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In Age of Alternative Facts, a College Course on Calling out Scientific Crap

In Age of Alternative Facts, a College Course on Calling out Scientific Crap

Tired of alternative facts, two Seattle professors aim to strike a blow for science. Their weapon? A new course: “Calling Bullshit In the Age of Big Data.”

Connecting Scientists to Policy Around the World

Connecting Scientists to Policy Around the World

Landscape Analysis of Mechanisms Around the World Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy.

Meet 12 Badass Scientists…Who Also Happen to be Women

Meet 12 Badass Scientists…Who Also Happen to be Women

What do you see when you picture a scientist? Is it a white man in a lab coat? This portrait will smash that stereotype to bits.

Steps to Help Turkey Build a Future on Research

Steps to Help Turkey Build a Future on Research

The Turkish government must stop university dismissals and commit itself to creating a welcoming research environment if its grand plans for science are to succeed.

Diehard Coders Just Rescued NASA’s Earth Science Data

Diehard Coders Just Rescued NASA’s Earth Science Data

Hackers are building up robust systems to monitor changes to government websites. And they’re keeping track of data that's already been removed.

Acknowledging and Overcoming Nonreproducibility in Basic and Preclinical Research

Acknowledging and Overcoming Nonreproducibility in Basic and Preclinical Research

In this Viewpoint, Ioannidis discusses the problem of nonreproducibility in biomedical research and proposes implementing reproducibility assessments to improve research practices.

This Billionaire's Cancer Moonshot Is Falling Far Short of the Hype

This Billionaire's Cancer Moonshot Is Falling Far Short of the Hype

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a biotech billionaire, launched a 'moonshot' to vanquish cancer. But an investigation found the hype far outruns the progress.

AAAS and Gates Foundation Partnership Announcement

AAAS and Gates Foundation Partnership Announcement

To advance scientific communication and open access publishing. The partnership will also ensure open access to research funded by the Gates Foundation and published in the Science family of journals.