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An independent charity promoting the public interest in sound science and evidence. #EvidenceWeek #MaddoxPrize #AskForEvidence #VoYS #AllTrials
🔎 What information do MPs use to make decisions about healthcare, energy transition or council tax fairness? #EvidenceWeek is your chance to find out. Make your voice heard by choosing the issues you want to see the evidence for with our simple form. senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/…
#EvidenceWeek is @MoneySavingExpert’s campaign of the week. 💬 Do you have questions about tax, benefits, financial policies or other important issues? Vote now to highlight the questions you want MPs to look at the evidence on ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/…
AI can radically transform public service for the better, but only if people trust it. That trust is earned by showing clear benefits and being transparent about risks. Responsible use and testing of AI must come before widespread application in governments
Countries are eager to use AI to automate government processes, but this risks eroding public trust and feelings of democratic control – because with these uses, AI mistakes can ruin lives. newscientist.com/article/248809…
On 14 July, @metoffice published their ‘State of the UK climate’ report. Since the 80s the UK climate has been warming at a rate of approx 0.25°C per decade, which might not seem like a lot, but temperature extremes have increased, becoming more frequent and more intense. 👇
Join us this Friday for our last webinar in our Confidence in Communicating Research series! Register now to gain practical skills and advice on navigating difficult situations when communicating your research. #ScienceCommunication #researchers #Webinar #SciComm
Countries are eager to use AI to automate government processes, but this risks eroding public trust and feelings of democratic control – because with these uses, AI mistakes can ruin lives. newscientist.com/article/248809…
Promising early signs from Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic tool - still in development, but crucially, it’s built with transparency at its core. That means doctors can scrutinise its reasoning, and patients can have greater confidence in how decisions are made.
We're taking a big step towards medical superintelligence. AI models have aced multiple choice medical exams – but real patients don’t come with ABC answer options. Now MAI-DxO can solve some of the world’s toughest open-ended cases with higher accuracy and lower costs.
🚨 Policies on welfare, AI & more are being discussed in Westminster now – these must be based on the best available evidence. Have your say in #EvidenceWeek! Select the policy topics and questions MPs will face in our Reverse Select Committee hearing. senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/…
🔎Calling all researchers! You're invited you to the Research Reproducibility #Workshop on July 18th, where you’ll help co-create practical solutions to strengthen research reproducibility! 👉Sign up here: buff.ly/tKJ7uDv #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #Reproducibility