[Link] Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists

Read: 3/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The public image of palaeontologists as dusty, but rather affable academics, could be due an update.

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[Link] Malamud’s General Index: Research Gist, No Slap On The Wrist

Read: 7/11/2021 hackaday.com

Tired of that unsettling feeling you get from looking for paywalled papers on that one site that shall not be named? Yeah, us too. But now there’s an alternative that should feel a little less illegal: this new index of the world’s research papers over on the Internet Archive.

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[Link] Separating Ideas From Words

Read: 6/11/2021 hackaday.com

We covered Malamud’s General Index this week, and Mike and I were talking about it on the podcast as well. It’s the boldest attempt we’ve seen so far to open up scientific knowledge for everyone, and not just the wealthiest companies and institutions.

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[Link] China has won AI battle with U.S., Pentagon's ex-software chief says

Read: 12/10/2021 www.reuters.com

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon's former software chief told the Financial Times.

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[Link] Mass Resignations at Scientific Journal Over Ethically Fraught China Genetics Papers

Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com

Eight members of the editorial board of a scientific journal have resigned after it published a slew of controversial papers that critics fear could be used for DNA profiling and persecution of ethnic minorities in China.

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