How the Pandemic Defeated America
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#BlackBirdersWeek, #BlackInNeuro: Black scientists, physicians are using hashtags to uplift
#BlackBirdersWeek, #BlackInNeuro: Black scientists, physicians are using hashtags to uplift
Black scientists are embracing the hashtag movement that forced the nation to take a hard look at systemic racism.
I Was Wrong: We Can't Skip Phase 3 Vaccine Trials
On the risks of skipping Phase 3 vaccine trials.
Opinion | I'd Need Evidence Before I Got a Covid-19 Vaccine. It Doesn't Exist Yet.
Scientists need to show us the data. And that's exactly what they're working on.
Ten takeaways from ten years at Retraction Watch
Retraction Watch looks back at some lessons learned.
The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free
Why is it that while the most vital, and most rigorously tested, information is often locked up behind a paywall, yet falsehoods are readily available?
How the Coronavirus is Gutting Diversity in Science
The pandemic is sabotaging the careers of researchers from under-represented groups, but institutions can help to staunch the outflow.
'The Biggest Monster' Is Spreading. And It's Not the Coronavirus.
Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against the disease as well as H.I.V. and malaria.
From 'Brain Fog' to Heart Damage, COVID-19's Lingering Problems Alarm Scientists
Some COVID-19 survivors are still sick months later. Doctors want to learn why and what they can do
The Work-From-Home Shift Shocked Companies-Now They're Learning Its Lessons
The Work-From-Home Shift Shocked Companies-Now They're Learning Its Lessons
Tens of millions of Americans are working from home and many will never go back; employers scramble to figure out what tools they'll need to stay productive.
You Must Not 'Do Your Own Research' When It Comes To Science
Research is for the experts. Listen to them instead.
Europe PMC: Unlocking the Potential of COVID-19 Preprints
Europe PMC, the literature archive of EMBL-EBI, has started indexing full-text COVID-19 preprints and the associated data.
The Mysterious Case of Man Who Can Read Letters, but Not Numbers, exposes Roots of Consciousness
The Mysterious Case of Man Who Can Read Letters, but Not Numbers, exposes Roots of Consciousness
With a condition that's "too strange for words," patient can do mental math but cannot recognize numerals.
Cite Yourself Excessively, Apologize, then Republish the Papers with Fewer Self-citations. Journal says: Fine.
Cite Yourself Excessively, Apologize, then Republish the Papers with Fewer Self-citations. Journal says: Fine.
Via Wikimedia A journal has allowed a geophysicist who cited his own work hundreds of times across 10 papers to retract the articles and republish them with a fraction of the self-citations.
Covid-19 Data in the US Is an 'Information Catastrophe'
The order to reroute CDC hospitalization figures raised accuracy concerns. But that's just one of the problems with how the country collects health data.
Yes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air
Transmission through aerosols matters - and probably a lot more than we've been able to prove yet.
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Scholarly Independence in Multidisciplinary Learning Environments at Doctoral Level and Beyond
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Scholarly Independence in Multidisciplinary Learning Environments at Doctoral Level and Beyond
The aim of this study is to investigate how patterns of collaboration and scholarly independence are related to early stage researchers' development in two multidisciplinary learning environments at a Swedish university. .
Libraries Lend Books, and Must Continue to Lend Books: Internet Archive Responds to Lawsuit
Libraries Lend Books, and Must Continue to Lend Books: Internet Archive Responds to Lawsuit
According to the Internet Archive every digital learner’s access to library books is at stake due to a lawsuit brought by four commercial publishers. That is why they are standing up to defend the rights of hundreds of libraries that are using Controlled Digital Lending.
'Amazing, Isn't It?' Long Sought Blood Test for Alzheimer's in Reach
Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who want to know if they have Alzheimer's disease.
Open Consultation for the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
Open Consultation for the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is the envisioned federation of research (data) infrastructures that will enable the Web of FAIR Data and Services, help researchers to perform Open Science, and open up and exploit their data, publications and code.
Fifteen to One: How Many Applications It Can Take to Land a Single Academic Job Offer
Survey finds that standard metrics of success can't completely explain why some candidates get offers and others don't.
Journal Will Retract Homeopathy-COVID-19 Paper
A public health journal will be retracting a paper that argued for the adoption of homeopathy in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, according to the editor in chief.
Trump 'owes Us an Apology.' Chinese Scientist at the Center of COVID-19 Origin Theories Speaks out
Science Publishing Has Opened Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic. It Won't Be Easy to Keep It That Way
Science Publishing Has Opened Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic. It Won't Be Easy to Keep It That Way
Scientists and science publishers are sharing information as fast as they can during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speed and openness bring new challenges, but they are the way forward for research.
When Evidence Does Not Matter - What Brazil Teaches Us About the Fragility of Evidence Based Policymaking
When Evidence Does Not Matter - What Brazil Teaches Us About the Fragility of Evidence Based Policymaking
An underlying assumption of modern political states is that they are rational systems that 'follow the science' to achieve optimal outcomes for their citizens. Whilst COVID-19 continues to foregrou…
World's Largest Nuclear Fusion Project Under Assembly in France
Project aims to show that clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
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