science
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how
Australia has committed to elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge as one of five national priorities in science and…
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Artificial intelligence
A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem
AI systems mass-producing cheap research would be bad news for an already struggling scientific ecosystem.
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Quality of science & its communication
Is big tech harming society? To find out, we need research – but it’s being manipulated by big tech itself
Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Why scientific knowledge needs to be decolonised
Is science inherently objective and immune to the influences of coloniality?
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Brain power
Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach
Mosley is recognised as making scientific information accessible in a way that has advanced public health.
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Brain power
How overconfidence harms decision making
People tend to be more overconfident than knowledgeable, especially when they have some knowledge but not a lot.
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Quality of science & its communication
Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress
An intellectually humble person may have strong beliefs, but is also open to the valuable insights, ideas and evidence of…
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Brain power
Innovation is increasingly a collaborative affair
Disruption in science continues, but the likelihood of any single scientist causing a major upheaval in their field is diminishing.
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Quality of science & its communication
Fact-bombing by experts doesn’t change hearts and minds. But good science communication can
Science communication has to start with values – and most of the time it does.
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ABCs of KM
Improving transdisciplinary arts-science partnerships [Arts & culture in KM part 10]
What is needed to better “enable” and “situate” arts–science partnerships and support mutual learning?
