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Generative AI is having a transformative effect on academic work, but it is also reshaping the professional services and research management sectors that support it. Here Anna Aston discusses where AI can be useful for research management and the tools research managers can use in different areas of their work. … The post Where to start with AI in research management [Originally published in the LSE Impact blog in December/2024] first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

The SciELO Accessibility Interdisciplinary Working Group has been developing actions for the production and dissemination of open science with accessibility, making improvements to the sites that use the SciELO methodology, awareness-raising activities and partnerships with publishing teams. These and other practices are planned for the next four years. … The post Accessibility in the SciELO Program: current status and future prospects – Part 2 first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

The SciELO Accessibility Interdisciplinary Working Group has been developing actions for the production and dissemination of open science with accessibility, making improvements to the sites that use the SciELO methodology, awareness-raising activities and partnerships with publishing teams. These and other practices are planned for the next four years. … The post Accessibility in the SciELO Program: current status and future prospects – Part 1 first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

The “How Equitable Is It” tool, launched at the OASPA 2024 conference, was developed by a multi-stakeholder Working Group convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS, with the goal to provide a framework for evaluating scholarly communication models and arrangements on the axis of equity. … The post New tool to assess equity in scholarly communication models first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

The Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença has implemented important changes by adopting Open Science practices with a focus on IDEIA principles, being a pioneer in the area of Performing Arts in Brazil. Prior to this, the journal already followed similar principles, as evidenced by the thematic section “Performance and Ethnic-Racial Relations”, published in 2017. … The post Editorial policies for inclusion and diversity in the Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

Dossier on director Jerzy Grotowski highlights the relevance of his theatrical practices and cross-cultural approaches, featuring articles that revisit his legacy to propose new perspectives for contemporary theatrical art. … The post Art as a Vehicle and Jerzy Grotowski’s Investigations Beyond the 20th Century first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

The works of puppeteer and dancer Ilka Schönbein challenge perceptions of life and death, provoking reflections on eroticism and finitude. Her creations reveal a poetic singularity that provokes disquieting strangeness in the relationship between the human and the animate. … The post Metamorphosis, friction or symbiosis between body and animated forms in the work of Ilka Schönbein first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

Throughout its work, the Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença has given visibility to various themes in the performing arts, focusing on the concept of presence. We present articles that discuss this subject in dialogue with philosophy and media arts, going beyond the hic et nunc of the stage event. … The post Presence as a field of research in the performing arts first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

The Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença Special Week, taking place this week, will explore themes such as the notion of presence, methodological diversity, and social issues in Performing Arts research. The program includes analyses, discussions and a detailed overview of the journal's social impact, highlighting its importance and activities within the scope of Open Science. … The post Performing Arts research highlighted on the blog “SciELO in Perspective” first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.

Outlined here is a critical review of the logical-epistemic foundations of machine learning, focusing on the limitation of AI systems' autonomy in generating knowledge. It contrasts this possibility with the theoretical constraints posed by Chaitin's incompleteness theorem, which argues that AI cannot surpass human cognitive capacity. … The post An Analysis of the Epistemological Foundations of Machine Learning first appeared on SciELO in Perspective.