Decolonising Science Reading List

In the last couple of weeks, a lot of people have been asking me about what I’ve been reading as reference points for my commentary on the…

Jason Shepherd on Twitter / X

I have quite a lot of thoughts on this..that won't fit in a tweet. Bottomline is that there are issues scientists in the US would love to improve - faster review, less grant writing, more stability and freedom to do risky science. The folks celebrating this doc are mostly../1 https://t.co/xlPAH9XYNC— Jason Shepherd (@JasonSynaptic) July 23, 2026

Prompting Science Report 4: Playing Pretend: Expert Personas Don't Improve Factual Accuracy

<span> <p><span>This is the fourth in a series of short reports that help business, education, and policy leaders understand the technical details of working w

Prompting Science Report 4: Playing Pretend: Expert Personas Don't Improve Factual Accuracy

<span> <p><span>This is the fourth in a series of short reports that help business, education, and policy leaders understand the technical details of working w

What stories should we tell about scientific progress now?

In search of the mysterious fruits of basic science

Seth Bannon on Twitter / X

There are some exceptionally good ideas here for reforming and accelerating science.Some of my favorite proposals:Apply the scientific method to science funding (track applications, reviewers, funding decisions, and outcomes, then experimentally test which grantmaking methods… https://t.co/Q0JmqTBPYm— Seth Bannon (@sethbannon) July 22, 2026

Guest post: If you’re going to critique science, be scientific about it

Loren K. Mell Editor’s note: This post responds to a Feb. 13 article in The Atlantic, “The Scientific Literature Can’t Save Us Now,” written by Retraction Watch cofounders Adam Marcus and Ivan Oran…

State of AI Report 2025

The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. Read and download here.

"AI" and Productivity

[I keep bringing these up on Bluesky, so I think it’s time to gather them up and make a post out of them.] This is a collection of articles...

Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report | Stanford HAI

The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.

The Curious About Everything Newsletter #63

The many interesting things I read in May 2026

The Curious About Everything Newsletter #65

The many interesting things I read in July 2026

The Current Crisis: What's Happening to Science in America