š Review Matters blog: "Update on Improving NRSA Fellowship Review: Analysis of Comments from the Request for Information"
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Kurt Vonnegut's theory of story shapes theory is the most delightful rejected master's thesis I know. All the great tales of the world can be graphed, he says, revealing the inner life of a society. Watch, enjoy, and consider what shape the stories of 2023 might make.
š Review Matters blog: Using AI in Peer Review Is a Breach of Confidentiality
Q: Even if AI tools may have āgreat promise," do we allow their use in @NIH peer review?
A: No.
Read more at: go.nih.gov/fscusaE
AI writes the paper. AI reviews the paper. AI rejects the paper. AI sends to paper to another AI. New AI says revise and resubmit. AI revises and resubmits. AI accepts paper. AI tweets about the paper.
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The Chomsky et al. opinion piece in the @nytimes about ChatGPT is making the rounds. Rather than trying to deconstruct their argument, I asked @bing what it thinks of it.
Now you can judge for yourself who has the moral high ground š.
Itās that time of the year when journalists rinse & repeat their articles on DST and for some of us to express outrage. Found this old article on who benefits from the inaction on this. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takā¦
The Jastrow illusion typically involves two toy railway tracks (or similar shapes) where the lower one appears to be larger. However, both are identical in shape and size
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44-year-oldĀ man with new onset leg weaknessĀ went to hospital and was told heās missing 90% of his brain.Ā He works, has a family, and lives a ānormalā life, but how?
NEW: Do you have thoughts about the current state of postdoctoral research training and career progression within the biomedical research enterprise? The @NIH would like to hear from you. Submit your comments by April 14, 2023 š»bit.ly/3lDU2s0
#NIH is seeking input on challenges affecting retention in the postdoctoral trainee community. Better understanding of these challenges will help NIH support competitiveness & innovation within biomedical research & its workforce. RFI deadline is 4/14: bit.ly/3E8fRGz
Evolution built organized circuitry and modules, whether we name them or not. x.com/markdhumphries/status/ā¦
One of my favorite neuroanatomists is Andreas Burkhalter, who inspired many of us with images like this: doi.org/10.1002/cne.21286 Let's explore these higher visual areas. 1/12
Found this toy grotto along the 10mile creek trail. The detail is remarkable. Itās hard not to imagine all of them coming alive when no one is around
Prophesy: Leo Szilardāthe physicist who first conceived of the nuclear chain reaction and who urged the US to undertake the Manhattan Projectāexplaining how science would stagnate, in 1948. rootsofprogress.org/szilard-ā¦