Amanda Heidt

1 month ago | nature.com | Amanda Heidt

Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher at the software-development company SynthBee in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and as co-founder of the First Languages AI Reality (FLAIR) programme at the Mila–Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute in Montreal, Canada, Running Wolf holds a deep understanding of both the technology underlying AI and the societal benefits it could unlock.

1 month ago | nature.com | Amanda Heidt

The Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel completed his groundbreaking work on genetic inheritance more than 160 years ago, after carefully studying seven traits in peas, including the shape and colour of their seeds and pods. Yet until now, scientists still hadn’t worked out which genes drive three of those traits in the garden pea (Pisum sativum).

1 month ago | oncodaily.com | Amanda Heidt

Yakup Ergün, Medical Oncologist at Antalya City Hospital, shared a post on X:“Hey, human researcher! Look at what AI/LLM can do. Hypothesis generationLiterature reviewExperiment planning and executionStatisticsArticle writingIt’s currently in its infancy. Imagine what the future holds!”AI for research: the ultimate guide to choosing the right toolAuthor: Amanda Heidt. More posts featuring Yakup Ergün.

2 months ago | nautil.us | Amanda Heidt

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon local time near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. The quake caused extensive damage across Myanmar and also toppled a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, more than 600 miles away.

Mar 5, 2025 | nature.com | Amanda Heidt

The number of women now entering science, technology, engineering and mathematics and medicine (STEMM) careers is growing at a faster rate than that of men. And although women still account for only about 35% of the STEMM workforce, research has shown that they are more likely to excel when given access to mentoring, support and guidance from other women with similar lived experiences (see go.nature.com/416cjkb).