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[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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OpenAI’s chief scientist Jakub Pachocki recommended this month that international coordination on AI should become a priority for governments around the world to address the risks of self-improving AI systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

“They’re concerned about turnout,” said Mark Jones, a political scientist at Rice University.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has a Halloween flavour as Shaun has to turn into a mad scientist to save the day.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Years later, after Ruane became a scientist who sometimes has the opportunity to assign official names to newly recognized reptile species, she returned to that old magazine interview.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Apparently the Junior Researcher trainees all have to attend a presentation from some really old, really famous magical scientist who’s visiting from the Bureau’s London outpost.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Until now, scientists had only been able to document this type of sorting in objects that formed 2 to 4 million years after the Solar System began.

From Science Daily Sep. 23, 2026

The team of scientists decides to wait and see what happens next.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

As this unprecedented El Niño approaches its likely peak towards the end of 2026, scientists will continue to monitor its development - and its impact on weather around the world.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

They represent park rangers, scientists and other professionals who keep visitors safe, maintain trails and facilities, monitor wildlife and help communities prepare for disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The scientists set up on a clearing just five and a half miles from the volcano, which gave them an unobstructed, closer view of the mountaintop.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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