Girardin Jean-Louis

Aug 22, 2024 | science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Jack Stilgoe

When it comes to making decisions about artificial intelligence (AI), Eric Schmidt is very clear. In 2023, the former Google Chief Executive Officer told NBC’s Meet the Press, “there’s no way a nonindustry person can understand what is possible. It’s just too new, too hard, there’s not the expertise.” But if, as Schmidt believes, AI will be the next industrial revolution, then the technology is too important to be left to technology companies.

Aug 22, 2024 | science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Rainer Froese |Daniel Pauly

Fishing boats set off to the East China Sea after a 3-month fishing moratorium. Overfished stocks are on the rise globally, suggesting that management advice is not sufficiently conservative. PHOTO: COSTFOTO/NURPHOTO VIA APMarine fish populations or “stocks” are subject to fishing pressure along the world’s coastlines by local fishers and further offshore by industrial fleets, whose huge capacity is capable of decimating the fish that they target.

Aug 22, 2024 | science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Jake Yeston |Brent Grocholski |Jesse R. Smith

Wind Turbines Better bladesJake S. YestonWind turbine blades are material intensive and are currently made with resins that are difficult to recycle. PHOTO: PETER MACDIARMID/GETTY IMAGESWind energy is a key component of the general push to power the world more sustainably. However, modern blades for use in wind turbines are assembled with epoxy resins that are resource intensive to manufacture and cannot be easily recycled. Clarke et al.

Aug 22, 2024 | science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Dov Greenbaum

Get full access to this articleView all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Books1On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything Nate Silver Penguin, 2024. 576 pp. Information & AuthorsInformationPublished In ScienceVolume 385 | Issue 671123 August 2024CopyrightCopyright © 2024 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.

Aug 22, 2024 | science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Corinne N. Simonti |Brad Wible |Sacha Vignieri

Ancient DNA Tracing the origins of the dingoCorinne SimontiAncient DNA gives important insights into dingo conservation. PHOTO: SIMON KING/MINDEN PICTURESDespite the importance of dingoes culturally and in conservation, the relationship of these wild canids to others has been difficult to determine. Souilmi et al.