The Gender Bias in Peer Reviewing Reveals the Sexism in Academia
Even women researchers are more likely to choose men to review their academic papers.
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How Statistics Lost Their Power – and Why We Should Fear What Comes Next
Are we leaving behind the age of statistics, and entering a new age of big data controlled by private companies?
Beall's List Gone But Not lost
How do you know where to publish your research? Can you be sure the publisher you submit to is reputable? Read our guidance on what to look for.
The War on Facts Is a War on Democracy
In a time when facts don’t matter, and science is being muzzled, American democracy is the real victim
Incentivizing Data Sharing in Medical Research With the S-Index
This viewpoint proposes using a sharing index or S-index to measure investigators’ engagement in sharing research data.
Trump Administration Imposes Freeze On EPA Grants and Contracts
The Trump administration has imposed a freeze on grants and contracts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
President Trump and Science: 10 Things to Look for (and Fear?)
U.S. scientists wait anxiously for the new administration to flesh out its policies.
Research Seed Grant Program Accepting Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research, Creative Work
Research Seed Grant Program Accepting Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research, Creative Work
The 2017 Innovative Seed Grant Program is accepting proposals for interdisciplinary ventures on the CU Boulder campus, due Feb. 12. The program has set aside $1 million to fund grants of up to $50,000 each.
Five Minutes With John Holmwood and Martin Eve
Discussing the Future of Academic Publishing.
The ABC of panel scoring: Anchoring, Bias and Committee Procedures
Academic life is particularly full of rank ordered lists, even if they are frequently not transparently available.
Meta and The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Meta.ai is joining the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Trump Just Ordered Government Scientists to Hide Facts From the Public
He also immediately suspended all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contracts and grants.
Science Communication in the Post-Truth Era
Do popular science articles make the public overconfident about their own expertise?
Now More Than Ever
Now More Than Ever
For those interested in knowing what is in the world around them, the current news is disgusting. All US Environmental Protection Agency grants have been frozen, and employees are being prohibited from discussing the changes or talking to the public.
Dear Scholars, Delete Your Account At Academia.Edu
As privatized platforms like Academia.edu look to monetize scholarly writing even further, researchers, scientists and academics across the globe must now consider alternatives to proprietary companies that aim to profit from our writing and offer little transparency as to how our work will be used in the future.
Scientists Are Having Trouble Replicating Groundbreaking Research
Does that mean the original research was wrong? No. It means science is really, really hard.
"You Never Said My Peer Review Was Confidential"
Open-science advocate says journals should be clearer to peer-reviewers about terms and conditions.
The Young Billionaire Behind the War on Bad Science
Meet the former Enron trader and hedge fund founder who's on a quest to expose bad science.
Support the Option to Cite Preprints in NIH Grants
Please cosign the statement below if you think the NIH should give scientists the option of using preprints as evidence of productivity in grant applications, following the recent policies of the Wellcome Trust, MRC, HFSP, Simons Foundation, and Helmsley Foundation.
Open Science May Open Doors for Canadian Research
Scientists ponder functionality of open science approach in the wake of Tanenbaum Open Science Institute announcement
Scientists Are Protesting Trump’s Inauguration With A Nerdy Celebration of Research
Vaccines work, climate change is real — and scientists’ tweets for the Trump administration.
Letter to the House of Representatives on the Progress of Open Science
Letter from the Dutch State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science informing the House of Representatives of the progress made in the field of open science.
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