Simon Spichak is a science communicator and journalist with an MSc in neuroscience. His work has been featured in outlets that include Massive Science, Being Patient, Futurism, and Time magazine. You can follow his work at his website, http://simonspichak.com, or on Twitter @SpichakSimon.

Simon Spichak

The Dangers of AI: Bad Algorithms are a More Immediate Danger than Ultron

What if machine learning models like GPT-3 are doing more harm than good?

Simon Spichak·June 3, 2022

What if machine learning models like GPT-3 are doing more harm than good?

Scientists Want to Send A Message Across the Galaxy. Will ET Understand?

While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon).

Simon Spichak·May 23, 2022

While some scientists worry about contacting ET, others doubt we’ll hear anything back (at least any time soon).

Scientist Who Criticized Claims of a Fertility Tracker Faces Defamation Suit

Simon Spichak·April 8, 2022

How a scientist who called out apparent flaws in the methods of a popular fertility tracker now ended up facing a defamation lawsuit.

No, Machine Learning Can’t Predict Trustworthiness Based on Faces

Simon Spichak·April 6, 2022

Buzzwords like machine learning and artificial intelligence continue to garner million-dollar investments and clickbait headlines... but what is the real state of the science?

Childhood Lead Exposure Likely Lowered IQs in Half of Americans

Simon Spichak·March 31, 2022

According to a recent study, the IQs of more than 170 million Americans are estimated to have been affected by childhood lead exposure.

Man Who Received Genetically-Modified Pig Heart Transplant Died

Simon Spichak·March 24, 2022

On March 9th, the University of Maryland Medical Center announced that the recipient of a pig heart transplant had passed away.

Is the Gut Microbiome Linked to Long COVID?

Simon Spichak·March 13, 2022

It turns out that even bowel movements could help doctors figure out who is at risk of developing more severe "long COVID" symptoms.

No, Neural Networks are Not Conscious

Simon Spichak·March 9, 2022

Despite alarmist headlines in recent news, neural networks are not conscious. Here is what AI experts are really saying.

Scientists Created a Biohybrid Fish Out of Human Cardiac Muscle Cells

Simon Spichak·March 7, 2022

The first fully autonomous biohybrid fish has been created by a collaboration between scientists at Harvard and Emory University.

The Secret Life of Drugs: A Much Awaited Tell-All from the Species in Your Feces

Are we flushing away important health information with every bowel movement?

Simon Spichak·January 27, 2022

A group of scientists studying drugs thinks important health information can be found in what we flush down the toilet every day.