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NYU Researchers Were Studying Disinformation On Facebook. The Company Cut Them Off
Source: NPR Facebook disabled the academics' accounts and blocked their access to its platform, saying they had violated its terms of service by collecting data about political ads.
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Recruiting women for cardiovascular research is harder, study finds
Source: The Guardian Women are reluctant to participate in trials despite being more likely to die of heart disease.
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There’s a New Wave of AI Research Coming to Transform Education
Source: EdSurge Imagine a classroom where student teams are learning with a computer simulation, planning a scientific expedition to Mars. They might be challenged to think about the tools they need or the clothing and food they will bring.
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‘Tortured phrases’ give away fabricated research papers
Source: Nature Analysis reveals that strange turns of phrase may indicate foul play in science.
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Amazon's Massive GDPR Fine Shows the Law's Power—and Limits
Source: Wired It's the first significant GDPR ruling against Big Tech. But secrecy around the decision exposes the regulation’s flaws.
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How FDA is Approaching Change Management in New Data Efforts
Source: Government CIO Leveraging patient experience data for product development requires strong workforce readiness.
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Why tech transfer brings companies ‘more than innovation’
Source: TechLink Technology transfer – the process of moving research from the lab to the market – provides intrinsic benefits to companies that go beyond potential revenues from new products and services.
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