China - Not The US - Is Now The Global Leader In Science & Tech
The United States and its Western neighbors are gradually losing ground to China in the race to develop advanced technologies and attract top talent.
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Barriers As Moderators in the Innovation Process
This article investigates the effect of financial and non-financial barriers on innovativeness.
EU Governments to Rein in Unfair Academic Publishers and Unsustainable Fees
EU Governments to Rein in Unfair Academic Publishers and Unsustainable Fees
Research ministers are nearing the finish line in drafting their position on changes needed in academic publishing, with the latest leak draft revealing the near-final text.
Strengthening Public Trust in Science
Funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe, the VERITY project seeks to increase trust in science and innovation by developing a set of guidelines to increase trust in science to engage stakeholders and citizens, which could have far-reaching implications in areas such as public health and the environment. Are citizens becoming more sceptical about science?
Estimating Social Bias in Data Sharing Behaviours: an Open Science Experiment
Estimating Social Bias in Data Sharing Behaviours: an Open Science Experiment
Open data sharing is critical for scientific progress. Yet, many authors refrain from sharing scientific data, even when they have promised to do so.
The ERC Selects Partner for Its Science Journalism Initiative
The European Research Council has selected a consortium of organisations that will support science journalists' stays at research institutions across Europe.
The Surprising Science of Climate Protests
As an expected one billion people take part in Earth Day, Jocelyn Timperley and Martha Henriques delve into the evidence behind protest as a force for change.
Radical Change Needed to Achieve Strategic Advantage in Science and Technology, Says Royal Academy of Engineering
Radical Change Needed to Achieve Strategic Advantage in Science and Technology, Says Royal Academy of Engineering
Scientific Research is Deteriorating
Several cases of renowned scientists being offered large sums of money by institutions in authoritarian countries - such as Saudi Arabia - have been exposed by EL PAIS.
Britain Wants Special Brexit Discount to Rejoin EU Science Projects
EU diplomat slams 'Margaret Thatcher-style thinking' as UK demands Horizon Europe rebate.
Fearing China, Switzerland Sacrifices Scientific Ties with Taiwan
Fearing China, Switzerland Sacrifices Scientific Ties with Taiwan
Switzerland has so far refused to strengthen scientific cooperation with Taiwan, citing respect for the One China policy and fearing economic repercussions. But this hampers relations with the world’s largest producer of semiconductors.
"If We Are Simply Creating Techies Who Can Only Work With the Technology, We're in Big Trouble."
"If We Are Simply Creating Techies Who Can Only Work With the Technology, We're in Big Trouble."
Mathematician and educator Freeman A. Hrabowski III talks about the importance of the humanities, culture change in academia, and much more. He has led groundbreaking efforts to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields throughout his career. As president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for three decades, Hrabowski transformed a regional commuter school into a top-tier research university.
Trust But Verify - U.S. Labs Are Overhauling the Nuclear Stockpile
Behind a guard shack and warning signs on the sprawling campus of Los Alamos National Laboratory is a forested spot where scientists mimic the first moments of a nuclear detonation. Here, in the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility, they blow up models of the bowling ball–size spheres of plutonium, or “pits,” at the heart of bombs—and take x-ray pictures of the results.
Get Horizon Europe Association Done, UK Academics Say in Parliament Hearing
Get Horizon Europe Association Done, UK Academics Say in Parliament Hearing
Academics in the UK have urged the government to get the Horizon Europe association deal over the line to limit the damage that the two-year delay - and counting - is having on research cooperation with peers in Europe. "The government should just get association done," said Paul Nurse, director of the Francis Crick Institute, echoing the infamous 'Get Brexit done' slogan used by the Conservative Party in the December 2019 election.
Switzerland Unveils 2023 Space Strategy
The government wants to safeguard the Swiss space research sector while promoting a "sustainable and responsible" universe. Adopting the Federal Space Policy 2023 on Wednesday, the government said the goal was to take account of the “rapid developments in and increasing importance of outer space”.
Strengthen Links Between Science and High Finance
Influential studies have helped regulators to spot problems at banks and step in before they spread. But, as the events of the past month show, stability must not be allowed to breed complacency.
To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration
To Avoid an AI "Arms Race," the World Needs to Expand Scientific Collaboration
What should be done to manage AI and other technological advances that pose catastrophic risks? What the world should have done with nuclear technology: Expand scientific collaboration and avoid secrecy.
Leaving Academia for Industry? Here's How to Handle Salary Negotiations
Biden's Science Adviser on the US Push to Compete with China
Arati Prabhakar speaks to Nature about innovation, science's role in political decision-making and taking the reins after scandal.
Verunmöglichte Forschung? Internationaler Wettbewerb Versus Transnationale Solidarität Im Wissenschafstbetrieb
Verunmöglichte Forschung? Internationaler Wettbewerb Versus Transnationale Solidarität Im Wissenschafstbetrieb
Auch die Wissenschaft ficht Arbeitskämpfe aus. In Deutschland wurde das Reformvorhaben zum Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG) zurecht von den betroffenen Wissenschaftler:innen abgelehnt. Aber statt der vorgetragenen Sorge um die "internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit" der deutschen Wissenschaft wäre transnationale Solidarität angesichts vielerorts ähnlicher neoliberaler Regierungsmechanismen gefragt.
What Kind of Mind Does ChatGPT Have?
Large language models seem startlingly intelligent. But what's really happening under the hood?
Horizon Europe and Life Sciences Policy in the UK
Open Access Government investigates some of the UK's Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's remit, including Horizon Europe and life sciences
Soft Power, Hard Choices: Science Diplomacy and the Race for Solutions
Applying the latest scientific insight and evidence is the starting point for science diplomacy. Three experts shine a light on the missing links between the two.
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