From Kepler’s snowflakes to AI risks, Brian Cox explores what science can explain… and what may remain unknown. A thoughtful interview on curiosity, physics and the future of discovery.

🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/11/brian-cox-physicist-interview-ai-science-paul-mccartney

#Physics #AI #Kepler #ScienceCulture #Innovation

Brian Cox: ‘We don’t know how powerful AI is going to become – it’s both exciting and potentially a problem’

The physicist, BBC presenter and author on snowflakes, art v science and the time Paul McCartney quizzed him about one of Saturn’s moons

The Guardian

Joan den ostiralean, Achucarron zientzia-komunikazioari buruzko Soft-skills Seminar bat antolatu genuen Clara García Gorro-ekin, CIC biomaGUNE-koa. Clarak ikertzaileei beren lana komunikabideetan eta publikoaren aurrean konfiantzaz azaltzeko aholku praktikoak partekatu zituen. 🧠🎙️

#Achucarro #SoftSkills #ScienceCulture #Outreach

Owning mistakes is part of doing science.

More researchers are speaking openly about retractions, helping shift the culture from blame to transparency.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00763-x

#ScienceCulture #Research #Integrity #OpenScience #MetaResearch #CtrlZAward

How Can STEMM Do A Better Job of Caring for Its Caregivers?

Elena Fuentes-Afflick talks about how bad caregiving policies and workplace cultures are hurting the STEMM workforce, and how to fix it.

Issues in Science and Technology
Hi! Just trying out Mastadon. I am a complex trait geneticist working on the functional annotation of risk loci for SLE using multi-omic technologies. I am also a qualified mediator with a special interest in resolving disputes between PhD students and their supervisors.#Introduction #bioinformatics #SLE #multi-omic #functionalgeonomics #ImmunoGenetics #mediation #scienceculture
Addressing #workplace #culture (aka #scienceculture) is a job for women and MEN (because #gender #equality is a jumping off point for all types of diversity), one option for the men proposed: refuse to sit on commissions / panels that don't strike a balance between men/women.