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What do Forensic Scientists do?

Smore Science

Credit: Wikimedia/USFWS/Ashland Forensics is the very science that makes investigative crime shows, podcasts, and books just so thrilling! If you want to build a career in forensics, you need to start with a strong background in the sciences. If you’d like, you can even find programs that offer you a mix of legal studies and science.

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Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

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School of Science and Technology. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). From climate science and healthcare to business and robotics, a degree in physics can take you just about anywhere. If you are interested in soft matter, it would also be good to study another science, such as chemistry or biology.

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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Pathway from school to small farms outreach • Studying science subjects at school is important. Many topics within biology, chemistry and geography could come in handy, including ecology, plant biochemistry and soil science. Many other subjects could also be useful. The SFRC offers internships and mentorships for students. . •

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Numbers and networks: how can we use mathematics to assess the resilience of global supply chains?

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FUNDERS: US National Science Foundation (NSF). This work is supported by the US National Science Foundation, under award number 2137511. FIELD OF RESEARCH: Mathematics. RESEARCH PROJECT: Creating mathematical models of global supply chain networks to protect them from disruptions.

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Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…

Stephen Wolfram

So now it’s natural to wonder: How far will this go? My goal here is to explore some of the science, technology—and philosophy—of what we can expect from AIs. And in the phenomenon of computational irreducibility science is in effect “deriving its own limitedness”. What will AIs be able to do? And how will we humans fit in?

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