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Environmental Factor – November 2024: Science cafes provide forums to share research, learn from the public

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Science cafes are exactly what the name implies: casual events where scientists and the public mingle and talk about science. Of course, the former do most of the talking with the latter by asking questions. But in the more than 25 years since the first science cafes were held in France and the UK, these … Read more

AI research assistant addresses the science reproducibility gap

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[Adobe Stock] A 2016 survey by Nature found that over 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist’s experiments, and more than half have failed to reproduce their own experiments. A significant challenge that contributes to this crisis is the difficulty scientists face in understanding the experimental parameters across studies. “The fundamental … Read more