Science, morality and politics
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- March 11, 2024
Research has confirmed that lesbians, gays and bisexuals are less likely to have children than heterosexuals, mainly due to their expectation of social stigma regarding their parenting
- Avi Blizovsky
- February 4, 2024
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Heads of state meeting in Brussels approved the changes on February 1 after Germany rejected the Commission's proposal to add 100 billion euros to the EU's multi-annual budget. The deal unleashes a 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine
- Ministry of Science
- December 19, 2023
- 2 תגובות
The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and the Consulting and Legislation Department (Economic Law) at the Ministry of Justice publish a policy document on regulation and ethics in the field of artificial intelligence, which guides government ministries in their activities; A government knowledge center will be established for the benefit of the issue
- Science site The Conversation
- December 18, 2023
- No comments
In theory, a male skin cell can be turned into an egg and a female skin cell into a sperm cell. There is also the possibility of a child genetically connected to several parents, or only to one parent
- Bar-Ilan University
- November 12, 2023
Meet Prof. Aner Govrin from the program for interpretation and culture, who is the head of the program for interpretation and psychoanalysis
- Science site The Conversation
- June 4, 2023
- 2 תגובות
In recent years there has been an unprecedented increase in technological disruption. At the same time, a Gallup poll revealed a global increase in unhappiness. Gallup's latest Positive Experiences Index showed a decline in happiness
- Avi Blizovsky
- May 31, 2023
- 2 תגובות
Altman joins a number of prominent figures, including Elon Musk and Stuart Russell, in emphasizing the need for careful research and caution in the development of artificial intelligence. The letter highlights the importance of ensuring AI systems are designed with safety and security in mind, as well as the need for international cooperation to address the global challenges posed by AI
- Avi Blizovsky
- March 31, 2023
- 9 תגובות
The signatories of the letter call for a six-month pause in the development of systems more powerful than OpenAI's new GPT-4. "Strong AI systems should only be developed once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said.
- Nimrod Bacher
- March 18, 2023
- 10 תגובות
After already retracting a previous article by the same researcher from 2020 that claimed superconductivity at high temperatures, he again publishes a follow-up article even though it also revealed considerable problems
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- November 4, 2022
Doctors who see a bowel cancer patient tend to refer more patients to tests for early detection. Is this a correct response?
- Tel Aviv University
- July 20, 2022
- 3 תגובות
According to the researchers: "The method is indeed very effective, but it is not always safe either. Sometimes chromosomes that have been cut in the procedure fail to recover and the stability of the genome is undermined - something that in the long run may even cause cancer"
- Avi Blizovsky
- March 29, 2022
- One response
As part of its deadly attack on Ukraine, Russia has taken the rare step of using intellectual property rights as a war tactic. In early March, the Russian government issued a decree according to which Russian companies are no longer obliged to compensate owners of patents, service models and industrial designs from "unfriendly" countries. Intellectual property experts explain what the decision means
- Avi Blizovsky
- February 2, 2022
- 13 תגובות
The incoming president of the Israeli National Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, is trying to dispel this dichotomy. In a conversation with the science website, he explains that, among other things, he intends to reduce the gap between those who support science and those who despise it
- The Hebrew University
- April 30, 2021
New technologies in the field of genetic engineering today allow us to change the properties of different species quickly and with great flexibility, for example controlling the reproductive capacity of pests, but are they safe?
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- January 27, 2021
Two new studies - one from Britain and the other from Israel - have recently clarified the deadly meaning of the same burden for patients, especially Covid-19 patients
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- January 21, 2021
In recent days there has been a big uproar regarding the Helsinki Committee, what it determined or did not determine, and what it means for the vaccine. So let's break down the issue, to understand what the Ministry of Health really did wrong, and what this means for Pfizer, the vaccine and the Helsinki Committee. Dr.Roey Tsezana makes order
- The Technion
- December 18, 2020
Prof. Aharon Chachanover lectured on the burning issue, mainly he warns about the danger of resistance to vaccines (video)
- Science site The Conversation
- August 9, 2020
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- Eran will laugh
- June 6, 2020
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- Avi Blizovsky
- May 12, 2020
- One response
- Avi Blizovsky
- March 12, 2020
- 3 תגובות
- Science site The Conversation
- February 6, 2020
- 11 תגובות
- Science site The Conversation
- February 1, 2020
- 8 תגובות
- Science site The Conversation
- September 9, 2019
- 8 תגובות
- Science site The Conversation
- June 14, 2019
- 24 תגובות