Georgia's University System Takes On Tenure
The Board of Regents has given its universities the power to fire tenured professors without faculty input. Now some fear that academic freedom is threatened, too.
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The Truth About Artificial Intelligence? It Isn't That Honest
Tests of natural language processing models show that the bigger they are, the bigger liars they are. Should we be worried?
Are Social Media Harmful? Yes, Say Most Europeans - but It's Complicated
Are social media bad for your mental health?
Facebook Robot Speedily Winds Fiber over Existing Power Lines
A Facebook robot that wraps fiber-optic cables around power lines could help bridge the digital divide by expanding internet access.
A Survey of Researchers’ Needs and Priorities for Data Sharing
Study investigates the importance of tasks associated with data sharing, and researchers’ satisfaction with their ability to complete these tasks.
Eight Career Tips from Nobel Laureates
Stefano Sandrone's Nobel Life features interviews with 24 prizewinners on everything from handling rejection to seizing the moment.
The Disneyfication of Atomic Power
John Jay Hopkins's visit to Japan in 1955, as an informal emissary of "Atoms for Peace," must have seemed surreal to everyone.
Swiss-Backed Project Aims to Avert New 'Cold War' in Science
Swiss-Backed Project Aims to Avert New 'Cold War' in Science
Concerns about a "new Cold War" over science and technology are a major reason behind the creation of a new think tank that looks out for future advances and development.
Where Does Enhancement End and Citation Begin?
As more publishers semantically enrich documents, Todd Carpenter considers whether links are the same as citations
French Study of over 22m People Finds Vaccines Cut Severe Covid Risk by 90%
Largest study of its kind also finds vaccines appear to protect against worst effects of Delta variant
Star Trek Star William Shatner Ready to Boldly Go into Space
The actor who played Captain Kirk in the classic TV show is due to launch above Earth for real within hours.
Facial Expressions Tell All (if You Can Read Them)
If the eyes are the window to your soul, the face is the frame. Facial expressions may say more about you than you realize. Even neutral expressions do.
Covid's Forgotten Hero: The Untold Story Of The Scientist Whose Breakthrough Made The Vaccines Possible
Covid's Forgotten Hero: The Untold Story Of The Scientist Whose Breakthrough Made The Vaccines Possible
Without Ian MacLachlan’s innovative delivery system, Moderna and Pfizer couldn’t safely get their mRNA vaccines into your cells. So why does hardly anyone acknowledge the Canadian biochemist’s seminal contributions - or pay a dime in royalties?
Why Should Researchers Get Involved in Science Policy?
What motivates scientists to engage with policymaking?
How to Prevent a Cold War in Science
Diplomats and scientists often live in different worlds and don't have open access to each other's community.
Cambridge Colleges Accused of Exploiting "Gig Economy" Tutors
Nearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research shows.
How Local Communities Helped Polar Scientists During the Pandemic
Erica Gillis describes the strong connections with residents that helped her colleagues keep working when they couldn't travel.
Vanishing Rainforest and How to Catalogue Brain Cells - the Week in Infographics
Diplomacy is Sometimes a Barrier to Progress in Universities
The tactful approach can be effective but it risks obscuring the necessity and urgency of improvements, says Chris Moore.
PhD Supervision 'undervalued' by UK Universities
UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic.
'Little Sign of Progress' on UK Association to Horizon Europe
Universities in Europe 'strongly regret' that finalisation of association is still elusive 10 months after Brexit agreement.
Wiley Acquires Editorial Services Group
Scholarly publishing powerhouse purchases editorial services group raising questions about industry comfort with using publisher owned services.
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals and Open Access: Timon Oefelein Interviews Gerald Beasley
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals and Open Access: Timon Oefelein Interviews Gerald Beasley
In Part 1 of this pair of posts, Timon Oefelein interviews Gerald R. Beasley, the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University, about how librarians can support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Female Scientists Strike Success at the Australian Museum's 2021 Eureka Prizes
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain Antibody Evolution After MRNA Vaccination - Nature
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain Antibody Evolution After MRNA Vaccination - Nature
Results suggest that boosting vaccinated individuals with currently available mRNA vaccines will increase plasma neutralizing activity but may not produce antibodies with equivalent breadth to those obtained by vaccinating convalescent individuals.
Real-world Data Show That Filters Clean COVID-causing Virus from Air
An inexpensive type of portable filter efficiently screened SARS-CoV-2 and other disease-causing organisms from hospital air.
Publication Outperformance Among Global South Researchers: An Analysis of Individual-Level and Publication-Level Predictors of Positive Deviance
Publication Outperformance Among Global South Researchers: An Analysis of Individual-Level and Publication-Level Predictors of Positive Deviance
Research and development are central to economic growth, and a key challenge for countries of the global South is that their research performance lags behind that of the global North. Yet, among Southern researchers, a few significantly outperform their peers and can be styled research "positive deviants" (PDs). This paper asks: who are those PDs, what are their characteristics and how are they able to overcome some of the challenges facing researchers in the global South?
Citation Patterns Between Impact-Factor and Questionable Journals
Citation Patterns Between Impact-Factor and Questionable Journals
One of the most fundamental issues in academia today is understanding the differences between legitimate and questionable publishing. This study's findings show that neither the impact factor of citing journals nor the size of cited journals is a good predictor of the number of citations to the questionable journals.
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