Miryam Naddaf
@miryamnaddaf.bsky.social
Science reporter at Nature | ABSW award winner
I write about biology & neuroscience, academic publishing & integrity, Africa & the Middle East
I write about biology & neuroscience, academic publishing & integrity, Africa & the Middle East
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
Hard the Hydrogel is Stuck
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December 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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
A Christmas carol brought to you by @nature.com celebrating the discovery this year that Nanotyrannus was actually its own species, not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex as had been believed.
I Am the Very Model of a Miniature Tyrannosaur
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December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A Christmas carol brought to you by @nature.com celebrating the discovery this year that Nanotyrannus was actually its own species, not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex as had been believed.
I recently wrote about cases of identity fraud in scientific publishing — including use of made-up personas as authors or peer reviewers and impersonation of real researchers. There are ongoing discussions on how to prevent such cases, but the solutions aren’t simple.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers
Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.
www.nature.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I recently wrote about cases of identity fraud in scientific publishing — including use of made-up personas as authors or peer reviewers and impersonation of real researchers. There are ongoing discussions on how to prevent such cases, but the solutions aren’t simple.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is AI sycophancy holding science back?
A preprint by @jurafsky.bsky.social and his team found that AI chatbots are 50% more sycophantic than humans.
In this piece, researchers tell me how AI sycophancy is creeping into many of the tasks that they use LLMs for.
Read more @nature.com
A preprint by @jurafsky.bsky.social and his team found that AI chatbots are 50% more sycophantic than humans.
In this piece, researchers tell me how AI sycophancy is creeping into many of the tasks that they use LLMs for.
Read more @nature.com
AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it’s harming science
Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Is AI sycophancy holding science back?
A preprint by @jurafsky.bsky.social and his team found that AI chatbots are 50% more sycophantic than humans.
In this piece, researchers tell me how AI sycophancy is creeping into many of the tasks that they use LLMs for.
Read more @nature.com
A preprint by @jurafsky.bsky.social and his team found that AI chatbots are 50% more sycophantic than humans.
In this piece, researchers tell me how AI sycophancy is creeping into many of the tasks that they use LLMs for.
Read more @nature.com