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Raising children on the eve of AI • Otherwise How do we prepare them for what we're not prepared for?

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The Techno Optimist’s Guide to Futureproofing Your Child — New York Magazine AI doomers and bloomers are girding themselves for what’s coming — starting with their kids.

The techno optimist’s guide to future-proofing your child - New York Magazine

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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country — NPR In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country - NPR

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UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404

Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!

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UNC Biology had a 3rd terrific tenure talk by Kacy Gordon. They study interactions between germ cells & somatic gonad support cells of C. elegans exploring how genetic signals produce cellular movements & shape changes during development & the reproductive life of the animal 1/2
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Our group at the Allen Institute is recruiting a technician and postdoc to work on light microscopy-based connectomics. Please DM me or share with anyone you think may be interested in this NIH BRAIN CONNECTS funded project.

The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

Antimicrobial resistance is projected to cause 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years

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Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay — Axios Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.

White House memo says federal workers furloughed during shutdown aren’t guaranteed backpay - Axios

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"Fuck this shit. I'm outta here."

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AI?

My quote of the day

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Using metrics to assess researchers can be ‘very dodgy terrain,’” says @jameswilsdon.bsky.social.

Great overview of how research assessment is changing worldwide in @nature.com , featuring recent work by RoRI with the Global Research Council: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

$1.5 million program targets changes to academic incentives The incentive systems that drive academic research underlie nearly every story we write: publication counts for promotion, pressure to produce positive results, hitting certain metrics, and so on. …

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AI Eroding Cognitive Skills in Doctors: How Bad Is It? More research shows declining cognitive skills in humans using AI — including physicians. Some say this isn’t a problem but an opportunity. Should you believe them?

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Is the Rise in Cancer in Young People...Fake? A study looking at the eight fastest-rising cancers in young adults concludes that the real problem is overdiagnosis. But not everyone agrees.

Is the Rise in Cancer in Young People...Fake? www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.

Nature has published an article on the crisis facing MODs
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AI Doom? No Problem. — The Wall Street Journal Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity. For the ‘Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

AI Apocalypse? No Problem. - The Wall Street Journal

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The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it - Nature Nanotechnology Generative AI has made it trivial to generate fake microscopy images that are indistinguishable from real images, even for experts. As researchers in nanoscience, it is time for us to face this reality and discuss strategies to conserve the integrity of our discipline.

The rising danger of AI-generated images in nanomaterials science and what we can do about it | Nature Nanotechnology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud

Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing
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Jane Goodall, who transformed understanding of humankind by studying chimpanzees, dies at 91 — Los Angeles Times Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 9...

Jane Goodall, who transformed understanding of humankind by studying chimpanzees, dies at 91 - Los Angeles Times

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"Nightmare bacteria" cases spike as CDC warns of massive threat Infection rates for a drug-resistant

"Nightmare bacteria" cases spike as CDC warns of massive threat - Axios

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The Nightmare of Finding After-School Care in America — TIME ‘Am I going to have to quit my job? What am I going to do?’

This is a HUGE problem

The Nightmare of Finding After-School Care in America - TIME

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CDC warns of surge in dangerous, highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria — The Washington Post The agency said infections from NDM-CRE bacteria, which are resistant to “some of the strongest antibiotics available,” are very hard to treat and can be deadly.

CDC warns of surge in dangerous, highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria - The Washington Post

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A table of the percentage of fiscal year 2025 funding compared to fiscal year 2024 for 25 NIH institutes and centers (and the Office of the Director).

Here are data on the percentage of FY2024 appropriation committed to date in FY2025. Most ICs are well on track, but four ICs (NIMHD, NINR, NHLBI, NHGRI) still appear to be under 80%.

Note that values >100% reflect either a higher appropriation for FY25 or an increased % devoted to grants.

Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

Timeline 'R' Us — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us Of superbugs and superheroes. Timeline 'R' Us – Explore devastating infections through the ages, alongside crucial scientific discoveries to help control them.

A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed.

Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them.

#VaccinesSaveLives

This is a BIG deal

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