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  • Generative AI tools can quickly translate or summarize large volumes of complex information. This technology could revolutionize the way that we communicate science, but there are many reasons for caution. We asked six experts about the potential and pitfalls of generative AI for science communication.

    • Amanda Alvarez
    • Aylin Caliskan
    • Jevin West
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  • Academic publishing is the backbone of science dissemination –– but is the current system fit for purpose? We asked a diverse group of scientists to comment on the future of publishing. They discuss systemic issues, challenges, and opportunities, and share their vision for the future.

    • Abubakari Ahmed
    • Aceil Al-Khatib
    • J. Andrew Pruszynski
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  • The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (‘Lula’) as president of Brazil on 30 October 2022 marked the end of the populist Bolsonaro era. In this Feature, five Brazilian scientists discuss their hopes and expectations for the new presidency and its scientific policies.

    • Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante
    • Juliana Hipólito
    • Mariana M. Vale
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  • To celebrate our 5th anniversary, present and past editors of the journal discuss some of their favourite papers and highlight what made them stand out.

    • Samantha Antusch
    • Aisha Bradshaw
    • Mary Elizabeth Sutherland
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  • Human behaviour is complex and multifaceted, and is studied by a broad range of disciplines across the social and natural sciences. To mark our 5th anniversary, we asked leading scientists in some of the key disciplines that we cover to share their vision of the future of research in their disciplines. Our contributors underscore how important it is to broaden the scope of their disciplines to increase ecological validity and diversity of representation, in order to address pressing societal challenges that range from new technologies, modes of interaction and sociopolitical upheaval to disease, poverty, hunger, inequality and climate change. Taken together, these contributions highlight how achieving progress in each discipline will require incorporating insights and methods from others, breaking down disciplinary silos.

    • Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier
    • Jean Burgess
    • Claudia Wagner
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  • Researchers dig deeper into why the cultural practice of female genital cutting continues — and how best to halt it.

    • Kendall Powell
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