Henning Schoenenberger

A fascinating new paper studies emergent social coordination among large populations of AI agents in open multi‑agent environments.

arxiv.org/html/2603.03...

#OpenScience #ComputationalSocialScience #MultiAgentSystems #MoltBook

The network architecture of general intelligence in the human connectome - Nature Communications General intelligence (g) emerges from the global topology of the human connectome. Modeling structure and function in 831 adults reveals g engages distributed networks, weak long-range connections, mo...

A new brain study argues intelligence isn’t in one region - it emerges from how whole brain networks coordinate. “A single, coherent mind emerges from their interaction.”

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Science #Neuroscience #Cognition

Science News just asked: “Have we entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery?” I’m still parsing what that means for research autonomy.

www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-e...

#Science #SciComms #AIinScience

Will AI help or hinder scientific publishing? Editors and researchers weigh the tradeoffs.

www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

#Science #SciComm #AIinPublishing #AI

Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline Article: Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline | Sociological Science | Posted January 20, 2026

Just read a generative AI sociology review laying out where the discipline stands with AI methods, found it useful. Still low trust in GenAI outputs.

sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...

#OpenScience #Sociology #GenerativeAI

The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.

Scientists are going viral on TikTok to counter misinformation - digital culture is becoming a frontline for public science.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Science #ScienceCommunication #Misinformation

GhostCite: A Large-Scale Analysis of Citation Validity in the Age of Large Language Models Citations provide the basis for trusting scientific claims; when they are invalid or fabricated, this trust collapses. With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs), this risk has intensified: LLMs ...

CiteVerifier analyzes “ghost citations” from AI writing - tooling to protect scientific trust feels urgently needed.

arxiv.org/abs/2602.06718

#AI #ResearchTools #ScholarlyIntegrity

Rise of AI summaries risks weakening news brands, warns Reuters Institute | Euractiv “All news looks the same,” says the Reuters Institute’s Nic Newman, with AI systems weakening the link between journalistic brands and accountability

Social media and AI summaries are reshaping how knowledge spreads and who controls information ecosystems.

www.euractiv.com/news/rise-of...

#Society #MediaStudies #AI

Global urban shade inequality is real - poorer neighborhoods face more heat but less protection, according to open research.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#OpenScience #UrbanSociology #Inequality

AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection A researcher has created a chatbot that is indistinguishable from human participants in online surveys. Some researchers fear that a workhorse of social science is now under threat.

AI creeping into surveys threatens a core social‑science method. What happens when bots become “participants”?

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Society #Sociology #ResearchMethods

More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI - Binghamton News The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as it’s become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person or AI.

More than half of new web articles being AI‑generated is a cultural turning point - authorship, labor, and truth are all shifting.

www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6...

#Society #MediaStudies #AIContent

Cheap AI chatbots transform medical diagnoses in places with limited care Studies in Rwanda and Pakistan reveal real-world utility of chatbots in underfunded clinics, and not just in benchmark tests.

Cheap medical chatbots are already improving diagnoses in underfunded clinics in Rwanda and Pakistan - AI isn’t just hype, it’s reshaping global healthcare access.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Science #DigitalHealth #GlobalHealth

The Guardian view on the scramble for critical minerals: while powers vie for access, labourers die | Editorial Editorial: A mining disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the human cost of extraction. Intensified competition for resources isn’t helping

I keep coming back to this: critical minerals power our “clean” future – but extraction still kills workers in the present.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#Science #Sociology #Labor

Eiffel Tower to honor 72 women scientists for posterity On Monday, a multidisciplinary commission presented the mayor of Paris with a list of 72 names of women who will join the exclusively male scientists whose names are inscribed on the frieze of the 'Ir...

Eiffel Tower to engrave 72 women scientists’ names in gold, finally honoring female pioneers in physics, biology, maths & engineering.

www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

#WomenInSTEM #ScienceEquity

Multiple autonomous AI systems spontaneously collaborate to advance materials research A joint research team from NIMS and University of Tsukuba developed "autonomous AI network" technology by which multiple autonomous AI systems can efficiently discover new materials by spont...

Autonomous AI systems now collaborate like human research networks to accelerate materials discovery, forming dynamic AI networks that share knowledge and outperform isolated models.

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#AIResearch #OpenScience #MaterialsScience #npjComputationalMaterials

Philosopher argues “AI can’t fully automate science” – human intuition, creativity, and collective reasoning remain central even as tools accelerate discovery.

www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...

#AIResearch #PhilosophyOfScience #OpenScience

Davos 2026: China has caught up a lot with US, but yet to innovate beyond frontier, says Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, predicts artificial general intelligence will transform science and health within a decade, ushering in an era of abundance. He notes China's progress in AI cap...

Hassabis says China has caught up tech‑wise but has yet to lead in frontier innovations.

m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

#AIIndustry #GlobalTech #AIResearch #DeepMind

‘Can AI Generate New Ideas?’: An Analysis of the Current Debate By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by Claude)Editor The question of whether artificial intelligence can generate new ideas sits at the intersection of philosophy, computer science, and pra…

Fresh physics & AI dialogue: Can machines truly generate new ideas? Ongoing debate on creativity & machine reasoning.

etcjournal.com/2026/01/14/c...

#AIResearch #CognitiveScience #Debate

OpenAI for Science Discover OpenAI for Science—a collaborative effort with scientists to build AI-powered research tools that accelerate discovery across disciplines. Learn how GPT-5 is helping advance science for the b...

The OpenAI for Science initiative blends frontier #AI with deep research workflows, aiming to help scientists generate proofs, models & hypotheses faster.

openai.com/science/

#AIResearch #ResearchTools

Leadership for climate action, sharpened: an open-access piece argues we need transformational leadership approaches that match the speed/scale of climate risk.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

#ClimateAction #OpenAccess #ClimateLeadership

Teens’ weekend sleep boosts mental health. New study shows catch‑up sleep on weekends correlates with lower depression risk in adolescents.

dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#OpenScience #MentalHealth #Youth

Exclusive | Meta Buys AI Startup Manus for More Than $2 Billion The deal is one of the first in which a major U.S. tech company has bought a startup with Chinese roots.

Meta acquires AI startup Manus (~$2B): Asian AI agent specialist joins Meta to boost custom research reports & web automation tech.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...

#AIIndustry #TechM&A #AIResearch #AI

Eight Fascinating Scientific Discoveries From 2025 That Could Lead to New Inventions By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a shark, the fur of a polar bear and the flipper of an extinct reptile

Eight 2025 discoveries poised to spark new tech: from snail eye‑regeneration genes to marine bio‑materials - nature continues shaping innovation.

www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/e...

#ScienceInnovation #Discovery

Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025 Do hot baths improve endurance? Will creatine bolster your brain power? Does pickle juice prevent cramp? Here’s what we learned about living well this year

Science‑backed wellness insights for 2025 show practical habits - from beetroot juice for lungs to post‑training hot baths boosting endurance - shaping healthier lifestyles.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

#Health #Wellness

DEEP: A Discourse Evolution Engine for Predictions about Social Movements Numerous social movements (SMs) around the world help support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Understanding how key events shape SMs is key to the achievement of the SDGs. We have devel...

Social movement modeling gets a lift from "DEEP: Discourse Evolution Engine", an AI tool predicting future SM activity with uncertainty estimation.

arxiv.org/abs/2511.01142

#Sociology #AI #OpenScience

Deep Research: A Systematic Survey Large language models (LLMs) have rapidly evolved from text generators into powerful problem solvers. Yet, many open tasks demand critical thinking, multi-source, and verifiable outputs, which are bey...

A systematic survey maps how LLMs plus tools (search, memory, planning) can act as research agents - a roadmap for automated science workflows.

arxiv.org/abs/2512.02038

#AIResearch #ResearchAgents #AI #DeepResearch #Preprint

AI supercharges scientific output while quality slips AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a fi...

New research shows AI writing tools have supercharged scientific publishing output by up to 50% - with benefits and quality caveats.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

#AI #ScienceTools #AIinScience

OpenAI's new image generation model sent me through rain and ink. It's fun!

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Today: Latest Dec. 17, 2025 Updates Ahead of Its Dec. 19 Earth Flyby Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Today: Latest Dec. 17, 2025 Updates Ahead of Its Dec. 19 Earth Flyby - TechStock²

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS nears closest approach to Earth on Dec 19; real‑time observations promise fresh data on cosmic visitors.

ts2.tech/en/interstel...

#SpaceDiscovery #Comets #Astrophysics

ADHD brings identifiable psychological strengths, redefining clinical narratives and well‑being strategies.

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#OpenScience #Psychology #Neurodiversity