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8 Article

What Can Machine Learning Do? Workforce Implications

Profound change is coming, but roles for humans remain.
Erik Brynjolfsson and Tom Mitchell
Science, 2017
9 Article

How AI Can Be a Force for Good

An ethical framework will help to harness the potential of AI while keeping humans in control
Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
Science, 2018
9 Article
Jennifer Couzin-Frankel et al.
Science, 2019
8 Article

New Artificial Enamel is Harder and More Durable Than the Real Thing

Novel material mimics enamel’s complex structure with stronger components
Graycen Wheeler
Science, 2022
8 Article

Bringing Machine Learning to the Masses

Scientists without coding skills adopt easy-to-use artificial intelligence software
Matthew Hutson
Science, 2019
8 Article

Nitrogen in the Environment

Excess nitrogen causes problems in developed nations, but nitrogen-poor soils threaten food security elsewhere.
Carly J. Stevens
Science, 2019
9 Article
Manon Bruininga et al.
Science, 2018
8 Article

Human Nature, Observed

For decades, two psychologists have kept watch over 1,000 New Zealanders, teasing out factors that shape a life’s course.
Douglas Starr
Science, 2018
7 Article

Anti-Inflammatory Prevents Heart Attacks

By vindicating theory, antibody result points to new approaches to protecting the heart
Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Science, 2017
8 Article

Golden Eye

A new space telescope makes a spectacular debut after a troubled gestation
Daniel Clery
Science, 2022
9 Article

The Calorie Counter

Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer busts myths about how humans burn calories – and why
Ann Gibbons
Science, 2021
8 Article

Scientifically Assess Impacts of Sustainable Investments

Metrics can inform investors wary of “green washing”
C. J. Vörösmarty et al.
Science, 2018
8 Article

The Misinformation Machine

Misinformation results from many interacting processes
Derek Ruths
Science, 2019
8 Article

The Balance Between Immunity and Inflammation

Lung immunity is calibrated to protect from inhaled pathogens and avoid inflammation
Darin L. Wiesner and Bruce S. Klein
Science, 2017
8 Article

An Atomic-Scale View of Cyclocarbon Synthesis

Combining organic synthesis with microscopy addresses long-standing bottlenecks in cyclocarbon production.
Sabine Maier
Science, 2019
9 Article

The Bias Detective

Psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt explores the roots of unconscious bias – and its tragic consequences for US society
Douglas Starr
Science, 2020
8 Article
Emily Underwood
Science, 2018
8 Article

Global Warming Policy: Is Population Left Out in the Cold?

Population policies offer options to lessen climate risks
John Bongaarts and Brian C. O'Neill
Science, 2018
8 Article

The Light Fantastic

Physicists in China and elsewhere are vying to build lasers so powerful they could rip apart empty space
Edwin Cartlidge
Science, 2018
8 Article

Genealogy Databases and the Future of Criminal Investigation

The police can access your online family-tree research – and use it to investigate your relatives.
Natalie Ram et al.
Science, 2018
8 Article

How to Pay for Saving Biodiversity

Can private sector involvement in a global agreement help to conserve global biodiversity?
Edward B. Barbier et al.
Science, 2018
9 Article

Basic Instincts

Some say artificial intelligence needs to learn like a child.
Matthew Hutson
Science, 2018
7 Article

Making Room for New Memories

Clearing neuronal networks from transient memory engrams during sleep consolidates memories.
Andreas Draguhn
Science, 2018
8 Article

Using Nature to Understand Nurture

Genetic associations show how parenting matters for children’s education
Philipp D. Koellinger and K. Paige Harden
Science, 2018