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petersuber"The Year That Changed Research."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2025/12/19/how-2025-changed-research-and-whats-ahead
Summary from @insidehighered: "A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nationās research enterprise broke many scientistsā trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year."
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How 2025 Changed Research and What's Ahead
A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nationās research enterprise broke many scientistsā trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year.
A new type of computer that combines regular silicon-based hardware with human neurons is now available for purchase.
The CL1, released March 2 by Melbourne-based startup Cortical Labs, is "the worldās first code deployable biological computer," according to the companyās website. https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-1st-computer-that-combines-human-brain-with-silicon-now-available #tech #neurons #computers
āa user asked Googleās AI Overviews tool to suggest a way to keep cheese from sliding off a pizza. The tool promptly recommended mixing the cheese with glue.ā
Hereās how researchers are helping AIs get their facts straight
@TheConversationUS ā£ https://theconversation.com/heres-how-researchers-are-helping-ais-get-their-facts-straight-245463
The Conversation U.S.Bogus scientific papers are enriching fraudsters and slowing lifesaving medical research https://buff.ly/4hglDaU
Trump administration to cut billions from overheads in biomedical research https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zypvgxz5o
Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed manās brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed - or terrified ā£ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/08/elon-musk-chip-paralysed-man-noland-arbaugh-chip-brain-neuralink #science
Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed manās brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed - or terrified?
An accident left Noland Arbaugh paralysed, but Muskās Neuralink brain implant allows him to control computers with his thoughts. Is it a life-changing innovation that could help millions ā or the start of a dystopia where a billionaire can access our thoughts?
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck ā with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
https://theconversation.com/us-dodged-a-bird-flu-pandemic-in-1957-thanks-to-eggs-and-dumb-luck-with-a-new-strain-spreading-fast-will-americans-get-lucky-again-247157 #usa #birdflu via @TheConversationUS
https://theconversation.com/us-dodged-a-bird-flu-pandemic-in-1957-thanks-to-eggs-and-dumb-luck-with-a-new-strain-spreading-fast-will-americans-get-lucky-again-247157 #usa #birdflu via @TheConversationUS
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck ā with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.
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Your environment affects how well your medications work ā identifying exactly how could make medicine better ā£ @TheConversationUS https://theconversation.com/your-environment-affects-how-well-your-medications-work-identifying-exactly-how-could-make-medicine-better-246476 #medicine
