AI may accelerate some research tasks by an order of magnitude, but science is more than productivity.

Mentoring students, developing expertise and passing on scientific culture remain central to the research enterprise.

🔗 https://physics.aps.org/articles/v19/74

#AI #ScienceEducation #ResearchCulture #Physics #academiclife

What happens when AI helps write science?

A Nature commentary suggests one overlooked consequence: uncertainty may become less visible in scientific papers, even though it is central to how knowledge advances.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01605-6

#ArtificialIntelligence #Science #SciComm #ResearchCulture #AcademicResearch

What makes a great PhD supervisor?

A Nature feature highlights small but lasting actions: giving confidence, protecting students’ time, encouraging independence and showing empathy.

Research culture is shaped one interaction at a time.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00853-w

#PhD #AcademicLife #ResearchCulture #Mentorship #science

Many scientists spend years optimizing experiments, papers and grants… while quietly running another long-term experiment: life itself.

A thoughtful reflection on mid-career research, leadership and balancing family with academia.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00195-7

#AcademicLife #ResearchCulture #MidCareer #ScienceCareers #HigherEducation

We recently added two new reading lists! 📚

• Post-Publication Reviewing and Post-Publication Culture

• Error and Error Correction

We would especially like to thank our contributor, Paulina Manduch, for the valuable support and effort in putting these lists together.

You can find the lists via the link below:
https://rpt-rl.netlify.app/

If you find these resources useful, feel free to like, repost, and share them with your network to help spread discussions around open science and reproducibility 💬

#ReproducibiliTea #OpenScience #ResearchCulture

🔴 Scratching the surface #podcast 241
HOST: Jarrett Fuller @jarrettfuller
Guest: Adrian Lahoud - intersection of #decolonization & #decarbonization, #architecture as a site for posing problems & interdisciplinary #researchculture.

#design #JarrettFuller

https://scratchingthesurface.fm/241-adrian-lahoud

Science isn’t just taught, it’s transmitted.

Mentorship, internships, and small professional interactions can shape careers and influence how research is done.

🔗 https://physicsworld.com/a/why-mentorship-is-vital-for-the-future-of-physics/

#Mentorship #PhysicsCommunity #ScienceEducation #ResearchCulture #STEM

What should fluid mechanics papers focus on today?

This editorial argues for a “physics-first” approach: beyond data and simulations, real progress comes from understanding mechanisms and scaling laws.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0329552

#FluidDynamics #Physics #ScientificPublishing #ResearchCulture #OpenScience