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Observations in mice hint at role of daydreams in remodeling the brain. During quiet waking, brain activity in mice suggests the animals are daydreaming about a recent image. Having daydreams about a recently viewed image predicted how the brain would respond to the image in the future. T

Twenty-one scientists will bring their scientific expertise to newsrooms around the country as they spend their summers reporting, writing and producing the news as the 2023 class of AAAS Mass Media Fellows.

Latest news on quantum computers, devices that process information using quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement

14 June 2021 by: Andrea Korte AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows and Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Interns will spend the summer working as journalists. | wellphoto/Adobe Stock AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows and Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Interns will spend the summer working as journalists. | wellphoto/Adobe Stock The science students and postdoctoral researchers who embark on a AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship arrive ...

When the constitution of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was revised in 1946, its statement of objectives contained new language: “…to increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of the methods of science in human progress.” The association has since fulfilled that charge in diverse sectors, including policy, education, and public engagement, to make science more relatable and relevant to the public. Making science relatable also re...

by: Neil Orman, Andrea Korte Science helps power our world in so many ways: improving our technology, protecting our health and connecting us to our friends and family around the world. To help make science more relatable, AAAS programs connect scientists and the public, demystify science and highlight the many benefits that scientific discoveries bring us. Some AAAS programs create opportunities to start a lifelong interest in science. Among AAAS’ many educational programs is Science in the ...

30 April 2021 by: Andrea Korte The Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM draws undergraduate and graduate student researchers from around the country. | Michael J. Colella for AAAS The Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM draws undergraduate and graduate student researchers from around the country. | Michael J. Colella for AAAS In the second installment in a two-part series, learn how AAAS serves undergraduates, graduate students and new Ph.D. holders – ...

Formation raises $4M led by Andreessen Horowitz to train truly ‘exceptional’ software engineers Sophie Zhou Novati worked as a senior engineer at Facebook and then Nextdoor, where she struggled to hire great engineers for her team. Frustrated, she decided to try training engineers to meet her team’s hiring standards by mentoring at a local coding bootcamp. After two and a half years of mentoring on nights and weekends, Novati decided to turn her passion into a career. She and her husband,...