AIMC Topic: Science

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The logic of domains.

Social studies of science
The logic of domains has become a key organizing principle for contemporary computing projects and in broader science policy. The logic parses collectives of expertise into 'domains' that are to be studied or engaged in order to inform computational ...

Deep Neural Networks as Scientific Models.

Trends in cognitive sciences
Artificial deep neural networks (DNNs) initially inspired by the brain enable computers to solve cognitive tasks at which humans excel. In the absence of explanations for such cognitive phenomena, in turn cognitive scientists have started using DNNs ...

Liquid-handling Lego robots and experiments for STEM education and research.

PLoS biology
Liquid-handling robots have many applications for biotechnology and the life sciences, with increasing impact on everyday life. While playful robotics such as Lego Mindstorms significantly support education initiatives in mechatronics and programming...

The Dostoevsky Machine in Georgetown: scientific translation in the Cold War.

Annals of science
Machine Translation (MT) is now ubiquitous in discussions of translation. The roots of this phenomenon - first publicly unveiled in the so-called 'Georgetown-IBM Experiment' on 9 January 1954 - displayed not only the technological utopianism still as...

Introducing societal issues in an upper level STEM course increases student engagement and knowledge transfer.

Developmental biology
The ability of students to transfer their knowledge and understanding learned from one context to a novel context is the ultimate goal of education. Creating assignments that engage students through something they care about can help create the envir...

Postphenomenological Study: Using Generative Knowing and Science Fiction for Fostering Speculative Reflection on AI-nudge Experience.

Science and engineering ethics
This study presents an evidence-based argument for integrating participatory inquiry practices into AI education, using science fiction films as a primary tool for examining human-technology relationships. Through a media-enhanced co-inquiry approach...

More science friction for less science fiction.

PLoS biology
AI-ready health datasets can be exploited to generate many research articles with potentially limited scientific value. A study in PLOS Biology highlights this problem, by describing a recent, sudden explosion in papers analyzing the NHANES health da...