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AI Audit Finds Clinical Prediction Models Rarely Share Their Code
Mindbytes Oct 9, 2026

AI Audit Finds Clinical Prediction Models Rarely Share Their Code

A review of nearly 4,000 clinical prediction studies finds that reproducible code remains the exception rather than the norm.
Linsey Smith 1 min read
The Rise of DeSci: The Promises and Pitfalls of Decentralised Science
Article Aug 26, 2025

The Rise of DeSci: The Promises and Pitfalls of Decentralised Science

How decentralised science could transform research: unlocking funding, access, and collaboration while handling risks of quality, governance, and trust.

David Wood 8 min read
Measuring AI’s Ability to Think Scientifically 
Community Aug 4, 2026

Measuring AI’s Ability to Think Scientifically 

Traditional benchmarks can no longer measure advanced AI. Learn how the new FrontierScience benchmark tests if models are truly reasoning using Olympiad and research challenges.

Yedidya Solomon 3 min read
Incompressible-Fluid Networks: A New Approach to Artificial Neural Networks
Community Feb 25, 2026

Incompressible-Fluid Networks: A New Approach to Artificial Neural Networks

Transweaving Flows: Unlock the secret to instantly adapt fluid simulations across Reynolds numbers borrow big swirls, stretch boundary layers, and save massive computation time..

Atnatewos Hailealem 3 min read
AI Pest Detector Spots Crop Bugs with 93% Precision
Mindbytes Aug 27, 2026

AI Pest Detector Spots Crop Bugs with 93% Precision

Trans-Neu-Pest combines Swin Transformer and 3D reconstruction to spot camouflaged pests with 93.1% precision while running on low-power neuromorphic hardware.

Linsey Smith 2 min read
Wits-Bordeaux Team Achieves 98% Fidelity in Topological Light Transmission
Mindbytes Aug 26, 2026

Wits-Bordeaux Team Achieves 98% Fidelity in Topological Light Transmission

Wits University and Bordeaux researchers encoded data into optical skyrmions and transmitted it 270 meters through open air, achieving over 98% fidelity without correcting turbulence.

gizmo guru 2 min read
The "Hydrino" Mystery Solved by Standard Physics?
Community Mar 4, 2026

The "Hydrino" Mystery Solved by Standard Physics?

Can controversial “hydrino” states be explained without rewriting quantum mechanics? A new paper argues ordinary physics, under extreme confinement, resolves the decades-long hydrogen mystery.

Naod Abebe 3 min read