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atomic cloud and inset photo of Lee Jong Kuen

The fate of the survivors of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was hidden for years, but in 1956 local survivor associations, along with victims of nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific, formed Nihon Hidankyo. The organisation received this year's Nobel Peace Prize, reports Peter Boyle.

Scientists must take into account the social and ethical consequences of their research, as the current debate around AI demonstrates, writes Rupen Savoulian.