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X’s Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Research Group Is Dismissed
Elon Musk’s social media company sued a group that exposed hate speech on the site, but a judge ruled that the suit was designed to punish speech.
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In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent
China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years. New research shows that, by some measures, it has already eclipsed the United States.
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The Psychedelic Evangelist
Before he died last year, Roland Griffiths was arguably the world’s most famous psychedelics researcher. Since 2006, his work has suggested that psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, can induce mystical experiences, and that those experiences, in ...
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More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said.
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The Best Way to Find Out if We Can Cool the Planet
A few years ago, the idea of deliberately blocking the sun to combat climate change was taboo for scientists. But a lot can change in a short time. As the disastrous effects of climate change mount, Congress has asked federal scientists for a ...
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A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.
The stomach cancer study was shot through with suspicious data. Identical constellations of cells were said to depict separate experiments on wholly different biological lineages. Photos of tumor-stricken mice, used to show that a drug reduced cancer ...
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A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.
The stomach cancer study was shot through with suspicious data. Identical constellations of cells were said to depict separate experiments on wholly different biological lineages. Photos of tumor-stricken mice, used to show that a drug reduced cancer ...
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Microsoft Debates What to Do With A.I. Lab in China
Amid U.S.-China tensions, the company has faced questions over whether operating an advanced research lab in Beijing is politically tenable.
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Hochul to Propose A.I. Research Center Using $275 Million in State Funds
The “Empire A.I.” project would be a public-private partnership aimed at making New York a key player in artificial intelligence research.
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The Problems Only Start With Plagiarism
Plagiarism is perhaps the mildest academic sin, as well as the easiest to detect. There are innumerable cases of more serious forms of misconduct — such as the falsification and fabrication of data — that have stained the reputations of universities ...
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