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  • A call to re-collectivize science and make it more equitable

    A call to re-collectivize science and make it more equitable

    I suggest that we take steps to re-collectivize science. Scientific practice, built on colonial and capitalist standards, promotes individualism and separates senior researchers from young researchers, pitting us against each other in an eternal…

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  • scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI

    scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI

    Tadeo Ramirez-Parada studied the timing of plant flowering for his PhD — but he didn’t touch a single petal. Instead, he developed a machine-learning algorithm to analyse the digitized captions of one million herbarium specimens, which…

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  • Identifying ultra-processed foods for policy

    Identifying ultra-processed foods for policy

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  • UNICEF. Feeding Profit: How Food Environments Are Failing Children (2025).

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  • Rethinking sustainable pathways for PFAS

    The prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in modern society has led to renewed interest in mitigating associated health concerns. The management of PFAS encompasses a range of strategies, including removal from contaminated…

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  • Horizon scanning from panel discussions at the EUGOGO Global TED Forum 2025 London

    The discussions emphasised the need for an integrated, standardised, and patient-centred framework for TED management. Progress will depend on harmonised assessment tools, validated biomarkers, AI-enabled analytics, and equitable access to…

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  • Disagreement between human and AI evaluation of treatment plans

  • Vrdoljak, J., Boban, Z., Vilović, M., Kumrić, M. & Božić, J. A review of large language models in medical education, clinical decision support, and healthcare administration. In: Healthcare. ;13(6):603. MDPI. (2025).

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  • German battery research needs a targeted and long-lasting funding strategy

    German battery research needs a targeted and long-lasting funding strategy

    German battery research needs a targeted and long-lasting funding strategy

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  • Who delivers evidence matters | Nature Neuroscience

    Scientific progress improves health outcomes overall, but public uptake of evidence and advice depends on trust in science and scientists. The role of politics, partisanship and ideology in shaping trust has been widely studied; in a recent…

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  • 'If you don't like dark roast, this isn't the coffee for you': How exclusionary ads can win over the right customers

    'If you don't like dark roast, this isn't the coffee for you': How exclusionary ads can win over the right customers

    Imagine you are searching for a new mattress online and find something surprising. The retailer displays an ad featuring a “Mattress Comfort Scale” running from 1 (soft) to 10 (firm), followed by the message that if your firmness preference is at…

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