As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding global plastics treaty (INC-5.2), from 5-14 August 2025, over 60 academic experts have stepped forward to outline exactly what they believe the treaty must include, and why this moment is a potential turning point in environmental policy.

You are invited to a briefing event hosted by the journal Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, which is published by Cambridge University Press. The confirmed speakers are Professor Maria Ivanova, Professor Max Liboiron, Professor Cressida Bowyer, Professor Tony Walker, and Professor Susanne Brander.

Date: 24 July 2025

Time: 2 pm (BST) / 9 am (EDT)

Platform: Zoom

Access Link: https://cup.org/4kJTxWn

A study by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with colleagues from Rabin Medical Center in Israel and other collaborators, suggests that even the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models can make surprisingly simple mistakes when faced with complex medical ethics scenarios. The findings, which raise important questions about how and when to rely on large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, in health care settings, were reported in the July 22 online issue of NPJ Digital Medicine. 

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