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Spotlights are JOSHA’s curated thematic groupings of selected articles that address pressing questions across science, humanities, and society. Rather than aiming to be a comprehensive overview, each edition reflects an editorial selection designed to support orientation and communication: concise summaries, a clear thematic thread, and contextual framing that places the pieces in dialogue. Spotlights help readers navigate complex topics efficiently, moving from overview to deeper reading through the full linked articles

4 Publications

Spotlight on AI and the Arts: Language, Fiction and Identity
Spotlights
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.3.1146

Spotlight on AI and the Arts: Language, Fiction and Identity

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard G. Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This Spotlight examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping the boundaries of language, artistic creation, and human identity. From hidden communicative signals transmitted between AI systems beyond human perception, to the emergence of the first fully AI-generated actor and the ensuing legal battles over authorship and likeness, the collection interrogates what it means to create, perform, and express in an age of machine intelligence.

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Spotlight on Nationalism, Security, and Scientific Autonomy
News and Views
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1144

Spotlight on Nationalism, Security, and Scientific Autonomy

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This Spotlight examines how state power increasingly shapes digital security, public health, journalism, scientific publishing, and global economic strategy. The contributions reveal a shared tension between state control and institutional independence, showing that security, governance, and knowledge production are now deeply entangled. In doing so, this collection reflects JOSHA’s editorial curation of timely debates at the intersection of politics, science, and public trust.

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Spotlight on Microbial & Cellular Frontiers
News and Views
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1133

Spotlight on Microbial & Cellular Frontiers

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This collection brings together six research articles that illuminate the molecular and cellular mechanisms shaping microbial communities, host–pathogen interactions, and fundamental cell biology. It covers the application of single-cell transcriptomics…

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Spotlight on AI and Policy: Regulation, Privacy, and Risk
News and Views
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1132

Spotlight on AI and Policy: Regulation, Privacy, and Risk

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This editorial curation brings together six timely articles examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping policy, security, privacy, and public trust. It moves from biosecurity risks created by generative protein design…

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