AI creeping into surveys threatens a core social‑science method. What happens when bots become “participants”? www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Society #Sociology #ResearchMethods

More than half of new web articles being AI‑generated is a cultural turning point - authorship, labor, and truth are all shifting. www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6... #Society #MediaStudies #AIContent

Cheap medical chatbots are already improving diagnoses in underfunded clinics in Rwanda and Pakistan - AI isn’t just hype, it’s reshaping global healthcare access. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Science #DigitalHealth #GlobalHealth

I keep coming back to this: critical minerals power our “clean” future – but extraction still kills workers in the present. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Science #Sociology #Labor

Eiffel Tower to engrave 72 women scientists’ names in gold, finally honoring female pioneers in physics, biology, maths & engineering. www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar... #WomenInSTEM #ScienceEquity

Autonomous AI systems now collaborate like human research networks to accelerate materials discovery, forming dynamic AI networks that share knowledge and outperform isolated models. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #AIResearch #OpenScience #MaterialsScience #npjComputationalMaterials

Philosopher argues “AI can’t fully automate science” – human intuition, creativity, and collective reasoning remain central even as tools accelerate discovery. www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/... #AIResearch #PhilosophyOfScience #OpenScience

Hassabis says China has caught up tech‑wise but has yet to lead in frontier innovations. m.economictimes.com/news/interna... #AIIndustry #GlobalTech #AIResearch #DeepMind

Fresh physics & AI dialogue: Can machines truly generate new ideas? Ongoing debate on creativity & machine reasoning. etcjournal.com/2026/01/14/c... #AIResearch #CognitiveScience #Debate

The OpenAI for Science initiative blends frontier #AI with deep research workflows, aiming to help scientists generate proofs, models & hypotheses faster. openai.com/science/ #AIResearch #ResearchTools

Leadership for climate action, sharpened: an open-access piece argues we need transformational leadership approaches that match the speed/scale of climate risk. www.nature.com/articles/s44... #ClimateAction #OpenAccess #ClimateLeadership

Teens’ weekend sleep boosts mental health. New study shows catch‑up sleep on weekends correlates with lower depression risk in adolescents. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #OpenScience #MentalHealth #Youth

Meta acquires AI startup Manus (~$2B): Asian AI agent specialist joins Meta to boost custom research reports & web automation tech. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta... #AIIndustry #TechM&A #AIResearch #AI

Eight 2025 discoveries poised to spark new tech: from snail eye‑regeneration genes to marine bio‑materials - nature continues shaping innovation. www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/e... #ScienceInnovation #Discovery

Science‑backed wellness insights for 2025 show practical habits - from beetroot juice for lungs to post‑training hot baths boosting endurance - shaping healthier lifestyles. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... #Health #Wellness

Social movement modeling gets a lift from "DEEP: Discourse Evolution Engine", an AI tool predicting future SM activity with uncertainty estimation. arxiv.org/abs/2511.01142 #Sociology #AI #OpenScience

A systematic survey maps how LLMs plus tools (search, memory, planning) can act as research agents - a roadmap for automated science workflows. arxiv.org/abs/2512.02038 #AIResearch #ResearchAgents #AI #DeepResearch #Preprint

New research shows AI writing tools have supercharged scientific publishing output by up to 50% - with benefits and quality caveats. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #AI #ScienceTools #AIinScience

OpenAI's new image generation model sent me through rain and ink. It's fun!

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS nears closest approach to Earth on Dec 19; real‑time observations promise fresh data on cosmic visitors. ts2.tech/en/interstel... #SpaceDiscovery #Comets #Astrophysics

ADHD brings identifiable psychological strengths, redefining clinical narratives and well‑being strategies. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #OpenScience #Psychology #Neurodiversity

Tea time is bone time! Tea drinkers showed stronger bones in older age while heavy coffee intake linked to lower density. www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17... #OpenScience #Nutrition #Aging

#TIME names the "Architects of AI" as 2025 Person of the Year, spotlighting AI’s role in science, industry & society worldwide. A reminder of the power of human ingenuity. time.com/7339685/pers... #AIResearch #TechLeadership #Society

Coastal seas are acidifying faster than expected, threatening fisheries and coastal communities. Sobering data, but also a clear mandate for local monitoring. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #OpenScience #ClimateScience #Oceans

Why do some memories stay vivid for decades? New work suggests “molecular timers” in neurons help decide what sticks. Long-term memory just got a lot more mechanical. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #Neuroscience #Memory

Quantum internet feels a bit closer today: researchers just teleported information between photons from different quantum dots over fiber. Proper sci-fi vibes, real lab data. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #OpenScience #QuantumTech #Photonics

TechCrunch captures how OpenAI and Google leaders see AI rewriting go-to-market playbooks – from leaner teams to hyper-iterated messaging. GTM is quietly becoming an AI-first craft. techcrunch.com/2025/11/28/h... #AI #Startups #GoToMarket

“Modern Slavery and Migration” unpacks how policy and discourse co-produce invasive figures and racist imaginaries. Essential reading for migration debates. doi.org/10.1177/0038... #Sociology #Migration #HumanRights

Researchers show how the brain’s “learning blocks” let us recombine skills instead of starting from scratch every time. It’s compositional cognition, experimentally pinned down. dx.doi.org/10.1038/s415... #OpenScience #Neuroscience #CognitiveScience

A 20-year study from Bangladesh links safer drinking water with big drops in cancer and heart-disease deaths. A powerful reminder that infrastructure is health policy. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #PublicHealth #WaterSecurity

A tiny microbe vs. PFAS pollution Biology to the rescue: a common photosynthetic microbe can pull PFAS “forever chemicals” into its membranes, an early step toward bio-based cleanup of toxic water. doi.org/10.1039/D5VA... #OpenScience #Microbiology #PFAS

Cambridge team sketches “five ages” of the human brain, from early wiring to late-life plasticity. I like how it reframes ageing as change, not just decline. Great explainer piece. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/five... #OpenScience #Neuroscience #Lifespan

Today I learned our cells run a hidden alarm system: when protein production goes wrong, they send a distress signal before damage cascades. Feels very sci-fi, very real biology. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #OpenScience #CellBiology #MolecularBiology

Figshare preprint on "Migration and National Development in Nigeria" revisits Lee’s classic migration theory with contemporary evidence and policy recommendations. Important bridge between theory + practice. figshare.com/articles/jou... #Sociology #Development #OpenScience #Migration

Real-time movie of DNA damage & repair Molecular biologists just filmed DNA damage and repair as it happens in living cells. It’s like watching the genome patch itself in real time. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #OpenScience #CellBiology #CancerResearch

Oxford researchers argue kissing started millions of years before humans, tracing behavioural and anatomical clues across species. It’s a fun, surprisingly deep dive into affection as an evolved behaviour. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ev... #OpenScience #OpenAccess #Evolution #Behaviour

This one grabbed me: “Reinforcing intensive motherhood?” LLMs show gender bias when asked about parental responsibilities, nudging more unpaid care toward mothers. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #AIResearch #Sociology #GenderBias

How do political values shift across generations in the UK? A new open-access article traces political socialisation over time. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Sociology #Democracy #OpenScience

Global CO₂ record high! The 2025 Global Carbon Budget is out: fossil CO₂ emissions hit a new record, the 1.5°C carbon budget is basically spent. Emissions growth has slowed - but not nearly enough. www.eurasiareview.com/16112025-fos... #ClimateScience #ClimateCrisis

Global CO₂ is still rising. When will emissions finally peak? Clear, sobering analysis with pathways and pitfalls - useful for any climate convo today. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #ClimateScience #ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy

New paper out of UBC Okanagan says our universe can’t be a computer simulation - Gödel strikes again! www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #OpenScience #Physics #ScienceNews

Climate beat: COP30 kicked off in Belém this morning with a firm push on implementation – it needs a clear signal the time’s up and action has to follow the science. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateScience #COP30 #Research-2-Impact

The European Commission just launched two major AI strategies - "Apply AI" and "AI in Science" - to supercharge AI adoption across research & industry. €1 billion boost to Europe’s AI future. theaitrack.com/eu-1b-ai-in-... #EUresearch #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Kruder & Dorfmeister Sessions at Heidelberg Congress Center today simply legendary! K&D haven't lost any of their vibe after all these years.

Big tech firms face weak returns on AI investment despite huge spending (~$400 B this year) according to MIT analysis. www.reuters.com/business/ret... I see this as a natural part of the #innovation cycle. #Transformation takes time to show #business impact - #AI is no exception.

Somebody I still need to discover. Thanks for nudging.

We got it now! A tool for the 8-minute window between rock-hard and guac mush. 🥑 Smartphone AI detects avocado freshness via computer vision. capitalpress.com/2025/10/15/r... #FoodTech #AI

What an incredible 3 days at Frankfurt Book Fair - full of stories, ideas, meetings with inspiring people! Now back in #Heidelberg, watching the sunset and letting it all sink in. #FBM25 #Publishing #AcademicPublishing

Hard to believe – #FrankfurtBookFair again! I’m looking forward to many inspiring encounters, new connections, great exchanges with colleagues and friends – and of course to discovering the diversity and innovative spirit of publishing. www.buchmesse.de #FBM25 #Innovation #Networking