March 10, 2025

Prof. Pamela Bjorkman wins the 2025 Wolf Prize in Medicine. Photo: Wolf Prize Foundation

Wolf Prize in Medicine 2025: Recognition of Prof. Pamela Bjorkman for her pioneering contributions to the understanding of viral defense mechanisms

Prof. Pamela Bjorkman from the California Institute of Technology won the prestigious award for developing innovative antibody-focused approaches to combat viruses and establishing an infrastructure for advanced vaccine research.
If Carl Sagan were alive today, this is what he would say to US President Donald Trump, the temple of ignorance

"Carl Sagan's Prophecy: When Science Collapses Before Populism"

In his book "A World Haunted by Demons" he writes: "Immense technological power will be concentrated in so few hands that none of those who are supposed to represent the public interest will even be able to understand what things are meant to be." Isn't that
Roadmap for AI Applications after the Era of LLMs

The era after the great language models

New research suggests three key directions for advancing artificial intelligence: knowledge empowerment, collaboration between models, and joint development, with the aim of overcoming the limitations of existing large models.
The artificial intelligence software must decide what to do based on input received from sensors, such as cameras, lasers, radar, and more. A Tesla electric car. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Autonomous cars: What could go wrong?

Sometimes the autonomous car's recognition system does not recognize an emergency vehicle with flashing lights stopped on the side of the road. What technological solutions to this problem do the researchers intend to develop?