Science reporter at Nature | ABSW award winner |
I write about biology & neuroscience, academic publishing & integrity, Africa & the Middle East
Miryam Naddaf
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“I realized that many of the things that we scientists complain about in media coverage are problems that we have helped to create… We owe it to the public — those funding a lot of our research — to devote time to help science journalists.” - @lonnibesancon.bsky.social writes for @nature.com.
A first-author slot on an article sold by a paper mill costs a median value of nearly US$800. Price range from $57 to > $5,600.
@miryamnaddaf.bsky.social in @nature.com on @reeserichardson.bsky.social, @abalkina.bsky.social analysis of thousands of papermill ads
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Until you change the incentive structure of academia you will continue to see people fear losing their status and use AI as a way to fast-track productivity bc academia doesn't currently value the meaningful production of knowledge, only the performance of producing it.
Tune in to hear Ben, @nickpetrichowe.bsky.social & I talk about how the world of Pokémon & the world of science come in together, featuring Charizard bees & Turtwig fossils + what a phylogenetic tree of 646 Pokémon monsters looks like.
My fav is Jigglypuff & Pikachu exposing predatory journals
Watching the Pokémon TV series & owning a Poké ball were some of my happiest childhood memories. Little did I know that one day I’d be interviewing scientists around the world to talk about how Pokémon inspired them to name bees and fossils, teach biodiversity & even expose predatory journals!
Iranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
An ode to a rubber duck that was stuck to a rock, thanks to a newly designed, AI-enhanced super-adhesive hydrogel capable of sticking even in wet, salty conditions. @nature.com
The Japanese media sensation has inspired generations of researchers in fields as diverse as evolution, biodiversity and research integrity.
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Tune in to hear about what’s in store for science in 2026, from compact AI models that may beat LLMs in reasoning, clinical trials of gene editing to treat rare genetic disorders, space missions, particle physics experiments, & the continued aftershocks of policy changes by the Trump administration.
A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail
go.nature.com/4to6MkE
My colleague & I teamed up w/ Grounded AI to look for fake/hallucinated references. Our analysis suggests that at least tens of thousands of publications from 2025 likely contain such references. More detz at @nature.com, w/ input from @gcabanac.cpesr.fr, @mhmdhsini.bsky.social & @kowb.bsky.social.
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Lazy use of AI by half-ass researchers is putting digital asbestos everywhere, which will be a huge pain in the ass to clean up.
Just do your damn job as a scholar or let someone else with more integrity and competence have your position.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail.
go.nature.com
www.nature.com
Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.
