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We're delighted to have Charlotte Bigg doing our 2025 Haldane lecture @stsucl.bsky.social. March 24th. Sign up here www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/events/2...

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The actual President of the USA has posted this "Trump Gaza" video on Truth Social

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For those noticing the 50th anniversary of Asilomar on rDNA, this is still a great read to get a feel for how it was (later expanded into a book) web.mit.edu/endy/www/rea...

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Great edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social this month as usual. Particularly enjoyed this piece by @drkatedevlin.bsky.social confirming why every rational person should abandon X for good.

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I found track 3 rather unsettling open.spotify.com/album/1yUbRS... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK creative industry flexing today!

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Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training. I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.

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Come work with us in Geography at Manchester! We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography, particularly in the field of peatland science Closing date 27/03/2025 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Is 2025 the year we’ll finally see some long overdue changes in the academic publishing system? So far the big publishers have been able to mostly stick to business as usual thanks to these “transitional” deals, but here’s hoping universities can keep a united front in this year’s renegotiations

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Really interesting anti-copyright position that is also very AI-sceptical

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The expert: All these plane crashes aren't actually statistically worrisome Me: Oh good, so I shouldn't worry? The expert: No, you should worry lol www.theverge.com/planes/61743...

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We are meeting in Asilomar on the 50th anniversary to discuss the future of biotech and many of the same arguments, differences and even the rhetoric echo the debates that took place in 1975. Fascinating!

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This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Asilomar conference, which aimed to show the world that scientists could govern themselves. I reflect on how it inadvertently shaped the current moment in science (incl public distrust) and what we can do about it. shobitap.substack.com/p/how-asilom...

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UPDATE: Responses to the Elon Musk-directed email to government employees about what work they accomplished over the past week are expected to be fed into an artificial intelligence system to determine whether those jobs are necessary or not, sources say.

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The revolution will not be harmonised

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Indeed extraordinary. But why is UN voting done on what looks like Ceefax?

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Truth

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In case you're interested: paper from UK Day one, who make an argument in favour of the copyright opt-out/pro data mining ukdayone.org/briefings/co...

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Does the US degree you were planning to pursue suddenly seem a bit less... appealing? We got something for you studyinternational.com/news/changin...

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Recorded! Here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGK...

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Pretty typical result for elections in the past years. All government parties are predicted to loose, SPD and FDP with massive losses. Merz is going to be the next Chancellor. Big question with what coalition - which is going to be determined by FDP and BSW making it above 5% or not.

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First time playing castanets on a gig. Dug some out, with some ancient gibberish instructions. I am searching in vain for the pharpest sound

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Until today, I thought ssi.inc was the world's lowest-energy web site. But I've just seen Elon Musk's philanthropic offering: www.muskfoundation.org

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Royal Society must choose between Musk and its integrity. When science itself is under attack, neutrality becomes complicity, says Kit Yates. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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The weaponization of US technology companies means we should treat our dependence on them as a national security threat ↘️

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Musk would like to be remembered as Hollywood’s Frankenstein - daring to create artificial life. He will be remembered as Shelley’s actual Frankenstein - a bad parent.

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Read this and the world will seem a better place. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Gift link. A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone. And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration. If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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Calling yourself a king doesn’t make you a king. Getting seduced by Baloo in a skirt made of bananas while singing about how much you would like to set fire to things like humans do makes you a king

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I've got work to do, but dammit the Internet has forced me to do some deep research into the Zizian cult

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Some AI enthusiasts are fantasizing about the potential future suffering of chatbots. But David McNeill and Emily Tucker say there are a lot of very good reasons for rejecting the claim that contemporary AI research is on its way toward creating genuinely intelligent, much less conscious, machines.

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Superb post from @alisongopnik.bsky.social. Although I grew up (in the UK) with the story being about Nail Soup. simons.berkeley.edu/news/stone-s...

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The Mail splashing with a tech policy issue, plus sticking up for showbiz types. Odd times.

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Great job opening at The Economist: we're looking for an economics correspondent to cover Britain. No journalistic experience necessary. www.economist.com/britain/2025...

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Science in Action with @marionkoopmans.bsky.social on the flu pandemic threat, and @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @shobitap.org on responsibility in science 50 years after Asilomar, starts shortly. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

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This is really bad reporting from the BBC (and to some extent the scientist involved!). Better read New Scientist: it explains that the AI had been fed a 2023 paper from the scientist's team that essentially had the answer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.newscientist.com/article/2469...

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He did and I did

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Show me two people with insane beef.

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I'm constantly thinking about the scene in "Rollerball" where James Caan is frustrated that the library won't give him the actual books he requested, only approved corporate summaries and the librarian cannot comprehend why he's upset.

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