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Issues in Science & Technology
Journal Prestige (SJR): 0.252

Number of Followers: 8

Free journal
ISSN (Print) 0748-5492
Published by National Academy of Sciences

[1 journal]

Not Your Father’s Turing Test
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: While I was immersed in three recent novels about artificial intelligence (AI), the media began breathlessly churning out stories about ChatGPT and GPT-4, the latest generation of large language model AI systems.… Read More The post Not Your Father’s Turing Test appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +000
When Our Medical Students Learn Anatomy, They See a Person, Not a Specimen
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: In 1986, a Buddhist nun named Cheng Yen started a hospital in Hualien, a rural, mountainous region in eastern Taiwan, a half-day’s journey from population centers like Taipei. A few years later,… Read More The post When Our Medical Students Learn Anatomy, They See a Person, Not a Specimen appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Wed, 31 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
Boundary-Pushing Citizen Engagement
- Authors: Issues
  Abstract: In “How Would You Defend the Planet from Asteroids'” (Issues, Winter 2023), Mahmud Farooque and Jason L. Kessler reflect on the Asteroid Grand Challenge (AGC), a series of public deliberation… Read More The post Boundary-Pushing Citizen Engagement appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
Biosafety Needs to Redefine Itself as a Science
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: Have you heard the joke about jobs in biosafety' One professional asks another for recommendations to fill an open position. The second says sure, but she first needs recommendations to fill her… Read More The post Biosafety Needs to Redefine Itself as a Science appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Wed, 24 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
Materially Different
- Authors: Issues
  Abstract: In “Computers on Wheels'” (Issues, Winter 2023), Matthew Eisler makes a significant contribution in understanding the roots of the modern electric vehicle (EV) revolution. He provides many missing details of… Read More The post Materially Different appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
Racing to Be First to Be Second: A Coordinated Regulatory Framework for
the Bioeconomy
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: In laboratories and start-ups across the United States, a new era in biology is already changing the ways in which food, fuel, and materials can be produced. It’s not hard to imagine… Read More The post Racing to Be First to Be Second: A Coordinated Regulatory Framework for the Bioeconomy appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Mon, 22 May 2023 12:25:29 +000
Episode 31: Race, Genetics, and a “Most Dangerous Myth”
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: The concept of distinct races came from European naturalists in the 1700s. It’s now recognized as a social construct, rather than a biological classification. Nonetheless, genetics researchers sometimes use race or ethnicity to… Read More The post Episode 31: Race, Genetics, and a “Most Dangerous Myth” appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Tue, 16 May 2023 13:30:02 +000
“The Complexity of Technology’s Consequences Is Going Up
Exponentially, But Our Wisdom and Awareness Are Not.”
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: Tristan Harris is a technology ethicist and the cofounder of the Center for Humane Technology. He’ll be speaking at the Nobel Prize Summit 2023: Truth, Trust, and Hope at the National Academy… Read More The post “The Complexity of Technology’s Consequences Is Going Up Exponentially, But Our Wisdom and Awareness Are Not.” appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
Caring for People With Brain Injuries
- Authors: Issues
  Abstract: In “The Complicated Legacy of Terry Wallis and His Brain Injury” (Issues, Winter 2023), Joseph J. Fins employs the story of one man to underscore a severe shortcoming in the… Read More The post Caring for People With Brain Injuries appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:00 +000
How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives
- Authors: Jay Lloyd
  Abstract: A few short years ago, mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) was the subject of fundamental research, but it is now known as the basis for COVID-19 vaccines. At the same time, the concept… Read More The post How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
  PubDate: Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:00 +000