Tag: Research
There is reliable evidence social media harms young people – debates about it are a misdirection
There has been a huge public debate about whether there is sufficient direct evidence of social media harm. But there are many mechanisms that make the link clear.
A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem
AI systems mass-producing cheap research would be bad news for an already struggling scientific ecosystem.
A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?
As concerns over research security grow, Australia has no national policy or consistent approach.
AI-assisted writing is quietly booming in academic journals. Here’s why that’s OK
ChatGPT and other AI writing tools can make researchers more productive – but quality control is essential.
Australia risks falling behind allies on research security. Will it take a spy scandal in our universities to catch up?
Australia’s allies are serious about the risk of research espionage - and one way or another, we need to catch up.
Two questions, hundreds of scientists, no easy answers: how small differences in data analysis make huge differences in results
246 scientists looked at the same data sets and drew very different conclusions.
Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes
The annual prizes for Australian science recognised efforts to confront the key challenges facing our world.
