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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.
Concept of Net Zero is a Dangerous Trap
Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
Wealthy Nations 'Failing to Help Developing World Tackle Climate Crisis'
Warning comes after lack of new funding pledges at virtual summit attended by 40 world leaders and hosted by White House.
Equity Concerns Persist over Open-Access Publishing
Senior male researchers at prestigious institutions are the most likely to pay to publish open access, study suggests.
Covid Lockdowns Prevented Other Infections. Is That Good?
The "hygiene hypothesis" says early contact with microbes trains our immune systems. But what happens after a year of distancing?
Vaccine Success Makes UK Attractive to International Students, Poll Finds
A survey reveals Britain is a more popular destination for studying than the US, Canada, Australia and Germany.
Shifting Toward 'open Peer Review'
If we want real public understanding of new findings, we must also open up peer review.
YES to International Collaboration, NO to "EU-First"
Research-intensive university groups representing 77 universities across Europe have joined together to signal their determination to collaborate across borders to drive innovation and new discoveries. The joint statement also calls upon the European Union not to restrict access for associated countries, such as the UK and Switzerland, to parts of its multi-billion Horizon Europe research programme.
Oxford Malaria Vaccine Proves Highly Effective in Burkina Faso Trial
A vaccine developed by scientists at Jenner Institute, Oxford, shows up to 77% efficacy in a trial over 12 months.
Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies find
The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.
Giving CRediT Where CRediT is Due
With the addition of 14 new CRediT contributor roles, research contributors - who may have multiple roles per published work - can now have all facets of their work recognized.
Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing
This post explores how scholarly publishing should relate to scholarly communication. Ostensibly aligned, publishing and communication have diverged. Some processes involved in scholarly publishing are getting in the way of optimal scholarly communication, as the present pandemic amply reveals.
Feasibility, Sustainability, and the Subscribe-to-Open Model
Like all OA funding models, subscribe-to-open solves some problems while creating others. Some of the downsides are pretty fundamental.
After a Year of COVID-19 Charts, Eight Data Communication Lessons Learned
After a Year of COVID-19 Charts, Eight Data Communication Lessons Learned
COVID-19 has transformed the world in the last 12 months. Communicating data has been a central part of the pandemic. Here are some of the most important lessons we can take from this period.
Study Explores Inner Life of AI with Robot That 'Thinks' out Loud
Italian researchers enabled Pepper robot to explain its decision-making processes.
ELife Latest: Authors Can Now Submit a Manuscript to the Journal and MedRxiv at the Same Time
ELife Latest: Authors Can Now Submit a Manuscript to the Journal and MedRxiv at the Same Time
As eLife transitions to exclusively reviewing preprints, we have integrated medRxiv into our submission process for the rapid sharing of new medical research.
Data Citation: Let's Choose Adoption Over Perfection
This perspective piece on the perceived barriers and ways forward to advance data citation practices was written by members of the Make Data Count team which is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Why is the Science Museum Still Being Contaminated by Shell's Dirty Money? | George Monbiot
Why is the Science Museum Still Being Contaminated by Shell's Dirty Money? | George Monbiot
It is extraordinary that the museum is receiving funding from a fossil fuel giant for an exhibition on, of all things, the climate, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot.
The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S
The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S
cOAlition S strategy of applying a prior licence to the Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) is designed to facilitate full and immediate open access of funded scientific research for the greater benefit of science and society.
Disrupted Sleep Linked to Heart Disease and Death
Results from a long-term study of 8001 people suggest disrupted sleep is linked to cardiovascular disease and mortality - in women more than men.
How Two Neuroscientists Built a Mindfulness Class to Improve Students' Well-being
How Two Neuroscientists Built a Mindfulness Class to Improve Students' Well-being
Kevin Boehnke and Richard E. Harris introduced a course in meditation, yoga and mindfulness to the neuroscience programme at their institution.
Don't Hire Top Talent; Hire for Weaknesses!
Design your hiring process to find the right people to strengthen your teams' weaknesses, rather than trying to find the best people. Instead of "how can we find the smartest people?" think about "how can we find the people who will make our team stronger?"
Fifteen Journals to Outsource Peer-Review Decisions
Free reviews from a nonprofit body could add to questions facing scientific publishers.
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