Researchers found that writers using biased AI agents to auto-complete suggestions had their sociopolitical values shifted without their knowledge it was happening.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw5578

We worry about cognitive capture, what the LLMs of big tech are doing to our ability to identify and think through problems. We should be equally worried about them making a grab for our ethos, what we care about, and at population scales.

#ai #bigtech #ethics

Good news — for the moment — about NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research).
https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/01/federal-judge-denver-injunction-ncar-breakup/

https://www.cpr.org/2026/06/01/federal-judge-blocks-trump-ncar-dismantle-plan/

https://theconversation.com/understanding-weather-and-climate-risks-depends-on-supercomputers-like-ncars-276376
#NCAR #ScienceMatters #ClimateResearch

Catholic theology in a protocol blog, why not

Pope Leo XIV published a new encyclical this week, and it contains surprisingly sharp observations on how to build the open social web

https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr164-the-pope-on-defederation/

Just out on @thetransmitter: 18 teams analyzed the same #Neuropixels dataset and obtained strongly divergent answers.

Even for #SharpWaveRipple detection, the apparent consensus masked major differences: Some teams detected almost no ripples, others up to 10 per minute. Functional connectivity and spike-spike interaction analyses diverged even more.

🌍 https://www.thetransmitter.org/reproducibility/eighteen-teams-analyzed-the-same-neurophysiology-dataset-and-got-wildly-different-answers/

#Neuroscience #CompNeuro #electrophysiology #Neurophysiology

No, in case you wonder, we haven't changed our minds.

#AI #browser #technology #Google

Today, it is 70 years since #GeorgeMurrayLevick passed away. This British Antarctic explorer made observations on penguins that were considered too shocking for the world. They are recounted in A Polar Affair, an unusual and colourful book of #PolarExploration, #Penguins, and perversion.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2020/02/20/book-review-a-polar-affair-antarcticas-forgotten-hero-and-the-secret-love-lives-of-penguins/

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #HistSci #SciComm

Modern fishing technology reeling in hundreds of squid with precision and speed.

This gives you an idea why maine fauna is struggling.
🎬 https://nitter.net/Rainmaker1973/status/2060649050924343531

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

https://www.science.org/content/article/white-house-seeks-tighten-political-oversight-grantmaking