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- Shrinking AI for use in farms and clinics, ethical dilemmas for USAID researchers, and how to evolve evolvabilityFirst up this week, researchers face impossible decisions as U.S. aid freeze halts clinical trials. Deputy News Editor Martin Enserink joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how organizers of U.S. Agency for International Development–funded studies are grappling with ethical responsibilities to trial participants and collaborators as funding, supplies, and workers dry up. Next, […]
- Training AI to read animal facial expressions, NIH funding takes a big hit, and why we shouldn’t put cameras in robot pantsFirst up this week, International News Editor David Malakoff joins the podcast to discuss the big change in NIH’s funding policy for overhead or indirect costs, the outrage from the biomedical community over the cuts, and the lawsuits filed in response. Next, what can machines understand about pets and livestock that humans can’t? Christa […]
- How the mantis shrimp builds its powerful club, and mysteries of middle EarthFirst up this week, Staff Writer Paul Voosen joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss mapping clogs and flows in Earth’s middle layer—the mantle. They also talk about recent policy stories on NASA’s reactions to President Donald Trump’s administration’s executive orders. Next, the mantis shrimp is famous for its powerful club, a biological hammer it […]
Expert Insights
- Push to Rewild in Wealthy Countries Fueling Destruction in Poorer OnesA new study details how, as wealthy countries rewild farmland, they are driving the destruction of forests in poorer countries that are more abundant in wildlife.Read more on E360 →
- 'Green Grab': Solar and Wind Boom Sparks Conflicts on Land UseSolar and wind farms are proliferating and increasingly taking up land worldwide, prompting criticism from rural communities and environmentalists. Solutions range from growing crops or grazing livestock under PV panels to putting floating solar farms on lakes and reservoirs. Read more on E360 →
- Spread of Dark Algae Could Hasten Melt of Greenland Ice SheetDark algae are spreading across the Greenland ice sheet as snow retreats. Their dark color causes ice to absorb more heat from the sun, accelerating melting, and according to a new study, the harsh conditions atop the ice sheet will do little to slow their advance.Read more on E360 →
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