.org/46602/

Read about it here:

https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DELS-BESR-23-06/publication/29290

#climate #paleoclimate #NASEM #extremes

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events: Report Release Webinar

Elisabeth Bik Apr 24

(Apologies, I can only do limited posting of the remainder of today's workshop) Going on now: Panel 2: Perspectives about Journals, Editors, and Publishers. Currently addressing an audience question about what their integrity budget-per-article is - all agree prevention is best. #NASEM

Elisabeth Bik Apr 24

After our panel with Ivan Oransky, Leif Nelson, and myself in which we talked about Fraud Detection and Prevention, the next speaker is @[email protected] with "Lessons from Psychology’s Replication Crisis". Transparency is great! But it is not enough. We need to check and ask questions. #NASEM

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Elisabeth Bik Apr 24

US: Results provenance also records who collected the data. AsCollected will show the data in tables, in two versions, for authors and for readers. With our extensive experience at @[email protected], we think this will prevent fraud. It provides dates/names that can be checked. #NASEM

Elisabeth Bik Apr 23

After lunch break at @[email protected] Workshop on Enhancing Scientific Integrity, Pamela Davis-Kean will talk about 'Synthesis and Looking Ahead to Day 2'. We talked about preregistration, sharing data and code, internal lab review and replication, vetting internally and externally. #NASEM

Elisabeth Bik Apr 23

Next: Fireside Chat with John Ioannidis / Facilitator Pamela Davis-Kean. JI: We need to learn from others and always do better. People have criticized that using the term 'reproducibility crisis' can be weaponized and destroy the ecosystem. There is improvement of preregistration, sharing. #NASEM