{"id":251,"date":"2024-10-09T13:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/a1valenc\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:25:03","slug":"fyc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/a1valenc\/fyc\/","title":{"rendered":"For your consideration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-heading-is-layout-flow\">On Automation and Computer-assisted Intelligence:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"this is what 2 years of chatgpt does to your brain\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pqF90rstZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>this is what 2 years of chatgpt does to your brain \u2014 Angela Collier<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This article<sup>\u2020<\/sup> is the perfect encapsulation of how consistent daily use of chat boxes destroys your brain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-025-04064-7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2402.10877\">&#8220;When two years of academic work vanished with a single click&#8221;<\/a> (preprint) \u2014 Marcel Bucher, <em>Nature Magazine -Career Column<\/em>. Last updated on 22 January 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Automation Trap: What Robots Are Really Selling\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jVsyshG43b4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Great Humanoid Robot Hoax \u2014 Slidebean<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do we keep trying to build robots that walk, wobble, and look like us\u2014when wheels are clearly better? From Boston Dynamics to Tesla\u2019s Optimum, billions have been poured into humanoid robots that mostly star in viral videos, not real jobs. This video unpacks the tech, the hype, the paradoxes, and the brutal economics behind the humanoid robot race\u2014plus, the uncanny reason we might never actually want one in our homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Don&#039;t AI Agents Work (Yet)?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpOWmwA6tJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Why Don&#8217;t AI Agents Work? \u2014 Mutual Information<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Any agent capable of adapting to a sufficiently large set of distributional shifts must have learned a causal model of the data generating process.&#8221;<sup>\u2020<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2402.10877\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2402.10877\">&#8220;Robust agents learn causal world models&#8221;<\/a> (preprint) \u2014 Jonathan Richens and Tom Everitt. Last updated on 19 July 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI Fails at 96% of Jobs (New Study)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z3kaLM8Oj4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI Fails at 96% of Jobs \u2014 ColdFusion<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Artificial intelligence has been hailed as one of the most transformative technologies of the century. That may be so, but just not yet. In this episode, we take a look at a study that pits humans directly against AI for paid work. The results were surprising.<br><br>Study here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remotelabor.ai\/paper.pdf\">https:\/\/www.remotelabor.ai\/paper.pdf<\/a><br><br>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remotelabor.ai\">https:\/\/www.remotelabor.ai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EUrOxh_0leE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway \u2014 Angela Collier<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AI tools are helpful and cool as long as you know their limitations. AI doesn\u2019t exist. There is no fidelity in AI. AI is built on biased data sets and will give biased results. AI should not be used to make decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doctors personally liable if mandatory NHS AI transcriber gets it wrong\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9RWdZml54eg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Doctors personally liable if mandatory NHS AI transcriber gets it wrong \u2014 Pivot to AI<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalhealth.net\/2025\/04\/accurx-and-tandem-health-partner-to-roll-out-ai-scribing-in-the-nhs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-022-04201-6\">&#8220;Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Jordan Sollof, <em>DigitalHeath<\/em>, 29 April 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/long-read\/guidance-on-the-use-of-ai-enabled-ambient-scribing-products-in-health-and-care-settings\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/quantum-teleportation-opens-a-wormhole-in-spacetime\/\">&#8220;Guidance on the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products in health and care settings&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 NHS England, 29 April 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/technology\/gp-liability-warning-as-health-secretary-pushes-use-of-ai-in-nhs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bv6k7WiNHYI\">&#8220;GP liability warning as health secretary pushes use of AI in NHS&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Anna Colivicchi, <em>Pulse<\/em>, 28 April 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/lmcs-conferences\/lmcs-call-for-appropriate-controls-on-ai-in-general-practice\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SgY6du5cwTA\">&#8220;LMCs call for \u2018appropriate controls\u2019 on AI in general practice&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Sofia Lind, <em>Pulse<\/em>, 23 May 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdujournal.themdu.com\/issue-archive\/summer-2024\/can-i-use-ai-to-write-a-complaint-response\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QjhuEM2PkfI\">&#8220;Can I use AI to write a complaint response?&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Dr Ellie Mein, <em>MDU Journal<\/em>, Summer 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Has Generative AI Already Peaked? - Computerphile\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dDUC-LqVrPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Has Generative AI Already Peaked? \u2014 Computerphile<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new paper<sup>\u2020<\/sup> suggests diminishing returns from larger and larger generative AI models. Dr Mike Pound discusses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Link to paper on <a href=\"https:\/\/openreview.net\/forum?id=9VbGjXLzig\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/openreview.net\/forum?id=9VbGjXLzig\">OpenReview.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI image generators have just 12 generic templates\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khysGsyK9Qo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI image generators have just 12 generic templates<sup>\u2020<\/sup> \u2014 Pivot to AI<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;how many three-window rooms can one AI make&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/revontulet.dev\/p\/2025-ai-first\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/revontulet.dev\/p\/2025-ai-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.patter.2025.101451\">Autonomous language-image generation loops converge to generic visual motifs&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Arend Hintze, Frida Proschinger \u00c5str\u00f6m, and Jory Schossau, <em>Cell<\/em>, 7(1):101451, 09 Jan 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Should Computers Run the World? - with Hannah Fry\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rzhpf1Ai7Z4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Should Computers Run the World? \u2014 Hannah Fry | The Royal Institution<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Algorithms are increasingly used to make decisions in healthcare, transport, finance and security. How can they best be used and what happens when things go wrong?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Generative AI runs on gambling addiction \u2014 just one more prompt, bro!\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QWngvJnoPJA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Generative AI runs on gambling addiction \u2014 just one more prompt, bro! \u2014 Pivot to AI<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/revontulet.dev\/p\/2025-ai-first\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/revontulet.dev\/p\/2025-ai-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/revontulet.dev\/p\/2025-ai-first\/\">AI-first &#8211; We&#8217;re just 6 months away from AGI ;-)&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Matthias D\u00f6pmann, 31 May 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/softwarecrisis.dev\/letters\/llmentalist\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/quantum-teleportation-opens-a-wormhole-in-spacetime\/\">&#8220;The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic\u2019s con&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Baldur Bjarnason, 4 July 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/makemeacto.substack.com\/p\/is-genai-digital-cocaine\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bv6k7WiNHYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Is GenAI Digital Cocaine?&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Sergio Visinoni, 19 February 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/natalieponte_try-replacing-ai-with-cocaine-in-all-activity-7336023313137229824-APP0\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QjhuEM2PkfI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;try replacing &#8220;ai&#8221; with &#8220;cocaine&#8221; in all the posts you read about it. it&#8217;s pretty funny&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Natalie Ponte, 4 June 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"this is a huge problem for cybersecurity...\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xy-u1evNmVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>this is a huge problem for cybersecurity\u2026 \u2014 Low Level<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AI generated bug reports<sup>1,2<\/sup> are becoming a serious problem? Is this incompetence? Or malicious?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1. Sample alleged AI-generated &#8220;report&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/hackerone.com\/reports\/3125832\">HackerOne<\/a>.<br>2. cURL founder Daniel Stenberg&#8217;s rant on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/danielstenberg_hackerone-curl-activity-7324820893862363136-glb1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/danielstenberg_hackerone-curl-activity-7324820893862363136-glb1\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Didn\u2019t Believe that AI is the Future of Coding. I Was Right.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3A-gqHJ1ENI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>I Didn\u2019t Believe that AI is the Future of Coding. I Was Right. \u2014 Sabine Hossenfelder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the rise of AI, we\u2019ve been told that the technology can be used to help software engineers code more efficiently. We have heard plenty of warnings that AI might even take their jobs. But a bunch of studies now show that AI doesn&#8217;t help software development as much as promised &#8212; at least for now. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-heading-is-layout-flow\">On Social Responsibility:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everyone Knows It&#039;s a Bubble. What Happens Now?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XEPClBBEmXg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Everyone Knows It&#8217;s a Bubble. What Happens Now? \u2014 Second Thought<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Additional resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgptiseatingtheworld.com\/2025\/10\/25\/wall-st-journal-graphic-on-ai-circular-deals-did-wsj-do-it-better-than-bloomberg\/\">Wall St. Journal graphic on AI circular deals. Did WSJ do it better than Bloomberg? \u2014 Chat GPT Is Eating the World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ics.uci.edu\/~sbartell\/pfascalc.html\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/10\/07\/data-centers-gdp-growth-zero-first-half-2025-jason-furman-harvard-economist\/\">Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says \u2014 Fortune<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/2025\/10\/data-centers-ai-crash\/684765\/\">Here\u2019s How the AI Crash Happens \u2014 The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverpollution.eu\/map\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techpolicy.press\/dont-be-fooled-by-trumps-plan-to-reskill-workers-to-prepare-for-ai\/\">Don&#8217;t Be Fooled By The Plans To &#8216;Upskill&#8217; Workers To Prepare For AI\u2014 TechPolicy.Press<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pfas.australianmap.net\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-syndicate.org\/commentary\/ai-bubble-will-it-cause-a-financial-crisis-by-hilary-j-allen-2025-10\">Will the AI Bubble Trigger a Financial Crisis? by Hilary J. Allen \u2014 Project Syndicate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheresyoured.at\/why-everybody-is-losing-money-on-ai\/\">Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI \u2014 Where&#8217;s Your Ed At?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2025\/10\/artificial-intelligence-big-tech-labor\">The AI Gold Rush Is Cover for a Class War \u2014 Jacobin Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exposing Why Farmers Can&#039;t Legally Replant Their Own Seeds\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CxVXvFOPIyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Exposing the Monsanto Conspiracy. \u2014 Veritasium<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the history of Monsanto\u2019s herbicides\u2026<sup>\u2020<\/sup><br><br>A huge thank you to Carey Gillam<sup> 1<\/sup> at the New Lede, Nathan Donley at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Bart Elmore<sup> 2<\/sup> at Ohio State University for their time and expertise on the topic. A very special thank you to Prof. Dr. Andr\u00e1s Sz\u00e9k\u00e1cs at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Check out Carey Gillam\u2019s books here \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3VJNk40VXZEb21tSllxbWxzMXJQNTE1TVVLUXxBQ3Jtc0tsSWZXeUVyVlJjMmlPTlJCNFlZVEpFelhLQmJCanMxR1FUU05uWTVYZlpIR0M4M1A1Nm40TWtmTEJtaDl1NEFRRUxUa3FucjczSlN0eXh6cHFvNW9QQlVhaVpvWkNZaVo2TkVNMmo1QWNVMjNHT0p5VQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fve42.co%2FGillam&amp;v=CxVXvFOPIyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ve42.co\/Gillam<\/a><br>2 Check out Bart Elmore\u2019s book here \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE45R3Z2Z0JVRzFzcXQteW5wWVE1RFE0cmQ3Z3xBQ3Jtc0trcjZmOWlKXzFsMUN0dEhyd191RDhNZmwtV19JTWl2cDhDdTFiTXhsSV93VEtWTVRHMG1qeU1QMmMtTjl0WE1EX0hnSl81cDFVdm5vaXIzSW1Wb0NycEVIS1hYS0FVUEVNV0NCNEk3Vnc0dVlLaGt3MA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fve42.co%2FSeedMoney&amp;v=CxVXvFOPIyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ve42.co\/SeedMoney<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 References can be found here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazUyU2VfZkRaS1pBYUQyYVlxSTBOak9OWktZUXxBQ3Jtc0trbnRrazFBX2tTT0ROM3o5SW9MaldJOVdCa3d3R2RZVDlkOFE0ZjZ0cVpyRER0STg4TjhrR29YYkdiLUVLR2Z6THFwcjV4NkFZbHhpcW5uLUtCN3E5R0YwS3F0aFdRLW1KRHNjRm1GdUdXblJzUkZlaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fve42.co%2FMonsantoReferences&amp;v=CxVXvFOPIyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ve42.co\/MonsantoReferences<\/a><br>Image and video references can be found here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVRuOGRmT0VNZ3otb0VZNHg1ODVyTGhyN0U4Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttSmY4YVYzdV9tS1NsaXFLYTd5X1hZLXpYVGxvLTB2Y1Q1d05DSjJMOHV1eGdlSktuQ09xZjZtMWN4SGk1dUZlYnJpbE9STENBTkU2UDBVOUhpbEpOTkFzR09CZ0ZSOUMyMXdWWnd4eTdaYzlqRmJuTQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fve42.co%2FMonsantoVisuals&amp;v=CxVXvFOPIyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ve42.co\/MonsantoVisuals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Forgotten Tech Scandals\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0aTjFgw0R-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Top 10 Forgotten Tech Scandals. \u2014 WatchMojo.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These scandals made headline news\u2026then disappeared. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we\u2019re counting down our picks for huge tech-based scandals that have been largely forgotten. Our countdown of tech scandals you forgot about includes The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal, Amazon Working Conditions, Apple vs. FBI, and more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SC2eSujzrUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet. \u2014 Veritasium<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest chemical cover up in history<sup>\u2020<\/sup>. PFAS has polluted the entire global water system. Now, potentially dangerous forever chemicals are being found in the entire US population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 References can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ve42.co\/PFASReferences\">https:\/\/ve42.co\/PFASReferences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Additional resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-pfas.pfas-exchange.org\/report\/graphtool\/\">What&#8217;s My Exposure? \u2013 PFAS Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ics.uci.edu\/~sbartell\/pfascalc.html\">Serum PFAS Calculator | UC Irvine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/interactive-maps\/pfas_contamination\/map\/\">Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverpollution.eu\/map\/\">The Map of Forever Pollution<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pfas.australianmap.net\/\">Australian PFAS Chemicals Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI\u2019s Real Threat: Mass Manipulation\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1MoTeoKaneU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI\u2019s Real Threat: Mass Manipulation. \u2014 Sabine Hossenfelder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI revolution is already here, but not as you think. Companies all over the world are working very hard at \u201cmicrotargeting\u201d you with their ads and tracking your every online-move. Scammers are having a good time with deepfakes, and scientists help along by figuring out how to best use AI to engineer human behavior. Let\u2019s take a look at a few examples, and how AI might be further weaponized in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-embed-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boeing&#039;s Downfall [Greed Over Safety] feat. Mentour Pilot\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vqgTcb8DqfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Boeing&#8217;s Downfall&#8230; Greed Over Safety. \u2014 ColdFusion feat. Mentour Pilot<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing was once seen as one of the best engineering firms in the world. Today they&#8217;re plagued with scandals and constantly put profits before the lives of people. What went wrong? In this episode, we find out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-embed-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lEISWQubf5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History. \u2014 More Perfect Union<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Oil has known for more than 50 years that fossil fuels pose a huge danger to the climate. They covered it up to keep raking in profits. It&#8217;s one of the biggest corporate crimes in history. Now California is suing to make them pay for the damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Honest Government Ad | AI\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TtVJ4JDM7eM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI \u2014 Honest Government Ad<strong><sup>\u2020<\/sup><\/strong> | The Juice Media<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government\u2122 has made an ad about the existential threat that AI poses to humanity, and it\u2019s surprisingly honest and informative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Viewer discretion is advised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Science, Research, and Responsible Conduct:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Most Published Research Wrong?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/42QuXLucH3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Is Most Published Research Wrong? \u2014 Veritasium<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is a Paradigm Shift? | Visualizing Thomas Kuhn\u2019s Scientific Revolution\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJD5RMpIw18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>What is a Paradigm Shift? | Visualizing Thomas Kuhn\u2019s Scientific Revolution \u2014 The New Enlightenment with Dr. Ashley Hodgson<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This video explains what a paradigm shift is by visualizing the process from Thomas Kuhn\u2019s book &#8220;Structure of a Scientific Revolution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Should We Change the Scientific Method?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wPm_v0q6z1A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Should We Change the Scientific Method? \u2014 DiBeos<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dive into the heart of modern physics with our latest discussion, where we unpack the intense debate surrounding the future of scientific discovery and the very fabric of our universe. In an era marked by groundbreaking theories but limited by our current technological capabilities, we ask the bold question: Is it time to rethink the scientific method?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This COVID Researcher Was Hella Suss\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6peu2w_whhY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>This<sup>\u2020<\/sup> COVID Researcher Was Hella Suss. \u2014 Pete Judo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/failure-every-level-how-science-sleuths-exposed-massive-ethics-violations-famed-french\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/failure-every-level-how-science-sleuths-exposed-massive-ethics-violations-famed-french\">Science article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vibe physics\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TMoz3gSXBcY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>vibe physics \u2014 Angela Collier<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Experts have spent a lot of time doing a thing until they became great at it. They get respect for that. And there is a certain group of people who are always pissed about that. Now those people can use a chat box, and they think it gives them the same skills, and now they are demanding the same respect. All they need to do is just have the right prompts. They don\u2019t even have to learn calculus. They just have to \u2018vibe\u2019 physics and pull the LLM like a donkey to get to the edge of what\u2019s known.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI Slop Is Spreading In Science, Too\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hVkCfn6kSqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI Is Flooding Science With Fake Research<\/strong><strong>. \u2014 Sabine Hossenfelder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AI slop has already become prevalent across the internet (and in the classroom). But according to multiple reports, artificial intelligence is posing an increasingly serious threat to scientific literature, too. Researchers have uncovered a concerning number of AI-generated papers published in reputable journals, even experts can no longer identify AI-generated \u201cscience\u201d images, and the amount of AI slop submitted to publishers will only increase as the technology continues to improve. Let\u2019s take a look at what this means for the future of science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to make a splash in AI economics: fake your data\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y47jBvAN4DY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>How to make a splash in AI economics: f*k* your data. \u2014 Pivot to AI<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If it<sup>\u2020<\/sup> sounds too good to be true&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Check out the allegedly fraudulent paper on <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2412.17866\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.48550\/arXiv.2412.17866\">arXiv<\/a> \u2014 before Cornell University does MIT a favor by removing it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI Is About to Break Science\u2026 Then Save It\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x3OYM4kbPyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI Is About to Break Science\u2026 Then Save It. \u2014 Sabine Hossenfelder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The current status of academic publishing is miserable, and many people believe that the rise of AI will only make that worse. While they might be right in the short term, I think that in the long run, AI will help science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">On Science Communication:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"there is nothing new here\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFGcqWbwvyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>there is nothing new here<strong><sup>\u2020<\/sup><\/strong> \u2014 Angela Collier<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2469072-can-googles-new-research-assistant-ai-give-scientists-superpowers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2469072-can-googles-new-research-assistant-ai-give-scientists-superpowers\/\">&#8220;Can Google&#8217;s new research assistant AI give scientists &#8216;superpowers&#8217;?&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Michael Le Page, <em>New Scientist<\/em>, 19 February 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"there are HOW MANY people on Earth?!\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XgDxEUBNCgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>there are HOW MANY people on Earth?!<sup>\u2020<\/sup> \u2014 Sage the Bad Naturalist<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there actually a billion more people on Earth than we realized?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No. Obviously. Science journalism is hard, and frankly there is no apparatus for anyone to do it well. So, I&#8217;ll take a crack at doing it mediocre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Link to paper on <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-56906-7\">Nature Communications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Michaels: &quot;Science for Sale: Triumph of Doubt&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zNJv01P_fuI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Science for Sale: Triumph of Doubt<sup>\u2020<\/sup>. \u2014 David Michaels | Paris School of Economics<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David Michaels PhD, MPH, is a professor at the GWU&#8217;s School of Public Health. He has held Senate-confirmed public health positions in the Clinton and Obama administrations as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health and OSHA&#8217;s Assistant Secretary of Labor, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu\/IMG\/pdf\/michaels_david.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu\/IMG\/pdf\/michaels_david.pdf\">presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Merchants of Doubt: The Denial of Tobacco and the Denial of Climate Change&quot; by Naomi Oreskes\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSeJyF6F49U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Merchants of Doubt: The Denial of Tobacco and the Denial of Climate Change. \u2014 Naomi Oreskes<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi Oreskes, the 2011 Climate Change Communicator of the Year. and author of &#8220;Merchants of Doubt,&#8221; recounts the roots of climate change &#8220;doubt-mongering&#8221; and how it can we can overcome it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Problem With Science Communication\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/czjisEGe5Cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Problem With Science Communication. \u2014 Veritasium<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-022-04201-6\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-022-04201-6\">&#8220;Did physicists create a wormhole in a quantum computer?&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Davide Castelvecchi, <em>Nature<\/em>, 01 December 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/quantum-teleportation-opens-a-wormhole-in-spacetime\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/quantum-teleportation-opens-a-wormhole-in-spacetime\/\">&#8220;Quantum teleportation opens a \u2018wormhole in space\u2013time&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Martijn Boerkamp, <em>Physics World<\/em>, 30 November 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bv6k7WiNHYI\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bv6k7WiNHYI\">&#8220;NASA scientist explains why images from new telescope astounded him&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 CNN.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SgY6du5cwTA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SgY6du5cwTA\">&#8220;Neutrino Faster Than Speed of Light&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Associated Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QjhuEM2PkfI\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QjhuEM2PkfI\">&#8220;What&#8217;s the buzz about LK-99?&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Global News.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sociologists Want to Establish Scientific Consensus\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zucXnn64qtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Sociologists Want to Establish Scientific Consensus. \u2014 Sabine Hossenfelder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of philosophers and sociologists have come up with the idea to regularly poll scientists in order to establish and maintain a \u201cscientific consensus.\u201d While this might sound plausible, it\u2019s a terrible idea. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-heading-is-layout-flow\">On Pachamama:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Amazon deforestation could push the climate to a &#039;tipping point&#039;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2yMnMJWyY7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>How Amazon deforestation could push the climate to a tipping point. \u2014 PBS NewsHour<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Amazon is the world\u2019s largest rainforest and a critical line of defense against climate change. But it\u2019s been steadily deforested since the 1970s, with nearly 20 percent of its land area wiped out. This year, pervasive forest fires destroyed vast expanses of rainforest, and Brazil\u2019s growing agribusiness is poised to transform more into farmland. Amna Nawaz reports from Mato Grosso, Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why 99% of ocean plastic pollution is &quot;missing&quot;\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsjvwQclGLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Why 99% of ocean plastic pollution is &#8220;missing.&#8221; \u2014 Vox<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The plastic we dump into the ocean might be hiding in plain sight.<br><br>For the past several years scientists have been trying to account for the 8 million metric tonnes of plastic that we dump into the ocean each year. The assumption was that a large portion of it was floating out in one of the large garbage patches, where swirling debris accumulates thanks to ocean gyres. But recent measurements of the amount of trash in the patches fell far short of what\u2019s thought to be out there.<br><br>Scientists are getting closer to an answer, which could help clean-up efforts and prevent further damage to marine life and ocean ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Earth&#039;s Largest Heat Transfer Really Shutting Down?\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CXZi-gFgX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Is Earth&#8217;s Largest Heat Transfer Really Shutting Down? \u2014 PBS Terra<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With unprecedented heat waves and record-breaking global temperatures, it\u2019s hard to believe that there might be a place on earth that has actually COOLED since the industrial revolution. But, it turns out, there is such a spot. The COLD BLOB off of Greenland mystified scientists for years, but new studies have uncovered a scary reality &#8211; this cool patch might be a warning of the impending collapse of a vital earth circulation system. And the consequences would be dire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of Weathered<sup>\u2020<\/sup>, we travel to the Gulf Stream with the new PBS Terra show Sharks Unknown to experience the AMOC first hand. And we ask, what is the likelihood that the AMOC will collapse, and what would the consequences be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Weathered is a show hosted by weather expert Maiya May and produced by Balance Media that helps explain the most common natural disasters, what causes them, how they\u2019re changing, and what we can do to prepare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture &amp; Storage\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MSZgoFyuHC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Carbon Capture &amp; Storage \u2014 Honest Government Ad<strong><sup>\u2020<\/sup><\/strong> | The Juice Media<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ________ government has made an ad about Carbon Capture and Storage, and it\u2019s surprisingly honest and informative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Viewer discretion is advised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p4pWafuvdrY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>How do ocean currents work? \u2014 Jennifer Verduin | TED-Ed<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard, and the waves swept 28,000 rubber ducks and other toys into the North Pacific. But they didn\u2019t stick together &#8212; the ducks have since washed up all over the world. How did this happen? Jennifer Verduin dives into the science of ocean currents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Ethics, Justice, and Culture in Science and Technology:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI is an Ethical Nightmare\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AaU6tI2pb3M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI<sup>\u2020<\/sup> is an Ethical Nightmare. \u2014 Philosophy Tube<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFNFVHdsaWRPY280Qldmc2ZHclExcHNmWmQ5d3xBQ3Jtc0ttNzlIWmFoRDVTYkt5czlUaHFBN05qUjJQZ0RyZVQ0SXBUMHEwTU5hRHFPYl9SelpxTTNqOVVsYTh6aDZNTEVFRThWcWxTTHh6YU9JVHJGMGZHVlVVaDNYWEs5dnc3RHJEcnNEbDNhdkk5eW52b2xMaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2Fe%2F2PACX-1vTw_9TLluve5BJonaXGaon2QrCJYcORTZlN4EOY5ebhv6jleTGQ5pDOPZTZrlJcfqF82qntyITnkyn3%2Fpub&amp;v=AaU6tI2pb3M\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFNFVHdsaWRPY280Qldmc2ZHclExcHNmWmQ5d3xBQ3Jtc0ttNzlIWmFoRDVTYkt5czlUaHFBN05qUjJQZ0RyZVQ0SXBUMHEwTU5hRHFPYl9SelpxTTNqOVVsYTh6aDZNTEVFRThWcWxTTHh6YU9JVHJGMGZHVlVVaDNYWEs5dnc3RHJEcnNEbDNhdkk5eW52b2xMaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2Fe%2F2PACX-1vTw_9TLluve5BJonaXGaon2QrCJYcORTZlN4EOY5ebhv6jleTGQ5pDOPZTZrlJcfqF82qntyITnkyn3%2Fpub&amp;v=AaU6tI2pb3M\">AI Ethics Bibliography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christopher Pelkey \u2014 AI \u2018victim testimony\u2019 from beyond the grave\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9efpRkOaMnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Christopher Pelkey \u2014 AI \u2018victim testimony\u2019 from beyond the grave<sup>1,2<\/sup> \u2014 Pivot <strong>to AI<\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What this<sup>3,4<\/sup> means for the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/i-loved-that-ai-judge-moved-by-ai-generated-avatar-of-man-killed-in-road-rage-incident\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-022-04201-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;&#8216;I Loved That AI:&#8217; Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Matthew Gault and Jason Koebler, <em>404 Media<\/em>, 7 May 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/ai-deceased-man-speaks-killer-b2746424.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/quantum-teleportation-opens-a-wormhole-in-spacetime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Man \u2018speaks to killer\u2019 from beyond the grave in Arizona courtroom through AI video&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 NHS England, 29 April 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cMs-_8etNts\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bv6k7WiNHYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;A.I. of Murdered Chris Pelkey Makes His Own Impact Statement at Sentencing (a court 1st), with Judge&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Stacey Wales&#8217; 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Impact Statement During Sentencing, 5\/1\/2025&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 Stacey Wales&#8217; YouTube channel, 6 May 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Great &quot;Ghiblification&quot; Debacle\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xk-iqYu0cj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Great &#8220;Ghiblification&#8221; Debacle. \u2014 Upper Echelon<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the release of ChatGPT 4o, with expanded capabilities and newly perfected image generation tools, a viral phenomenon has occurred where the style of the iconic Studio Ghibli is being replicated and spread across the world through social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the one hand, it&#8217;s understandable that people will enjoy eliminating barriers when it comes to generating creative material\u2026 but on the other, if the enormous portfolio of Studio Ghibli was used to make it possible that their work may be now cheapened and copied, there are larger moral and ethical questions in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With such a widespread &#8220;meme&#8221; taking hold, I wanted to examine why the great &#8220;Ghiblification&#8221; is more than just a meme, its a lightning rod for questions about what should we really be doing with these tools, and how should we handle their development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Science of Racial Identity [Black Biomimicry]  - Hip Hop Science\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKT2CZVXw5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Science of Racial Identity&#8230; Black Biomimicry. \u2014 Hip Hop Science<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The correlations between humans and nature go far beyond just our biological makeup. Evolution has given us the tools to adapt and mold into our environments in very similar ways to animals in the wild. This science mystery investigation explores the complexities behind racial identification and explains how biomimicry could be the answer behind the recent slew of racial misrepresentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-embed-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Increasing culturally relevant science media coverage: outcomes from Puerto Rico - A video abstract\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6HKT-5QcCo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Increasing culturally relevant science media coverage: outcomes from Puerto Rico<sup>\u2020<\/sup>. \u2014 Andrea Isabel L\u00f3pez | CivicSciTV Network<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2020 Link to <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22323\/2.23050802\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22323\/2.23050802\">JCOM article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI, Ain&#039;t I A Woman? - Joy Buolamwini\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxuyfWoVV98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>AI, Ain&#8217;t I A Woman? \u2014 Joy Buolamwini<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poet of Code shares &#8216;AI, Ain&#8217;t I A Woman&#8217; \u2014 a spoken word piece that highlights the ways in which artificial intelligence can misinterpret the images of iconic black women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Design for Cognitive Bias - Using Mental Shortcuts for Good Instead of Evil w David Dylan Thomas\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bO6dTReVnhI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Design for Cognitive Bias \u2014 Using Mental Shortcuts for Good Instead of Evil. \u2014 David Dylan Thomas | Design Justice Network<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users&#8217; minds take shortcuts to get through the day. 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We\u2019ll then talk about some content strategy and design choices we can use in our apps, designs, and platforms to redirect or eliminate the impact of those biases&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-flow wp-block-embed-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Audits the Auditors?: Recommendations from a field scan of the algorithmic auditing ecosystem\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bH5TX7yyGCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Who Audits the Auditors? 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This discovery transformed infinity, changed the course of a world war and led to the modern computer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Choice Modeling and Behavior:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:383px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voting Paradoxes - Numberphile\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B09THPzM42c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Voting Paradoxes. \u2014 Numberphile<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How to decide who wins a confusing vote, discussing the likes of Smith Sets and the Condorcet Paradox. 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They&#8217;ve been obsessed for so long you&#8217;d think they&#8217;ve got it figured all out. But just recently they discovered a new type of pattern that is everywhere in nature<sup>\u2020<\/sup>. 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