Notes From an Academic Paper Mill
As someone with a deep appreciation of education and expertise, it’s troubling to know that college is just one more locus of skulduggery, veiled and overt.
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John Oliver Studies CRISPR Technology on 'Last Week Tonight'
Oliver says gene editing is "going to cure all disease or kill every last one of us".
Will Europe Lead a Global Flip to Open Access?
There appears to be no realistic path forward that achieves Europe's 2020 open access targets without resulting in substantial revenue reductions for existing publishers. Will Europe miss its OA target? Or will publishers miss their revenue targets?
African Scientists Launch their own Preprint
A group of open science advocates have launched the first preprint aimed exclusively at African scientists. The free, online outlet is one of a growing number for academics on the continent to share their work.
Faculty Service Loads and Gender: Are Women Taking Care of the Academic Family?
How Universities Deal With Sexual Harassment Needs Sweeping Change, Panel Says
Current policies and programs have failed overwhelmingly to address and prevent the problem, said a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead on Female vs. Male Creativity, Gender in Leadership, Equitable Parenting, and Why Women Make Better Scientists
Anthropologist Margaret Mead on Female vs. Male Creativity, Gender in Leadership, Equitable Parenting, and Why Women Make Better Scientists
“In the long run it is the complex interplay of different capacities, feminine and masculine, that protects the humanity of human beings.”
The PhD Picnic Guidelines, Rewritten
A different take on advice frequently given to PhD students.
Hiring Policy at the LMU Psychology Department: Better Have some Open Science Track Record
Hiring Policy at the LMU Psychology Department: Better Have some Open Science Track Record
Candidates to the psychology department at LMU Munich are asked to describe in what way they already pursued and plan to pursue various Open Science goals.
Opendata Conference Switzerland 2018
Opendata.ch/2018 ist die führende Konferenz der Schweiz rund um das Thema offene Daten. Jährlich prägen wir die nationale Open-Data-Diskussion, mit VertreterInnen aus Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Politik, Journalismus, IT und weiteren Interessengebieten.
The Latest EU Innovation Index Is Out. It’s Flawed
Two researchers critique the methodology the Commission uses to compile its annual innovation rankings and urge a different approach.
Guest Post: Time to Check Out of the Hybrid Hotel?
Rob Johnson looks at the growth of hybrid open access, and questions whether it will remain a reliable revenue stream for publishers.
A New Paradigm for the Scientific Enterprise: Nurturing the Ecosystem
All Ye Need to Know
Daniel Sarewitz on the impossibility - and the necessity - of distinguishing science from nonscience.
A Leading Climate Agency May Lose Its Climate Focus
The Trump Administration appears to be removing references to climate from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission statement.
To Build Truly Intelligent Machines, Teach Them Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl, a pioneering figure in artificial intelligence, argues that AI has been stuck in a decades-long rut. His prescription for progress? Teach machines.
Fighting Sexual Harassment in Science May Mean Changing Science Itself
Forget Chess: Artificial Intelligence Is Now Debating People
New IBM system shows off argumentation skills.
Is Competition Driving Innovation or Damaging Scientific Research?
Far from driving scientific progress, competition is actually taking a negative toll on research output. We need a new model of working that encourages transparency, openness and may improve research standards.
US-Chinese Trade War Puts Scientists in the Cross Hairs
Trump puts tariffs on Chinese technology and China retaliates with taxes on US chemicals.
Want to Find Investors for Your Research Idea? Change the Way You Pitch
A fundraising pitch involves vastly different style and substance than a scientific talk. Entrepreneurial scientists and engineers need to understand and manage the differences.
How a Hobby can Boost Researchers’ Productivity and Creativity
A regular pastime can ease mental stress, improve work–life balance and help scientists to reach innovative solutions in their work.
Introducing the Free Journal Network: a Community-Controlled Open Access Publishing
Introducing the Free Journal Network: a Community-Controlled Open Access Publishing
The Free Journal Network was established earlier this year in order to nurture and promote journals that are free to both authors and readers and run according to the Fair Open Access Principles.
Some Science Journals That Claim to Peer Review Papers Do Not Do So
Some Science Journals That Claim to Peer Review Papers Do Not Do So
One estimate puts the number of papers in questionable journals at 400'000.
Clinical Trial Participants’ Views of the Risks and Benefits of Data Sharing
Clinical Trial Participants’ Views of the Risks and Benefits of Data Sharing
Provided that adequate security safeguards were in place, most participants were willing to share their data for a wide range of uses.
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