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How should we report on science policy?
An interview with Science Magazine's Deputy News Editor, Policy & Environment, David Malakoff on the topic of science policy reporting.
Understanding our role in the world of Big Data.
In a comic format, AJAM presents a graphic novella about Big Data, privacy and the future of sharing.
The future of Europe is science
A report of the President’s Science and Technology Advisory Council.
How have the Eastern European countries of the former Warsaw Pact developed since 1990? A bibliometric study
How have the Eastern European countries of the former Warsaw Pact developed since 1990? A bibliometric study
The study aims to shed light on international collaboration by researchers from the Eastern European countries
The road to science-based policy: ESOF through the eyes of young scientists
A short essay about the new trends in science policy, communication, and public outreach.
Higgs hunter will be CERN's first female director
Higgs hunter will be CERN's first female director
Italian physicist will take the reins at the European physics powerhouse in 2016
Journals unite for reproducibility
Consensus on reporting principles aims to improve quality control in biomedical research and encourage public trust in science
Pillars of reform
China has come to an unsettling conclusion: the system that it uses to invest in science and technology is broken.
Is your most cited work your best?
John P. A. Ioannidis and colleagues asked the most highly cited biomedical scientists to score their top-ten papers in six ways.
Does science suffer an ‘innovation deficit’?
U.S. science lobbyists coined the phrase "innovation deficit" last year
Machine-Learning Maestro on the Delusions of Big Data
Big-data boondoggles and brain-inspired chips are just two of the things we’re really getting wrong
Rich Citations
We’ve developed an enriched format for citations, called, appropriately enough, rich citations.
Aging Researchers and Funding Trends
The proportion of federal research funding going to investigators older than 65 was greater than that going to researchers younger than 35, even if most Nobel recipients made their discoveries before they were 40 years old.
Low-Quality Scholarly Publishers Don't Understand Copyright
Low-Quality Scholarly Publishers Don't Understand Copyright
I am increasingly seeing contradictory licensing statements on the websites of low-quality, questionable, and predatory publishers.
Fang Zhouzi Erased from China's Social Media
Fang Zhouzi Erased from China's Social Media
Fang Zhouzi is a Chinese popular scientific writer who is also well known for his campaign against pseudoscience and fraud in China. But a few days ago, Fang Zhouzi has been erased.
A professor for all cases
A professor for all cases
The Technical University Dresden is breaking new ground by hiring chairs not tied to a discipline.
A 1959 essay by Isaac Asimov on creativity
Note from Arthur Obermayer, friend of the author: In 1959, I worked as a scientist at Allied Research Associates in Boston. The company was an MIT spinoff that originally focused on the effects of nuclear weapons on aircraft structures.
Recommendations for the Role of Publishers in Access to Data
As appeals for public access of research data continue to proliferate, many scholarly publishers-alongside funders, institutions, and libraries-are expanding their role to address this need.
Less prestigious journals publishing greater share of high-impact papers
The dominance of the elite journals is eroding.
Correcting the bias against interdisciplinary research
When making decisions about funding and jobs the scientific community should recognise that most of the tools used to evaluate scientific excellence are biased in favour of established disciplines and against interdisciplinary research.
EU's development policy on thin ice
EU's development policy on thin ice
A scientific board that helped forge links between European researchers and policymakers will close down on November 1, 2014. It is unknown if the new development commissioner will set up a similar board.
Charles Munger Makes $65 Million Gift to Theoretical Physics
Charles Munger Makes $65 Million Gift to Theoretical Physics
On Friday Charles Munger has donated $65 million to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The gift represents the largest in the school’s history.
Foreign scientists call on Stephen Harper to restore science funding and freedom
Hundreds of scientists around the world are asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to end "burdensome restrictions on scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists."
As spending cuts loom, embattled Italian scientists plea for mercy
Steep budget cuts could push Italian universities and research centers beyond the point of no return, an academic body warned yesterday.
How to make a decrease look like an increase
How to make a decrease look like an increase
Accounting and working with budget numbers isn't always that boring as it appears to be, especially if it's spiced up with marketing. A good example is the debate on the budget of Horizon 2020.
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