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Cranbrook Institute of Science First-Ever Adult Book Fair
Cranbrook Institute of Science invites book lovers, avid readers, and literary enthusiasts to experience its inaugural After Dark: Pages & Pours, a new 21+ event that transforms the museum into a celebration of books, storytelling, and community.
Arsenal target one more forward before transfer deadline
The Premier League champions remain open to another attacking signing, with Julian Alvarez admired as Mikel Arteta looks to strengthen an already formidable squad.
HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US
So much for HoverAir’s seeming loophole in the drone ban.
Reimagining how scientists study the chemistry of the air
Professor Victoria Barber and doctoral student Cooper Crabtree are spearheading Keck Foundation-funded project charting a path toward better understanding atmospheric oxidation. by Álvaro Castillo, UCLA College of Letters and Science From the vantage point of Victoria Barber, a UCLA assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, understanding the chemical reactions that shape air quality and climate are among the most pressing scientific challenges of our time. And thanks to a recent grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, she and doctoral student Cooper Crabtree will spearhead a new research project exploring exactly how pollutants form in the atmosphere. Specifically, the project will examine how volatile organic compounds transform through atmospheric oxidation and explore how pollutants, like smog, form in the atmosphere. VOCs are released by sources ranging from trees and wildfires to vehicle exhaust pipes and consumer products such as cologne and perfume. As they undergo atmospheric oxidation, they can transform into a wide range of other compounds. Anyone in Southern California can attest to the urgency of this area of research — for example, in late July of this year, Los Angeles County was under an active ozone pollution advisory for almost a full week. While many people associate ozone with the protective ozone layer high in the stratosphere, ground-level or tropospheric ozone is a harmful secondary pollutant formed through atmospheric oxidation. Understanding how VOCs transform into pollutants like ozone is therefore critical to improving air-quality forecasts and informing strategies to reduce exposure. “My group is focused on trying accelerate our understanding of these networks of reactions so that we can do a better job of predicting how those pollutants form,” Barber said. “When we make decisions about how we might alter emissions, we can understand how that’s going to influence the production of these downstream pollutants.” With support from the W. M. Keck Foundation, Barber and Crabtree are developing new experimental approaches that will combine — and improve — techniques to study hundreds of chemical systems more efficiently than traditional methods allow. Instead of spending years decoding a single VOC, the project seeks to dramatically expand the pace and scale of discovery. The grant comes at a particularly important moment for environmental research. Barber, who joined UCLA in 2023, says funding for climate and air-quality research, especially for early career scientists, has become increasingly difficult to secure, a challenge compounded for ambitious projects that require building entirely new research infrastructure. The Keck Foundation’s support, Barber said, provides the flexibility to pursue bold early-stage, high-risk ideas that may be more difficult to fund using conventional federal funding sources. “It’s really, really hard to do environmental research under the current federal paradigm,” Barber said. “By stepping in and providing stable and flexible funding to explore this new idea, the Keck Foundation is making a huge difference to my research program.” In addition to funding early-career faculty, the Keck Foundation’s support is also focused on empowering graduate students like Crabtree in their scientific growth. The project gives Crabtree the opportunity to help develop an entirely new experimental approach to studying atmospheric chemistry — an experience that will provide him with valuable technical skills, scientific training and preparation for the next stage of his career. Stable funding also allows doctoral students like Crabtree to devote themselves more fully to research rather than balancing their scientific work with additional teaching responsibilities needed to cover funding gaps. “Getting to devote more of my time to research this past school year has greatly improved the pace and quality of our experiments, data analysis and planning for our future work,” said Crabtree, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry. “I feel very lucky — especially amid the current uncertainty surrounding scientific funding — to be able to continue exploring exciting knowledge gaps in our field and growing as a scientific researcher.” For Barber, mentorship is among the most rewarding and important aspects of her role as a faculty member. “Our jobs as faculty are to do good science and make good scientists,” she said. “I believe the Keck Foundation shares this belief and sees the potential positive impact this project can have.”
Psychonauts Dev Now Owns All Its Games And Publishing Rights
'Everything, we got back, the transfer of the IP came back to us'
Brandon McGinley: The politics of Josh Shapiro's transformation on data centers
The only two times I’ve seen Gov. Josh Shapiro in the flesh, he was extolling AI and data centers as critical to Pennsylvania’s — and...
Brighton Reject Improved £60M Liverpool Bid for Minteh
The transfer window is nearing its close and everyone knows Liverpool are desperate.
Explained: Daniel Levy’s Spurs shareholding, Lewis family’s investment and Eight Sports claim
While Spurs fans may be focusing on the transfer market and the new season, there is no end in sight to the club's boardroom saga
Meeting with Ketel Marte ends with transfer to Injured List
Diamondbacks news (Arizona Sports) Ketel Marte headed for 10-day IL, will then rejoin Diamondbacks Gambadoro added Marte’s MRI “showed inflammation on his upper hamstring and medial joint of his knee.” He received an injection Thursday afternoon, and the D-backs hope his IL stay will be short. Marte, his agent Charisse Espinosa-Dash, Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo […]
Compulsion Games officially separates from Xbox – "The team told me we would rather eat rocks and drink gasoline than be split up"
Studio regains ownership of its IP and is transferring publishing rights back
“Defiantly Hopeful” - Inside The Movement To Transform Latino Representation In Business
AVANCE recently announced its future plans, including conferences and the acquisition of Hispanic Executive magazine, aiming to elevate Latino leadership. Founders Gary Acosta and Pedro Guerrero highlighted the paradox of Latinos being economic drivers and cultural influencers despite underrepresentation and vilification
Colonel Crawford's dynamic offense on full display in season opener
The Eagles scored seven touchdowns in their season opening victory.
Regeneron podcast turns science learnings into immersive experience
Regeneron is showing off its science in a whole new light with its “Science Illuminated” series, a unique vide | Regeneron's "Science Illuminated" podcast series transforms scientific topics into a calming, meditative-style video and audio experience.
Arsenal transfer news: Gabriel Jesus of interest to Everton and Ipswich as Gunners consider Eli Junior Kroupi move
Latest transfer news and headlines with Arsenal reportedly lining up a potential January swoop for Bournemouth star Eli Junior Kroupi; Adam Wharton is set to stay at Crystal Palace this season amid interest from Man City; Rangers have held talks with Besiktas over a move for Vaclav Cerny
University of Arkansas establishes materials research institute
The University of Arkansas announced Thursday (Aug. 20) the launch of a new research institute that’s expected to “transform materials research into real-world solutions for industry, society and the state.”...
Money Spent On South Of Midnight Now Supports Its Developers, Not Microsoft
“I can confirm we have regained ownership of our IP, and that the publishing rights are transferring back to Compulsion"
Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace chase Fiorentina midfielder Fagioli
Nicolo Fagioli has emerged as a target for two Premier League clubs, with his path out of Fiorentina potentially opening up before the transfer window closes.According to journalist Ekrem Konur on X, ...
The power of quality improvement: How a cath lab transformed care for PCI patients
A multidisciplinary committee formed in 2022 to identify ways to improve safety and efficiency in their facility's cath lab. By 2024, it was clear the group's proposals had made a major impact.
How AI is reshaping ocean science
Artificial intelligence tools are quietly transforming how ocean scientists gather and analyze information from the watery deep.
Carlos Alcaraz confirms U.S. Open return via soccer transfer figure Fabrizio Romano
The defending champion will return from a wrist injury that has sidelined him since April.
Kelly applauds Trump administration's announcement of $35 million in new rural health care funding for Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, applauded the Trump administration that $35 million, made possible through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), is being put to work to improve health outcomes among rural Pennsylvanians by updating to new, more modern screening technology, buying equipment to bring additional operating rooms online, and expanding transportation options.
Orexins: the brain’s Ozempic moment?
Drugs that mimic hormones involved with wakefulness, attention and motivation could transform narcolepsy treatment, and offer hope for depression and ADHD
From experiment to impact: The first decade of Chain Reaction Innovations
Chain Reaction Innovations at Argonne National Laboratory mirrors the startup journey it supports. Over 10 years, it has helped launch science-based companies that have raised $732M, created more than 700 jobs and advanced transformative technologies.
Secret 'messages' in cat pee let felines identify each other — and scientists just cracked the code
Cats can identify each other by the scent of their pee. We now know why.
A college football coach used to complain about the transfer portal. He reframed his thinking
Dave Doeren had to “reframe” the way he thought about the changes in college sports. Researchers have another name for what he did.
KaarTech establishes new Strategic Business Unit DACH with local Headquarter in Mannheim
KaarTech, a global AI-led Enterprise Transformation firm, has established a dedicated Strategic Business Unit (SBU) for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) with headquarter in Mannheim.
SNK Entertainment dissolved after 10 years. Most of its businesses transferred to parent company SNK
SNK Corporation's fully-owned subsidiary SNK Entertainment was officially dissolved as of August 20, 2026.
Sunderland Are Keeping Their Head While Everyone Else Loses Theirs
With Premier League rivals ripping up their squads and spending big, should Sunderland really be worried about a quiet transfer window - or could continuity be our biggest advantage?
Three Binghamton University professors win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
More than $1.8 million in grant funding will be used to pursue groundbreaking research in robotics, materials science, and urban planning.
Grow Your Business at TRANSform Business to Business Breakfast!
The Business to Business Networking Breakfast, Oct. 5 during APTA’s TRANSform and EXPO in Chicago, IL, provides an opportunity for APTA’s smaller business members to engage with and learn about the association’s major business partners from A&E firms, equipment OEMs, […]
Hands-on Science, Lasting Confidence: Student Researchers Impress At Summer Undergraduate Research Fest
Izabella Maria Marzano, a senior biological sciences major who transferred to UMBC from Anne Arundel Community College, was one of more than 120...
Microscopic contaminants found on Ryugu asteroid samples - Futura-Sciences
The high stakes of asteroid analysis Finding genuine traces of life or organic compounds on an asteroid would transform our understanding of how life began in the universe. But before claiming a discovery of that scale, researchers must be entirely certain they are not looking at Earthly hitchhikers. Mistaking a...
ULM receives $2.1 million from LDH to expand health sciences offerings
The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) has been awarded $2.1 million from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) through the Rural Health Transformation Project to expand programs in its College of Health Sciences, providing a significant investment in the university’s efforts to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce in Northeast Louisiana and across the state.
IT leader with a passion for transformation
Pascal Tran Binh joined Amer Sports in January 2026 to lead our Business Platform IT domain. This covers all go-to-market activities, including omnichannel, B2B and B2C engagement and experience…
Transfer Tackle Impresses Illinois Defensive Line Coach Jordan Thomas
The Illinois Fighting Illini may have landed an instant contributor in a Jacksonville State transfer.
Pollen has a surprising problem — and honeybees have found a way around it
Honeybees can apparently detect when their food has the wrong balance of essential nutrients and adjust how much they eat to avoid potentially harmful excesses. They also transform pollen into remarkably well-balanced “baby food” for their larvae, revealing a sophisticated nutritional strategy hidden inside the hive.
Man Utd transfer news: Barcelona midfielder Gavi rejects chance to join Old Trafford
Latest transfer news and headlines as Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton emerges as a Man City midfield target; Saudi side Al Hilal have submitted a £38.5m bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins; Harry Kane is ready to snub Saudi millions and commit his future to Bayern Munich
Anne M. Brown named to National Academies' New Voices program
Brown, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named to the 2026-28 New Voices cohort, recognizing emerging leaders in science, engineering, and medicine.
NSF Unveils $1.5B in Science & Engineering Funding
NSF is testing more flexible grant structures for long-term and emerging research.
Oregon Ducks' 2026 Position Preview: Quarterbacks
Star starter Dante Moore spurns the NFL for a title charge, while Nebraska transfer Dylan Raiola joins a loaded room poised to fuel Oregon’s high-octane offensive assault.
Stockton Adds New Business Certificates, Transfer Options
New pathways provide greater flexibility for students
Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED.
A.I. Is Redefining What a Computer Science Education Is For
Warp’s Zach Lloyd explores why the debate over whether A.I. will replace programmers misses a larger transformation already underway. Lloyd argues that computer science is becoming more about culti…
Sporting KC acquires forward Andre Luiz in club-record transfer from Olympiacos FC
Sporting Kansas City has acquired 24-year-old forward Andre Luiz in a club-record transfer from Greek club Olympiacos FC, the club announced today. Luiz, who joins Sporting as a Designated Player, has signed a five-year MLS contract through the 2030-2031 season and will occupy an international spot on Sporting’s roster, pending
Can Pulp Mills Turn Lignin into a High-Value Materials Business?
Pulp mills could transform lignin from a byproduct into high-value materials, unlocking new opportunities in sustainable fuels and chemicals.
Trump-inspired political cynicism continues to transform NC conservatives
Today, longstanding American political traditions in elections and lawmaking like respect for one’s adversary, self-discipline and sacrifice, abiding by established rules and roles, and commitments to open debate, widespread voter participation and honorable, nonpartisan public service are fast becoming passé. Instead, accumulating and maintaining power at all costs now trumps all other priorities.
Cardinal Newman reloads for title defense with Atlantic transfers
Replacing championship MVP Jyron Hughley won't be easy. Cardinal Newman hopes transfers Pedro Martinez and Justin Barrera can help.
Bruno Fernandes contract twist as Manchester United transfer stance revealed
Galatasaray have targeted an ambitious swoop for the Red Devils captain this summer
Valley North transmission lines on Inside West Virginia Politics
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss Valley North, home programs, Wheeling events and TANF. In Segment 1, we t…
Cubs Announce Daniel Palencia Move Before White Sox Series
The Chicago Cubs made a flurry of roster moves ahead of their series against the Chicago White Sox. Among the moves the team announced was closer Daniel Palencia’s transfer to the 60-day injured list.Such a move is more procedural rather than anything. The Cubs needed to clear a 40-man roster spot for utilityman Owen Miller, […] The post Cubs Announce Daniel Palencia Move Before White Sox Series appeared first on HEAVY.
AI Helps Researchers Win NIH Grants. Will Science Suffer?
A new analysis of thousands of NSF and NIH grant applications—including some confidential rejected submissions—illuminates new patterns in generative AI’s relationship with federally funded research.
Alaska awards millions in rural healthcare funding, including to restart Presidential Fitness Test
More than $230 million remains to be distributed in Alaska through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter open to selling stakes to majority owners Clearlake Capital
Latest transfer news and headlines as Galatasaray are prepared to double Bruno Fernandes Manchester United wages; Man City are hoping to sign Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi in the next few days; Man City face having to pay Chelsea more than £120m to land midfielder Enzo Fernandez
Roane State inks articulation agreements with MTSU for aerospace and fire science pathways
HARRIMAN, Tenn. — Roane State and Middle Tennessee State University have signed articulation agreements partnering with Tennessee Flight Training and supporting streamlined transfer opportunities for students pursuing two of the community college’s newest offerings — aerospace and fire science. Presidents from both institutions, along with the president of Tennessee Flight Training, met at Roane State’s campus in Cumberland County on […]
THE WEEK OF AUG 17, 2026
- NOAA pulls support for Arctic Report Card - DOJ finds NSF programs unconstitutional - Admin again calls for higher-ed reforms
Dartmouth Health says it needs to close telehealth services for emergency and intensive care
Five Vermont hospitals rely on the remote care to reduce costs of specialists and transfers while still providing high-acuity care close to home. Dartmouth Health says the costs are “simply unsustainable.”
Asset Managers: Business Model Transformation & AI
Asset managers must embrace business model transformation. New study urges a systems-level investing approach for survival amid evolving client demands and AI impact.
‘The Magicians Table’ brings immersive magic experience to Playhouse Square
The London sensation transforms Cibréo Privato into a cabaret-style world of close-up magic, live music and audience participation from Aug. 26-Oct. 18.
'Not a crisis, but Wolves must improve to go up'
Fan writer Dazzling Dave reflects on Wolves' 2-2 draw with Blackburn and the work needed in the transfer market.
Pioneering AI and Digital Transformation Scholar Ravi Bapna Named Dean of Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business
An internationally recognized leader in AI, analytics, and digital transformation, Bapna will lead the Leavey School into its next chapter of innovation, global impact, and ethical leadership in Silicon Valley.
Cone Health Names Chief Value-Based Care Officer
Experienced leader to accelerate Cone Health’s transformation to value-based care.
New Applied AI major prepares students to lead in an AI-powered world
To prepare students for a future transformed by AI, William & Mary is launching a new major in Applied AI.
'Swans more of a finished article than Stoke'
BBC Radio Stoke commentator Mark Elliott analyses Stoke City's defeat to Swansea City and the transfer window.
Claressa Shields has everything – except the rival who could transform her sport
The American has proved again that she’s in a class of her own. But is that a good thing for her sport?
Roane State inks agreements with MTSU for aerospace, fire science path
Roane State and MTSU have partnered to create seamless transfer pathways for students in aerospace and fire science.
Fomer NFL All-Pro Jordan Gross revamping Utah's offensive line
Gross implements dynamic conditioning to transform a fresh unit ahead of 2026 season.
Maternal genes enable trophoblastic tumor relapse after immunotherapy
Cell-to-cell transfer of maternal genetic material may provide trophoblastic tumor cells with new functions.
Rural Health Transformation Program Rolls Out in Texas, to Excitement and Confusion
Healthcare providers in Texas say the Rural Health Transformation Program provides much-needed funding. But they worry about tight timelines, lingering questions and awkward restrictions.
Judge Sakai concerned about upcoming vote on sports and entertainment district
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai is pushing back against a proposal that would give San Antonio voters another chance to weigh in on millions of dollars in fundin
Judge Sakai concerned about upcoming vote on sports and entertainment district
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai is pushing back against a proposal that would give San Antonio voters another chance to weigh in on millions of dollars in fundin
BUSINESS ‘Punk, intense and all-encompassing’: Chicagoan Dawn Heilung brings trans artists into focus
Gender Fucked Productions (Gender Fucked) Founder and former Executive Director and Artistic Director Dawn Heilung uses many labels to describe themselves— queer, bisexual, pansexual, polyamorous, trans, non-binary, transfeminine—because “I don’t think one can fully encompass my experience.” “I started [the trans, enby and queer arts and event production focused nonprofit] Gender Fucked Productions in 2022 because […]
ASU's Ghost Rowser enters transfer portal
A fan favorite for his hard hits, Rowser racked up 182 tackles, 7.5 for loss, one sack and eight passes defensed over his 27 games in two seasons as a Sun Devil.
How 'A Very Laufey Day,' exploded — and where to catch it in L.A.
What began as a way to encourage her fans to get outside has transformed into a global fan event. Here's what to know about 'A Very Laufey Day' and how to celebrate in Los Angeles and beyond.
LSU football pass rushers earn praise from Tigers offensive line
LSU football added two talented defensive ends in the transfer portal. Both are making an impact during fall camp.
How OJ Simpson’s infamous Bronco chase captured a changing era of US sports coverage in the 1990s
OJ Simpson’s slow speed chase in 1994 became a flash point for a rapidly transforming sports media landscape
What keeps Main Street going? Northport businesses are finding new ways to connect
Walk down Main Street in Northport and it's easy to see that things are changing.
Major political transformation is underway in Hungary after Victor Orban was ousted
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with journalist Nick Thorpe about the changes made by the Hungarian government since Victor Orban's Fidesz party lost power following elections in April.
Romero ends Tottenham spell to join Simeone’s Atletico Madrid
Cristian Romero has completed his transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Atletico Madrid, with both clubs confirming the deal. Sources told ESPN that Spurs will receive €35 million plus €5m in variabl...
NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs Webinar
Key goals of the State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs Program are to expand access to compute, accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery and develop an AI…
Six months after $147 million US health deal, Burkina Faso faces fresh sanctions threat from Washington
Burkina Faso is facing fresh pressure from Washington over alleged human rights abuses, just six months after the US agreed to provide up to $147 million in health assistance to the West African country
Inside Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Planetarium Experience at Liberty Science Center
The largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere in Jersey City was transformed into an immersive, kaleidoscopic light and sound experience.
Wyoming directs rural health funds to critical access hospitals, EMS and more
Wyoming is receiving $205 million for the first year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to expand the capacity of the state's healthcare system.
Patent before publication without limiting open science
Patent before publication when research has broader potential. See how technology transfer in academia can extend a discovery without limiting open science.
Arizona has become a destination for women’s sports
Arizona has evolved into one of the nation's fastest-growing women's sports markets. Coaches, athletes and industry leaders explained how decades of progress, increased visibility and investment transformed the state's women’s sports culture.
Immune cells flood into the aging brain, Stanford scientists discover
Scientists have discovered that the aging human brain may be far less isolated from the rest of the body than once believed. Stanford researchers found that large numbers of immune cells from the blood begin entering the brain as early as middle age, where they can transform into microglia, the brain’s specialized immune cells. The finding overturns a long-standing assumption that these cells remain largely separate from the body’s immune system throughout life.
Sporting Lisbon Makes Luis Suarez Decision Amid Newcastle Transfer Links
Newcastle United continues to be linked with attacking reinforcements as Matthias Jaissle shapes his squad for the new Premier League season. One of the Magpies’ previously reported targets, Sporting Lisbon striker Luis Suarez, has resurfaced amid uncertainty in Portugal. Following some worrying developments surrounding his situation in the Iberian club, Portuguese outlet A Bola reports […]
Judge orders businesses out of Rochester warehouse over fire safety concerns
A Monroe County Supreme Court judge has ordered businesses inside a massive warehouse on Buffalo Road to temporarily stop operations after the city raised concerns about a serious fire safety risk.
State announces $4.5M in funding for Alaska health projects
The 19 projects across the state will receive federal funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Rashford, Mainoo & transfers - Carrick calls for more signings
Before his first full season as Manchester United head coach, Michael Carrick explains why the club need more players, discusses why he is in a privileged position and talks Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo.
Kodak's Transformed Business Has Improved for Four Straight Quarters
Kodak reenters a growth phase.
Ricketts Supports the Protect College Sports Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined the Protect College Sports Act. This legislation would end the disorder facing college athletics by establishing nationwide standards for name, image, and likeness (NIL), transfers, eligibility, and enforcement. “The Protect College Sports Act is a good step forward for athletics,” said Senator Ricketts. “This bipartisan bill addresses issues that were […]
AI needs science’s search history
“Actually, that’s where the gold is,” said Alasdair Russell, my graduate school friend who leads a pre-clinical genome editing group at Cambridge. He was talking about the winding road of science that is omitted from published papers. “When you’re discussing how to do the experiment, and why this way is better than another way, and what does the data really mean? I know what it shows, but what does it mean?” At RAAIS 2026, he described how his group has begun logging the twisting path of discovery as it happens, recording the verbal and written exchanges that normally disappear. Ideas become nodes in a living graph: they branch when a meeting produces two plausible experiments, merge when separate lines of evidence converge, and go dark when someone quietly stops pursuing them. In his implementation, one agent scores novelty, while another tries to learn “how scientists think and how they navigate through a complex world of data,” so that high-potential nodes can trigger deeper investigation. As frontier AI labs deploy agents toward scientific discovery, giving AI authentic scientific taste remains a trillion-dollar dilemma. The bottleneck is that the record we have kept for centuries of science might be insufficient to get us there. The experiments that never make the paper Peter Medawar, 1960 Nobel laureate and “father of transplantation,” asked in 1963 whether the scientific paper was a fraud, and answered yes: the form of the paper misrepresents the thinking that produced it. Sixty years on, the diagnosis is unchanged. A paper presents a clean progression from hypothesis to result to conclusion. Lost along the way are the unconventional theories, the abandoned or unaffordable methods, and the underwhelming and inconclusive data. It reads like a browser history with every dead end deleted: the ten open tabs, the four rephrased queries, the wrong turn down a subforum. All scrubbed, leaving one clean path from question to answer as the canonical path. What has changed since then is that the discarded material is now worth something. No high-impact journal wants these artifacts, but raw trial and error is the most likely source of the training data required to develop scientific intuition, or what researchers call taste. Earlier attempts to capture the discards were motivated by scientific integrity. The Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine launched in 2002 to publish rigorous studies that disputed established models or exposed ineffective treatments. Its archive preserved negative conclusions after they had become papers, rather than the live alternatives and arguments that produced them. BioMed Central closed it in 2017, saying the mission had been served now that other journals publish null results. A less generous reading is that in fifteen years it published around 200 papers because almost nobody wants to read a negative result, let alone write one up when it will not count toward academic tenure. AI models are different. Even an uninteresting negative result can be useful, provided it is labeled. Earlier this year, Anthropic put a version of this to the test. The company pulled 129 decision points from real Claude Code sessions between January and March 2026, showed models the work up to a human detour, and asked what should happen next. Claude Mythos Preview beat the human choice 64% of the time, while Opus 4.5 managed 51%. The comparison was tilted toward the models because Anthropic deliberately chose moments where the human decision had room for improvement. On 127 further scenarios where the human action was already strong, the models improved on it only about 20% of the time. The study was possible because Anthropic’s researchers work inside a tool that logs by default. The reasoning, detours and outcome are produced in the same working environment. Biology has no equivalent. Its reasoning happens in hallways, at benches, in Slack threads and on whiteboards, while the outcome arrives weeks later somewhere else. The record has to emerge from the work itself. Ask scientists to reconstruct it afterwards and we’ll create another polished account. Subscribe A log is not a label Before any of this becomes training data, a negative result has to say what failed. The first paper published in the Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine examined 234 negative studies across five leading medical journals. Only 30% discussed statistical power, and half clearly defined a primary outcome. Tell a model an experiment failed, without telling it whether the assay was underpowered, a reagent had degraded, or the hypothesis was simply wrong, and it will learn noise with confidence. Decision histories have a second missing label too. When a lab considers five experiments and runs one, only the chosen branch returns an outcome. The other four are experimental counterfactuals. Researchers call this the selective labels problem: the data reveal results only for the actions someone chose to take. Such a record can teach a model to imitate a lab’s taste, but it cannot establish that the taste was good. It also smuggles local constraints into general lessons. A lab that never ran cryo-EM because it did not own a microscope teaches a model that cryo-EM is rarely the right call. Alasdair’s nodes preserve the candidate set, which is the necessary first step. To be useful, each decision record needs six fields: The evidence available at that moment, and nothing that arrived later. The candidates considered, including the ones dismissed in a sentence. For each candidate: the expected result, the confidence attached to it, and the cost in time and money. The route chosen, and the reason. What happened next. How the evidence changed the scientist’s view. These must be timestamped before the outcome, because hindsight turns uncertainty into inevitability. Disagreement also has to survive. Averaging three scientists into one clean rationale reproduces exactly the information loss we are trying to fix. But there is an obvious failure mode here. Once decisions are logged and scored, people log for the record post-facto. Anyone who has watched an electronic lab notebook fill up with retrospective tidying knows how quickly a research tool becomes a compliance exercise. A record that costs a scientist ten minutes of honest reflection per decision is worth far more than one that costs an hour of performance. A publication initiative called Registered Reports offers a useful starting point. Here, researchers submit their rationale, methods and analysis plan for peer review before the data exist, and the journal commits in principle to publish if they follow the approved plan. Nature has now expanded the format across every field it covers. This approach to paper writing timestamps intent before the outcome, but it freezes one plan. A useful search history must also preserve how the plan changed, which alternatives were rejected, when, and on what evidence. Subscribe Run the runner-up Autonomous labs show what happens when decisions and outcomes are connected in a loop. Liverpool’s mobile robotic chemist ran 688 experiments over eight days in a ten-variable formulation space. A batched Bayesian search used each result to choose the next experiments and found photocatalyst mixtures six times more active than the starting formulations. Every completed experiment changed what the system did next. The robot optimized within a goal and search space that humans had already chosen. It did not decide which scientific question mattered. So what this work demonstrates is narrower, but still useful: a search history pays off when the options return standardized outcomes quickly. Open-ended biology is harder because branches can take weeks and the discarded alternatives may never be run. Some exploration therefore has to be bought. Where two branches are plausible and the stakes justify the cost, a lab should sometimes run the runner-up. Otherwise the record captures what today’s scientists usually chose and stays silent on what they systematically overlooked. A funder could ring-fence a small fraction of a grant for the branch not taken, provided that the decision record and the outcome are both deposited. That costs money, but so does having every lab rediscover the same abandoned path. Test whether taste transfers When it comes time to evaluate if our new AI system exhibits taste, the comparison should run across laboratories and fields. At selected decision points in a live research campaign, we should freeze the six fields: the evidence, the candidates, expected results, confidence, costs and the choice made. Experts then rank the options before the outcomes are known, and those outcomes are checked independently later. We could give models one of two diets - papers alone, or papers plus decision histories - and ask them to rank the next experiment on unfamiliar projects. Then, we score information gained per dollar and week, calibration, and how quickly weak branches are abandoned. If histories improve choices only inside the lab that produced them, they amount to useful organizational memory. If they improve choices on unfamiliar problems elsewhere, Alasdair’s group will have captured something science has never managed to write down: a transferable record of taste. Until that happens, a scientific search history is a promising record, not yet a training set.
The Science Behind Equine Separation Anxiety
Changes in management and education can transform how horses experience short-term separation.
Proposed changes to NSF proposals
Share your feedback about concerning, proposed, updated changes to National Science Foundation funding guidance. The comment period will close on Aug. 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Pokemon Bank is shutting down, announcement released
Today, The Pokemon Company announced that it’s shutting down Pokemon Bank. The service goes offline on February 26, 2027. Once we reach that day, players will not be able to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Bank to Pokemon Home. It will not be possible to store Pokemon there any longer. Players are advised to send their creatures to Pokemon Home before...
How CFOs Keep The Business Running While They Rebuild Finance
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Marcus Rashford transfer news: Tottenham should sign Man Utd forward, says ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara
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