How OpenAI’s text-to-video tool Sora could change science – and society

[ad_1] Sora is one of several AI tools that generates video from text promptsCredit: OpenAI The release of OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video AI tool last month was met with a mix of trepidation and excitement from researchers who are concerned about misuse of the technology. The California-based company showcased Sora’s ability to create photorealistic videos from … Read more

Biden seeks to boost science funding — but his budget faces an ominous future

[ad_1] President Biden visits the US National Institutes of Health, which under his proposed budget would receive roughly the same amount of funding in the 2025 fiscal year as in the 2023 fiscal year.Credit: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty US President Joe Biden today proposed modest increases in federal spending on science and innovation for the … Read more

‘Despair’ as Argentinian president begins dismantling science

[ad_1] Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The worm-like caecilian Siphonops annulatus is the first amphibian described to produce ‘milk’ for offspring hatched outside its body.Credit: Carlos Jared A species of amphibian is the first observed to nourish its young with a … Read more

This geologist communicates science from the ski slopes

[ad_1] Karin Kirk skiing.Credit: Chris Kerr Karin Kirk is a freelance science journalist who has built a career on icy ground. She lives in Bozeman, Montana, a corner of the northwestern United States known for its snow-capped mountains and vast wilderness areas. There, she balances her work as a science writer and climate educator with … Read more

Argentinian researchers protest as president begins dismantling science

[ad_1] Three months after Javier Milei took office as the new president of Argentina, scientists there say that their profession is in crisis. As Milei cuts government spending to bring down the country’s deficit and to lower inflation — now more than 250% annually — academics say that some areas of research are at risk. … Read more

Show off your science in Nature’s photo competition

[ad_1] Nature’s 2024 photo competition is now live, providing a chance to celebrate the diverse, interesting, challenging, striking and colourful work that scientists do around the world. Now in its fifth iteration, the competition is open to anyone who isn’t a professional photographer. It’s looking for images that showcase the work that scientists do — … Read more

China promises more money for science in 2024

[ad_1] President Xi Jinping at the opening of the second session of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.Credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty China’s spending on science and technology is set to rise this year, despite the country’s sluggish economic growth. The government will spend 371 billion yuan (US$52 billion) on science and technology in 2024 — … Read more

Learn about Data Science using this custom GPT

The explosion of custom GPT AI models has only just begun and one such example is the creation of a Data Science custom GPT allowing you to learn more about the multidisciplinary field. That combines statistical analysis, data mining, machine learning, and big data analytics to extract insights and knowledge from structured and unstructured data. … Read more

Data Analytics vs Data Science what are the differences?

If you are considering careers in Data Analytics or perhaps Data Science and like to know little more about each. You may be interested in this guide which provides more insight into the differences between Data Analytics vs Data Science. Data science is a broad field that includes a variety of tasks and skills. It … Read more