You Can Help to Create a New Researcher-reward System
Universities, funders and others want to expand the contributions that the scientific community values and recognizes, says Karen Stroobants.
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Data Colonialism and a Path Towards Data Sovereignty and Digital Sustainability
Data Colonialism and a Path Towards Data Sovereignty and Digital Sustainability
In the introductory talk of this event, the speakers argue that the role of data in society needs to be grasped as not only a development of capitalism, but as the start of a new phase in human history that rivals in importance the emergence of historic colonialism.
The Instagram ads Facebook won't show you
Companies like Facebook aren’t building technology for you, they’re building technology for your data. They collect everything they can from FB, Instagram, and WhatsApp in order to sell visibility into people and their lives.
Fact or Fake? Tackling Science Disinformation
This discussion paper describes and discusses the problems and the consequences of science disinformation in three areas of concern, namely climate change, vaccines and pandemics, and what we can do to increase awareness and minimize harm caused by the spread of disinformation.
Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs?
Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs?
The Senate is considering Eric S. Lander's nomination after months of delay. Some experts ask if an adviser can actually have an impact.
Poor Countries Need Billions in Aid to Avert COVID-19 Catastrophe, Experts Warn
Poor Countries Need Billions in Aid to Avert COVID-19 Catastrophe, Experts Warn
The virus will overwhelm health services across South America, Asia and Africa unless world leaders take urgent action.
Studying History Should Not Be Only for the Elite, Say Academics
As two UK universities cut their courses, historians fear others could follow.
The REF's Singular Focus on Excellence Limits Academic Diversity
Research assessment exercises in the UK ostensibly serve to evaluate research, but they also shape and manage it. The author argues that the REF promotes a narrow vision and calls for a wider distribution of research funding to prevent fields being captured by dominant academic cultures.
The Importance of Early Career Researchers for Promoting Open Research
The Importance of Early Career Researchers for Promoting Open Research
Early career researchers appear to be at the vanguard of open research, with them reporting more positive attitudes towards sharing of code compared to more experienced researchers.
Why Hybrid Journals Do Not Lead to Full and Immediate Open Access
6 arguments are presented that articulate why cOAlition S organisations will not financially support the hybrid model of publishing.
Comparison of Preprints and Final Journal Publications from COVID-19 Studies
Comparison of Preprints and Final Journal Publications from COVID-19 Studies
A comparison of preprints and their final journal publications show discrepancies in results reporting and spins in interpretation.
How Universities Have Betrayed Reason and Humanity-And What's to Be Done About It
How Universities Have Betrayed Reason and Humanity-And What's to Be Done About It
We urgently need to create a high-profile campaign devoted to transforming universities in the way required so that humanity may learn how to make social progress toward a better, wiser, more civilized, enlightened world.
New Open Access Business Models - What's Needed to Make Them Work?
A look at a session from last week's CHORUS Forum that discussed new open access business models -- what does it take to make them work?
EOSC Portal User Survey
The Horizon 2020 project EOSC Enhance is launching an open survey targeting the entire EOSC community, to look more closely at individuals who create EOSC, understand who they are, where they come from and, most importantly, what they need in their everyday (research) activities.
The Coming Conflict Between Introverts and Extroverts
When the social floodgates open, not everyone will want to use their newfound freedom in the same way.
They Call It a 'Women's Disease.' She Wants to Redefine It.
As a bioengineer, Linda Griffith once grew a human ear on the back of a mouse. Now she is reframing endometriosis as a key to unlocking some of biology's greatest secrets.
Structural Racism and Vaccine Access: The German Data Gap
In the UK and the US, white people are being vaccinated more quickly than others. It might well be the same in Germany ― but statistics based on ethnicity are not collected here. Is it time to close the data gap?
Socioeconomic Status Determines COVID-19 Incidence and Related Mortality in Santiago de Chile
Socioeconomic Status Determines COVID-19 Incidence and Related Mortality in Santiago de Chile
The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cities particularly hard. Here, we provide an in-depth characterization of disease incidence and mortality, and their dependence on demographic and socioeconomic strata in Santiago, a highly segregated city and the capital of Chile. Our analyses show a strong association between socioeconomic status and both COVID-19 outcomes and public health capacity.
Collaborative Workshop: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review (29 April)
Collaborative Workshop: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review (29 April)
Join AfricArXiv, Eider Africa, TCC Africa, and PREreview for a virtual discussion and collaborative review of an African-relevant preprint.
Sell Yourself and Your Science in a Compelling Personal Statement
Don't get bogged down in technical details, and balance the professional and the personal.
To Boldly Grow: Five New Journals Shaped by Open Science
Announcing the launch of five new journals, all addressing global health and environmental challenges and rooted in the full values of Open Science.
Building the Last Mile: A Plan for Bringing the Expanding Universe of Digital Primary Sources into Classrooms
Building the Last Mile: A Plan for Bringing the Expanding Universe of Digital Primary Sources into Classrooms
Getting digitized primary source materials into the classroom requires an open dialogue among researchers, teachers, and archivists. A workshop from historians of business shows how.
How Philosophy is Making Me a Better Scientist
Rasha Shraim's education helped her to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions.
The 'Capitalism is Broken' Economy
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15 French Volunteers Leave Cave After 40 Days Without Daylight or Clocks
This project investigated how a lack of external contact would affect sense of time - and two thirds wanted to stay longer.
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