UN Scientific Advisory Board

✨ Introducing the members of @ScienceBoard_UN! 🌱 @CharlesSpillane is Chief Scientist of @FAO. As a plant scientist, he links agriscience, food security, and climate resilience to real-world outcomes. 📣 Read more: spillanelab.org

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 🤖 @Caltech with @AnimaAnandkumar, new @ScienceBoard_UN member: AI can model weather, climate, food, and disease. For more, read the Board's Brief on Verification of Frontier AI. 🌐 Article: tinyurl.com/y2b24hbk 📘 Brief: tinyurl.com/4239b9fn

✨ Introducing the members of @ScienceBoard_UN! 🔬 @djimdeab is a leading epidemiologist in @MrtcParasito and @ComUSTTB, and President of @PDNA11, advancing drug-resistance surveillance and pathogen genomics capacity across Africa. 📣 Read more: tinyurl.com/2s4y345c

✨ Introducing the members of @ScienceBoard_UN! 📘 Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor at @Kennedy_School and Co-Director of the @wapppHKS, is a behavioural economist who designs institutions that reduce bias and expand opportunities. 📣 Read more: tinyurl.com/42ndeec9

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 🧠 @NatureMedicine: plasma p-tau217 blood tests may estimate Alzheimer’s onset with 3–4 years accuracy. This directly links to the @ScienceBoard_UN's Brief on The Biology of Aging. 🌐 Study: tinyurl.com/2sbnwv5p 🔗Brief: tinyurl.com/4xe43u32

✨ Introducing the members of @ScienceBoard_UN! 🌍 @AnimaAnandkumar is the Bren Professor at @Caltech, previously at @nvidia and @awscloud. She is a leading voice on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and AI-for-science. 📣 Read more: tinyurl.com/2nb4w55s

✨ Introducing the new members of @ScienceBoard_UN ! 🧩 @DAcemogluMIT, Institute Professor at @MIT and 2024 @NobelPrize winner in Economic Sciences, is an expert on how institutions shape inequality and the future of work. 📣 Read more: tinyurl.com/5n7vw6e7

🌐 New Brief from @ScienceBoard_UN ✨ 🧬 Mirror biology could unlock powerful new tools by creating life’s building blocks in mirror-image form. But mirror life – self-replicating mirror organisms – could pose serious risks without guardrails. 🔗Brief: tinyurl.com/4uf6mwva

I am deeply honored to have been elected as Co-Chair of the @UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI alongside Nobel Peace Prize laureate @mariaressa. I’m grateful for the trust of my colleagues and look forward to our collaboration to create a reliable, independent scientific assessment of AI's capabilities and impacts, providing an essential resource for citizens and policymakers around the world.

🔬Weekly Science Long Read🌍 @CommsSustain: enhanced rock weathering can remove 0.35–0.76 Gt/yr of CO₂ by 2050 if capacity keeps up. For context, read @ScienceBoard_UN's Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies Brief. 🌐Paper: tinyurl.com/26bwswwe 📘Brief: tinyurl.com/mt5nhjbk

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 🌊 @IocUnesco: We don’t know how much CO₂ the ocean absorbs—models disagree by ~10–20%. This affects actions like Carbon Dioxide Removal, covered in the @ScienceBoard_UN's Brief. 🌐 Report: tinyurl.com/mufhxpms 🔗 Brief: tinyurl.com/mt5nhjbk

🤖🇮🇳 India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Feb 16–20). Focus on AI capabilities and deploying them responsibly at scale, featuring remarks by @antonioguterres 👥Prominent voices include @Yoshua_Bengio (@LawZero @Mila_Quebec) and @gioasempre (@ODET)

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 🤖 @ISC maps 26 countries’ AI integration into science systems. For more about AI capacity and policy, see @ScienceBoard_UN 's “Verification of Frontier AI.” 📌 Report: tinyurl.com/bdm9ay5j 🧾 Brief: tinyurl.com/4239b9fn

⚛️ New @ScienceBoard_UN video: @gioasempre on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (#SMRs) – momentum, cost, and why governance matters. 📘 Science Brief: tinyurl.com/3d3rn9zv @ODET_UN @iaeaorg @OECD @INGSciAdvice @UNEP @ISC @GESDAglobal @IAP @TWASnews @UNUniversity @UNUCPR

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 🧠 @ScienceAdvances: research on brain imaging tech in mice done without opening the skull. For policy context on such developments, see @ScienceBoardUN’s Neurotechnology Brief. 📌Research: tinyurl.com/4vkw3rs8 🧾Brief: tinyurl.com/4junvdbp

🔬 Today we celebrate the women and girls whose curiosity and leadership drive scientific progress — and we recognize the barriers that still need to be removed. Here’s to equal access, opportunity, and recognition.✨🌍

🏛️ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2026 (27 Jan, UNHQ) on #SDGs.📷Highlights by keynote speaker @YensiFloresB (Co-Chair @GlobalYAcademy). Other speakers: @LokThapa2071 @AminaJMohammed @energia_org @NavidHanif_UN 🔗More about the Forum: tinyurl.com/mwr264uy

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 The International AI Safety Report 2026 is out! Chaired by @Yoshua_Bengio, it covers AI capabilities and risks, linking directly to @ScienceBoard_UN's #FrontierAI Verification Brief. 📌Report: tinyurl.com/2dzdp8wa 🔍Brief: tinyurl.com/4239b9fn

🔬 Weekly Science Long Read 🌍 @ScienceNews on vaccinating wildlife against outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu. For more on bio and medical advances, read @ScienceBoard_UN's Synthetic Biology Science Brief. #OneHealth 🔗Article: tinyurl.com/25evh347 🧬Brief: tinyurl.com/23vnpm9s

📚 International Day of Education Education empowers people, strengthens communities, and drives development. From scientific literacy to digital skills, learning gives everyone the tools to understand the world and shape its future. Let’s make learning accessible for all.🌍✨