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Wanted: Academics Wise to the Needs of Government

Wanted: Academics Wise to the Needs of Government

Funders should not support policy-relevant work that treats policy impact as an afterthought.

Why a Lot of Important Research Is Not Being Done

Why a Lot of Important Research Is Not Being Done

Lawsuits have an intimidating effect on an already difficult enterprise.

New Tools Track Article Buzz Online

New Tools Track Article Buzz Online

“How’s my paper doing?” It’s such a simple question, and in today’s hyperconnected world it’s relatively easy to work out who’s reading and talking about your scientific publications. But are there conversations you might be overlooking?

Aaron Swartz Fellowship

Aaron Swartz Fellowship

The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives awards a fellowship each year either to an unconventional technology expert early in his/her career, or a scholar or activist working at the intersection of humanities, social sciences and technology studies or technological solutions.

Researchers Share $22m Breakthrough Prize as Science Gets Rock Star Treatment

Researchers Share $22m Breakthrough Prize as Science Gets Rock Star Treatment

"It’s really not a mathematician kind of thing, but I’ll probably survive." - C. Hacon

It's Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls

It's Gonna Get a Lot Easier to Break Science Journal Paywalls

Understanding that vaccines are critical to public health and human-driven carbon emissions are un-terraforming the planet cannot be the purview of the one percent.

Peter Hotez vs. Measles and the Anti-Vaccination Movement

Peter Hotez vs. Measles and the Anti-Vaccination Movement

Texas is at risk of a deadly measles outbreak, and yet few have been willing to cast blame on the state’s burgeoning—and notoriously combative—anti-vaccine movement.

Women in Science, Technology and Innovation: Old Stereotypes and New Realities

Women in Science, Technology and Innovation: Old Stereotypes and New Realities

The OECD's 2017 Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard brings fresh evidence on where women stand in the pursuit of better representation in the world of science and technology.

The Social Dimension in the Future of Europe Debate

The Social Dimension in the Future of Europe Debate

EU leaders highlighted their political support for enhanced cooperation in education.

Doctor Wins 2017 John Maddox Prize for Countering HPV Vaccine Misinformation

Doctor Wins 2017 John Maddox Prize for Countering HPV Vaccine Misinformation

Riko Muranaka awarded prize for efforts to explain jabs’s safety amid scare campaigns which have seen Japanese vaccination rate fall from over 70% to 1%.

Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation

Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation

The traditional journal publishing system, the recent open access models of journal publishing as an evolving phenomenon, the nature and extent of open access as a disruptive innovation, and the implications for key stakeholders.

To Cut Drug Prices, Academy of Sciences Tells the Government to Negotiate With Manufacturers

To Cut Drug Prices, Academy of Sciences Tells the Government to Negotiate With Manufacturers

The National Academy of Sciences called on the federal government to make drastic policy changes to bring down the cost of prescription medicines.