Read article: Cosmic code of conduct: the ethics of human testing in space
Biomedical ethicist Vasiliki Rahimzadeh discusses the need for a universal code of ethics for doing scientific research on human subjects in space
Read article: Biomedical ethicist calls for rules governing human research in commercial spaceflight
Experiments should minimize risks to astronauts and benefit society
Read article: What role should physicists play in AI safety?
This week’s global summit gets Institute of Physics president Keith Burnett musing about what the physics community can bring to the debate
Read article: What’s the right way to ensure the best physicists get honoured?
Scientific prizes should honour the best people, not those with the best connections
Read article: Science will suffer if we fail to preserve academic integrity
Caitlin Duffy says that if trust in science is to be maintained, researchers must be able to report their concerns
Read article: Towering egos and careening space junk: why the new era of space exploration is a disaster in the making
Margaret Harris reviews Astrotopia: the Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Read article: Astronomers protest at International Astronomical Union’s updated code of conduct on harassment
Researchers claim that the new code offers a safe space for harassers
Read article: ‘Room-temperature superconductor’ LK-99 fails replication tests
Independent groups find no evidence for room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductivity in a modified form of lead apatite
Read article: Regulating AI will slow the pace of science
Developments in AI are moving fast but top-down regulation is not likely to be the best approach
Read article: I resigned from my position in Iran and I call on my former colleagues to do the same
Encieh Erfani says that more must be done to support students in Iran who are risking their lives to protest against oppression
