Half a dozen AI scientists have moved to Washington DC to advise the US Congress.Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming in the United States. Since 2016, federal lawmakers have passed 23 AI-related bills into law1, many more than any other country. Now AI scientists are joining the action, trading … Read more
Many academics grapple with caregiving responsibilities, and yet they are not always given the support that they need — even when doing so could address long-standing gender, racial and ethnic biases in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). Such are the conclusions of the report Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM: A Call to Action, … Read more
Republicans in the US House of Representatives publicly grilled infectious disease specialist Peter Daszak today during a long-awaited hearing on Capitol Hill. In their questioning they suggested that Daszak and the nonprofit organisation he heads, EcoHealth Alliance in New York City, knowingly conducted dangerous research by studying coronaviruses with a virology lab in Wuhan, China, … Read more
Juozas Gordevičius says that Lithuania has a large pool of scientific talent.Credit: Asta Balčiūnaitė-Gordevičienė Voices from Lithuania In May, Lithuania marks 20 years of European Union membership. The Baltic country is keen to develop its global presence in the life-science and biotechnology sectors by retaining home-grown talent, persuading scientists working abroad to return to the … Read more
Nature’s Where I Work photo-essay section has profiled more than 200 scientists so far, working in settings that range from Vatican City to the University of the West Indies. Now, 50 of the published images are appearing in an outdoor public exhibition in London. The selection of portraits, which are also collated online, features working … Read more
Julie Gould 00:0 Hello, and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. We’re starting off a new series of episodes where I’ll be sharing stories from female scientists in Latin America. Working as a scientist in Latin America comes with its challenges, whatever gender you identify with. There’s a severe lack … Read more