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Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis
Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis
A digital scholarship librarian and a historian assembled a team of professors, graduate students, researchers, and fellows to create "Torn Apart / Separados", an interactive web site that visualizes the vast apparatus of immigration enforcement in the US, and broadly maps the shelters where children can be housed.
Male Scientists Are Far More Likely to Be Referred to by Their Last Names, Impacting Status and Awards
Male Scientists Are Far More Likely to Be Referred to by Their Last Names, Impacting Status and Awards
The same gender disparity goes for politicians, athletes, and other high-profile figures
Opendata Conference Switzerland 2018
Opendata.ch/2018 ist die führende Konferenz der Schweiz rund um das Thema offene Daten. Jährlich prägen wir die nationale Open-Data-Diskussion, mit VertreterInnen aus Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Politik, Journalismus, IT und weiteren Interessengebieten.
African Scientists Launch their own Preprint
A group of open science advocates have launched the first preprint aimed exclusively at African scientists. The free, online outlet is one of a growing number for academics on the continent to share their work.
A New Twist on Peer Review
eLife is conducting a trial in which authors will decide how to respond to the issues raised during peer review.
Will Europe Lead a Global Flip to Open Access?
There appears to be no realistic path forward that achieves Europe's 2020 open access targets without resulting in substantial revenue reductions for existing publishers. Will Europe miss its OA target? Or will publishers miss their revenue targets?
Hiring Policy at the LMU Psychology Department: Better Have some Open Science Track Record
Hiring Policy at the LMU Psychology Department: Better Have some Open Science Track Record
Candidates to the psychology department at LMU Munich are asked to describe in what way they already pursued and plan to pursue various Open Science goals.
The PhD Picnic Guidelines, Rewritten
A different take on advice frequently given to PhD students.
US-Chinese Trade War Puts Scientists in the Cross Hairs
Trump puts tariffs on Chinese technology and China retaliates with taxes on US chemicals.
How Universities Deal With Sexual Harassment Needs Sweeping Change, Panel Says
Current policies and programs have failed overwhelmingly to address and prevent the problem, said a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
All Ye Need to Know
Daniel Sarewitz on the impossibility - and the necessity - of distinguishing science from nonscience.
Open Science Resources in the Open Science MOOC
Yet another comprehensive list of open science resources.
Want to Find Investors for Your Research Idea? Change the Way You Pitch
A fundraising pitch involves vastly different style and substance than a scientific talk. Entrepreneurial scientists and engineers need to understand and manage the differences.
Four Principles to Make Evidence Synthesis More Useful for Policy
Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent and accessible.
Q&A about the Cancellation of the Agreement with Elsevier Commencing 1 July
Why was the agreement with Elsevier not renewed?
Blockchain Solutions for Scientific Publishing
Blockchain technology challenges the traditional Scientific Research and Publishing Process.
CHF950m Large Hadron Collider Upgrade 'Could Upend Particle Physics'
A massive project to supercharge the world’s largest particle collider launched in the hope that the beefed-up machine will reveal fresh insights into the nature of the universe.
How a Hobby can Boost Researchers’ Productivity and Creativity
A regular pastime can ease mental stress, improve work–life balance and help scientists to reach innovative solutions in their work.
The Monarch’s Stupendous Migration, Dissected
A cartoon showing how the feisty orange-black butterfly uses a toolbox of biological tricks to find its way down to Mexico for winter and flap north again in spring.
Notes From an Academic Paper Mill
As someone with a deep appreciation of education and expertise, it’s troubling to know that college is just one more locus of skulduggery, veiled and overt.
12 Renowned Scientists Who Were Also Refugees
Many of history's greatest scientists were also refugees. These are their stories.
Study Finds Recommendation Letters Inadvertently Signal Doubt About Female Applicants More Than They Do for Men
Study Finds Recommendation Letters Inadvertently Signal Doubt About Female Applicants More Than They Do for Men
Letters about women include more doubt-raising phrases than those about men, and that even one such phrase can make a difference in a job search.
Open Science Support as a Portfolio of Services and Projects: From Awareness to Engagement
Open Science Support as a Portfolio of Services and Projects: From Awareness to Engagement
Reaching higher uptake and acceptance of open science practice at the University of Göttingen.
Open Access Tools and Resources
A list with some open tools and resources, which hopefully, someone will find useful.
University of Victoria Digital Humanities Lab Expert on the Privatization of Knowledge
University of Victoria Digital Humanities Lab Expert on the Privatization of Knowledge
"Their profit margins are bigger than oil and gas. Most people don’t know this,” explains Alyssa Arbuckle, Associate Director of a digital humanities lab at the University of Victoria.
A Truly Reproducible Scientific Paper
Teach anyone how to create reproducible reports, with reusable environments, using technologies like Nix, LaTeX, and KnitR for languages like R, Python and JavaScript.
RetractionDatabase.Org: The Retraction Watch Retraction Database
Retraction Watch retraction database, being built with the support of the MacArthur and Arnold Foundations.
Why China Will Win the Global Race for Complete Ai Dominance
Kai-Fu Lee - a former Apple, Microsoft and Google executive turned investor - is placing big bets on machine learning. And China is leading the way.
Hybrid OA Journal Monitor
An open source dashboard presenting the uptake of hybrid open access for 3,347 different journals from 42 publishers between 2013 and 2018.