Katherine Stiles
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“If students learn how to use AI to complete assignments and faculty use AI to design courses, assignments, and grade student work, then what is the value of higher education? How long until people dismiss the degree as an absurdly overpriced piece of paper? How long until that…
Opinion | AI and Higher Ed: An Impending Collapse Universities’ rush to embrace AI will lead to an untenable outcome, Robert Niebuhr writes. bit.ly/4m8JKtZ
🎯 “can we afford a scenario where students pretend to learn and we pretend to teach them?” 👇🏼
“If students learn how to use AI to complete assignments and faculty use AI to design courses, assignments, and grade student work, then what is the value of higher education? How long until people dismiss the degree as an absurdly overpriced piece of paper? How long until that…
A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and researchers are uncovering why. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-v… @medical_xpress
Newly discovered 'sixth sense' links gut microbes to the brain in real time
In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a "neurobiotic sense," a newly identified system that lets the brain respond in real time to signals from microbes living in our gut. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-n…
A microscopic discovery in a California lake sparked buzz and controversy more than a decade ago when it was first revealed. On Thursday, the journal Science, which first published the research, retracted it, though not because of misconduct on the researchers' part.…
Record marine heat waves in 2023 covered 96% of oceans, lasted four times longer than average. phys.org/news/2025-07-m… @physorg_com
What happens when AI faces the human problem of uncertainty?…
Scientists capture HIV-1 viral cores entering the nucleus in unprecedented detail
In a recent landmark study, scientists have unveiled how HIV-1 penetrates the cell's nuclear barrier — a discovery that could reshape antiviral strategies. The research … used cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy to capture HIV-1 viral cores in the process of nuclear import……
"AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?" #AI #AIGC #ChatGPT #WCRI2026 #WCRI theconversation.com/ai-will-soon-b…
Optimists are alike, every pessimist has their own way: Researchers explore patterns of neural activity medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-o…