Specialist jargon hides trivialities Horizons - In brief

Even incomprehensible #jargon can make a poor explanation sound convincing. This is the
result of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Princeton.👇
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.social

Edito-Schwerpunkt: Wissenschaftsjournalismus

Siehe auch:
edito.ch/edito-schwer...

Warum wir für den #Wissenschaftsjournalismus kämpfen müssen:

"Evidenzbasierte wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse verlieren zunehmend ihre Rolle als Leitprinzip, während Spekulationen auf der Grundlage von Geheimdienstberichten an Bedeutung gewinnen."

Disruption Horizons - In brief

#Disruption is meant to ruin your competitor’s markets. Some see this as predatory capitalism, while others see it as an opportunity to establish a new, #sustainable economy. 👇
@scientoskop.bsky.social

Dismissing the academic merits of ChatGPT is intellectually dishonest Portraying ChatGPT as a playground for plagiarists is a timid response to AI’s ability to enhance research in all subjects, argues Agnieszka Piotrowska

Interesting opinion piece:

"Dismissing the academic merits of ChatGPT is intellectually dishonest"
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/dismiss...

I struggle with words like "true" and "absolute". But yeah, I'm convinced that integrity needs independence.

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A #battery that’s charged within a minute and can be used in extreme hot and cold conditions: This is an invention of BTRY AG, a spin-off of Empa.
How it works👇
@scientoskop.bsky.social

The images that researchers use can expand the world that we construct in our minds, says
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social , taking his cue from Jacques Dubochet.👇

Health research ought to be political Horizons - In brief

Public health experts ought to be much more political, says Eric Reinhart in Nature.👇
@scientoskop.bsky.social

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.

A new AI can generate correct hypotheses Horizons - In brief

Google has presented a new 🤖 AI system. It has generated a #hypothesis that has meanwhile been proven experimentally. 👇
@scientoskop.bsky.social

NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and Development Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation.

If NIH shuts down funding of animal-only grants, get ready for a whole lot of grants to include some pointless organoid experiments just to qualify. What a terrible rule!

www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce...

Unexpected discoveries Horizons - In brief

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An analysis of projects submitted to the US National Institutes of Health has revealed that unexpected findings occur more often in medical research than you’d think.👇

#Serendipity @scientoskop.bsky.social

In the midst of the action, yet at a scholarly distance: The latest issue of Horizons reveals how personal involvement can shape the scientific process, and the role objectivity plays in it.
👉www.horizons-mag.ch

Bleak prospects for science journalism in Switzerland.

My interview with Otfried Jarren from @ikmz.bsky.social in @horizons-en.bsky.social

Caption: “The work was hard and the hours were long, so on sunny days, the professor allowed the team to leave the lab and research their viruses outdoors.” Image: Scientists in yellow hazmat suits work with chemicals, glassware and machinery in the dappled shade of some old trees on the university lawn.

A summery cartoon for @newscientist.com

Editorial: The impossibility of absence Horizons - Much ado from nothing

This time, our topic is: #Nothing! All joking aside, investigating #Nothingness in art and vacuums in physics pushes science and scholarship to the boundaries of the possible. That’s a good thing, says Florian Fisch.

Virtual particles, a versatile zero and vibrancy in the void: The knowledge nothingness harbours is more significant than it seems. The latest issue of Horizons investigates everything that can come from nothing!
👉www.horizons-mag.ch

Preventing plagiarism, counterfeiting and lobbying Horizons - In brief

"If trust in science is to thrive, states the document, then 'the conduct and products of science, their use in decision making, and their communication must be shielded from political interference'."

From the recently updated US EPA Scientific Integrity Policy.

www.horizons-mag.ch/2025/03/03/p...

Hi there! Our research magazine Horizons is now on Bluesky!
@horizons-en.bsky.social

I get why advisors are a little risk averse, especially for early career folks.

But dang, we should get to have a little fun in the earth sciences. Like @geophysichick.bsky.social's Swiftquake series

The never-ending pandemic Horizons - Issue 143

We tried to summarise what is currently known about #LongCovid - not a lot, but still.

Another interesting fact (from @zalaly.bsky.social): There are 42 different defintions of the disease, which is not an ideal situation of course.

Read the rest here👇
www.horizons-mag.ch/2024/12/02/t...