Science Summaries and Reviews
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What Can Machine Learning Do? Workforce Implications
Profound change is coming, but roles for humans remain.
Science, 2017
Bringing Machine Learning to the Masses
Scientists without coding skills adopt easy-to-use artificial intelligence software
Science, 2019
Widely Available Supplement May Explain Brain Boost from Exercise
Studies in mice show selenium increases the number of new neurons, and improves memory in old age.
Science, 2022
How AI Can Be a Force for Good
An ethical framework will help to harness the potential of AI while keeping humans in control
Science, 2018
The War on Gluten
Wheat sensitivity isn’t imaginary, most researchers now agree. But what’s really behind it?
Science, 2018
Where Are the Women?
Female scientists allege discrimination and neglect of research on women at NIH’s child health institute
Science, 2020
The Bias Detective
Psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt explores the roots of unconscious bias – and its tragic consequences for US society
Science, 2020
Discrimination Causes Nearly Instantaneous Spikes in Stress Hormones
The study of real-time cortisol levels opens the door to understanding how daily life events influence health
Science, 2022
The Little Reactors that Could
Billed as safe and cheap, NuScale’s small reactors aim to revive the ailing nuclear industry and help save a warming planet.
Science, 2019
Dubious Diagnosis
A war on “prediabetes” has created millions of new patients and a tempting opportunity for pharma. But how real is the condition?
Science, 2019
‘Ancestry problem’ Sends CRISPR Astray in Some People
Reference genomes used to direct the gene editor fail to account for human diversity in those of African descent
Science, 2022
Witnessing a Wearables Transition
Assistive robots must mimic human dynamics and move toward neural-interface control.
Science, 2019
The Calorie Counter
Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer busts myths about how humans burn calories – and why
Science, 2021
Quest for Fire
Rob McGinnis aims to use renewable energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into gasoline
Science, 2019
Nitrogen in the Environment
Excess nitrogen causes problems in developed nations, but nitrogen-poor soils threaten food security elsewhere.
Science, 2019
Lighting Up the Nighttime
Artificial light at night needs to be reduced to limit negative environmental impacts.
Science, 2018
Making Chemicals with Electricity
Hydrogen can be produced in electrically heated reactors, reducing CO2 emissions
Science, 2019
Genealogy Databases and the Future of Criminal Investigation
The police can access your online family-tree research – and use it to investigate your relatives.
Science, 2018
Germany Seeks ‘Big Flip’ in Publishing Model
Consortium hopes to make all German-authored papers open access by paying annual fee
Science, 2017
The Organoid Architect
Han Clevers pioneered lab-built mini-organs that can serve as models of disease
Science, 2017
The Case for a Supply-Side Climate Treaty
The Paris Agreement can be strengthened by a treaty limiting global fossil fuel supply
Science, 2019
China’s CRISPR Revolution
Editing of plant, animal and human genomes has never been easier, as this country’s scientists are rapidly demonstrating.
Science, 2019
The New Potato
Breeders seek a breakthrough to help farmers facing an uncertain future
Science, 2019
The Paradox of Irrigation Efficiency
Higher efficiency rarely reduces water consumption
Science, 2018
When Did Modern Humans Leave Africa?
A ~180,000-year-old fossil from Israel provides evidence for early forays of Homo sapiens into western Asia.
Science, 2018
Liquid Sunshine
Ammonia made from sun, air and water could turn Australia into a renewable energy superpower.
Science, 2018
Scientifically Assess Impacts of Sustainable Investments
Metrics can inform investors wary of “green washing”
Science, 2018
Flashes in the Scan
A Homespun Telescope in Western Canada Could Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts by Detecting Dozens Each Day
Science, 2019
The Light Fantastic
Physicists in China and elsewhere are vying to build lasers so powerful they could rip apart empty space
Science, 2018
