A new interdisciplinary study shows that learners are happy to share their learning data at first. But group discussions change this willingness.

Using two decades of longitudinal data, totaling around 750,000 observations, the researchers found self-reported negative effects on job and life satisfaction by people working with AI. But all told they found little evidence that AI adoption has undermined workers' wellbeing on average. 

Many NHS doctors are abandoning a potentially life-saving scanning technique after training because systemic barriers prevent it from becoming part of everyday care, a new study finds. The research, by the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter and Royal Papworth Hospital, identifies six “vicious cycles” that explain why point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) remains underused, even in well-equipped hospitals. The findings respond to mounting concern from national reports and coroners’ Prevention of Future Deaths notices, which have linked POCUS underuse to missed chances to identify and treat conditions like cardiogenic shock, leading to patient deaths which could have been avoided.

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has long been a flagship for research computing. As one of the founding members of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) ecosystem of high-performance computing resources, NCSA has an important role in the success of research projects nationwide. The Center has been fortunate to have had strong and inspirational guidance over the years, including current Director Bill Gropp. After eight impressive years as NCSA’s Director, Gropp is announcing his retirement.

By assessing the structural similarity of different atomic structures, University of Rochester researchers found that they could get an accurate picture of the chemical processes involved and draw the relevant conclusions by analyzing just two percent or fewer of the unique configurations of surface interactions. They developed an algorithm reflecting this insight, which they described in a study published in Chemical Science.