The importance of taking time out
With the pandemic resulting in widescale burnout among academics, Karel Green says that stepping away from the office has never been so essential
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The bots are not as fair-minded as they seem
Physics World Stories investigates ethical issues at the heart of artificial intelligence
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Artificial intelligence technologies can reinforce inequalities
Physicists have key role to play in understanding societal impacts and regulating the industry
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Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence
Julianna Photopoulos explores the issues of racial and gender bias in AI – and what physicists can do to recognize and tackle the problem
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Science must listen to opposing views
Pruthvi Mehta says that the ongoing controversy over the Thirty Meter Telescope continues to stain the field
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The promises and pitfalls of peer review
In Peer Review Week, we hear from experts on the role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality – especially during a pandemic
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Fighting flat-Earth theory
Rachel Brazil explores ways in which the physics community can best combat unscientific thinking, such as the belief the Earth is flat
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Physicists come out in support of today’s Strike for Black Lives
Physics World brings you a selection of stories and resources on a unique day for the global physics community
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What would you do?
If you'd heard rumours that a physicist had abused others, would you – asks Robert P Crease – follow those rumours up?
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Towards a quantum advantage
Leonie Mueck, Carmen Palacios-Berraquero and Divya M Persaud argue that the term “quantum supremacy” should be replaced
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