Mounting #mpox infections and deaths have led World Health Organization (WHO) to once again declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Today, an Editorial from The Lancet: “Mpox: the need for a coordinated international response” hubs.li/Q02LzxDC0

Are you confused about the difference between theoretical & conceptual framework? Here is a chart to guide you about their similarities & differences:⬇️

Science means being able to change your mind in light of new evidence trib.al/kkvS7RK

“Our mental health sector has become 'the new opium of the people' by working to pathologise the social suffering that would otherwise galvanise people to political action - spreading an ideological sedative powerful enough to disable the human impulse for social reform.”

With only a few weeks to go until the start of the university term, it's important that students are up to date with vaccines for: 🔹 MenACWY 🔹 HPV 🔹 MMR This can be checked on the NHS App 📱

BASHH LGA Wellbeing BHIVA The FSRH Royal College of Physicians Highest rate of gonorrhoea on record, highest rate of syphilis since 1948, urgent refocus on 2030 HIV goals, Mpox: BASHH stands ready to work with Wes Streeting MP on a new strategy for our nation’s sexual health

🚨 [AI REGULATION] UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 published its "Consultation Paper on AI Regulation - Emerging Approaches Across the World," and it's a MUST-READ for everyone in AI governance. Important information: ➵ Among other topics, the consultation paper describes 9 regulatory approaches (with

🚨 [AI & EDUCATION]: Education is one of the fields most impacted by AI, and everyone should be aware of it. Below are 10 excellent resources to learn more about the topic. Download, read & share ⬇️

Hi Twitter 👋 I am moving on to a second phase of my research and need some volunteers for a focus group exploring perceptions of HIV. If you are keen and based in the U.K. and a gay bisexual man who has sex with men, please dm me 😄

Single best description of AI I’ve ever read, from the great Ted Chiang.

Mental Privacy: A novel criminal offense against technological mind reading ("mind probing") on the basis of biometric data (and with the assistance of AI) .... New paper in the Journal of Law, Innovation and Technology - A thread ....

Treatment ‘cultures’, sexually transmitted infections: "rising antibiotic resistance in STIs necessitates thinking about treatment as a cultural production to further develop a panoramic...understanding of the transformations that can curb resistance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

It is continually amusing that computer science papers on prompt engineering, drawing on underlying principles of LLM architecture, just keep coming up with the same strategies that teachers already use to help students Adding “Read the question again “ often boosts LLM accuracy

Housing is the key source of dissatisfaction in Western Countries.

The results of a test involving dozens of employers and thousands of employees suggests that working only four days instead of five is good for workers’ well-being—without hurting companies trib.al/q5Nn70g

Today, BASHH and the APPG for HIV and AIDS are hosting a 'Sexual Health 101' briefing event in Parliament to highlight BASHH's priorities for the new government. President Matt Phillips and other experts will raise awareness about the importance of sexual health services.

🚨 [AI RESEARCH] "Lost in Translation: The Limits of Explainability in AI," by Hofit Wasserman-Rozen, Ran Gilad-Bachrach & Niva Elkin-Koren, is a MUST-READ for everyone in AI governance. Quotes: "Yet, it is unclear whether XAI techniques can fill the gap in accountability caused

GPT is having a profound effect on how students write. Its verbose style, full of cliches and 'fancy', out of place vocabulary is in every paper and draft I read. A few years back, there were grammar errors and awkwardness -- but at least people had their own voice. Now,

This is such a compelling way of presenting the massive return on public investment in higher education and research.

In medicine, should we spend more time teaching those skills and aptitudes, such as ethics, communication skills, and leadership, that are not as likely to be replaced by machines, and less time on those that are? Daniel Sokol explores this question bmj.com/content/386/bm…