michael#Oxford #CafeSci is on #JumpingGenes #today. And their website is working again so read all about it here: http://www.rowingservice.com/cafescientifique/oxford/
#science #PublicUnderstanding #outreach #cafescientifique #events #lecture
oh. #RIP #TimRadford, #ScienceWriter extraordinaire. He actually gave me a brief introduction to the job many years ago. I remember I couldn't get a word in edgewise. and he commissioned/edited a few stories I wrote for the grauniad. Back in the days of the ever-changing pullout sections dedicated to science / #technology.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/13/tim-radford-obituary #science #PublicUnderstanding #scienceJournalism
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/13/tim-radford-obituary #science #PublicUnderstanding #scienceJournalism
U.S. Politics in Real TimeThe public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault | Margaret Sullivan
#TrumpVictoryRisk #MediaFault #DemocracyThreat #Journalism #PublicUnderstanding #MargaretSullivan #Politics #News
Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEAI need your best general-but-educated-audience definitions of #AI please!
I know it is a a phrase subject to definitional disagreements and covering fast-evolving applications (https://iai.tv/articles/ai-is-not-intelligent-auid-2519) and also the technology of text generators known as Large Language Models (LLMs), but if you had to define it with nuance for a lay audience who only ever hears the phrase 'artificial intelligence', what rhetorical magic do you use?
#ArtificialIntelligence #PublicUnderstanding #AcademicMastodon
AI is not intelligent | David J. Gunkel
The act of naming is more than just a simple labeling exercise; it's a potent exercise of power with political implications. As the discourse around AI intensifies, it may be time to reassess its nomenclature and inherent biases, writes David Gunkel.