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Seven Functionalities the Scholarly Literature Should Have
A short list of seven functionalities that academic publishers looking to modernize their operations might invest in; from unencumbered access and improved social components, to dynamic data visualisations and more precise hyperlinking.
Philanthropists, Nonprofit Executives And Board Members Must Awaken To The Dawn Of The Impact Era
Philanthropists, Nonprofit Executives And Board Members Must Awaken To The Dawn Of The Impact Era
We are entering a new era - the Impact Era - where increasingly philanthropists are grounding their generosity in decisions focused on having a real social impact. And, in response, nonprofit organizations are learning to refocus their strategies to maximize that impact.
We Need the Humanities More Than Ever, Despite All the Shouting
We Need the Humanities More Than Ever, Despite All the Shouting
In today’s knowledge economy, the practical value of a STEM degree is obvious. Yet our future depends on graduates who are steeped in the humanities and social sciences.
Our Mindless Future
Big technology companies seem to be waging a war on humankind’s long-standing intellectual tradition, according to author Franklin Foer, who shows us how to fight back.
Forget the Trade War. China Wants to Win the Computing Arms Race
Forget the Trade War. China Wants to Win the Computing Arms Race
As the U.S. and China threaten to impose tariffs on goods from aluminum to wine, the two nations are waging a separate economic battle that could determine who owns the next wave of computing.
Update to Analysis of Open Science Policies Finds New Activity in Multiple Countries
Update to Analysis of Open Science Policies Finds New Activity in Multiple Countries
Open Data policy development in Europe is constantly evolving. In an effort to stay abreast of these changes on behalf of the community, the DCC, together with SPARC Europe, has recently released an update to our analysis of Open Data policies in Europe.
The IBM Think 2018 Science Slam
5 technologies under development at the IBM Research labs.
Blockchain to Help Scholarly Publishing Fight Fraud
How blockchain can be used to time-stamp data and authenticate research.
Is Science Really Facing a Reproducibility Crisis, and Do We Need It To?
Research Debt
Science is a human activity. When we fail to distill and explain research, we accumulate a kind of debt.
MIT Launches Multimillion-Dollar Collaboration to Develop Fusion Energy
MIT Launches Multimillion-Dollar Collaboration to Develop Fusion Energy
The MIT will work with a private firm to develop technology for producing energy from nuclear fusion within the next 15 years.
Meta-Analysis and the Science of Research Synthesis
The accomplishments, limitations, recent advances and directions for future developments in the field of research synthesis.
Could Science Destroy the World? These Scholars Want to Save Us from a Modern-Day Frankenstein
Could Science Destroy the World? These Scholars Want to Save Us from a Modern-Day Frankenstein
A small group of researchers is studying how science could destroy the world - and how to stop that from happening.
To Have and Have Not: The Drama of EU Research Funding Enters Its next Act
To Have and Have Not: The Drama of EU Research Funding Enters Its next Act
More EU ministers and commissioners are voicing support for bigger research and innovation funding - but the political argument is a long way from won. To win the case for more funding, innovation fans are going to have to talk, not abstractly, but concretely.
What to Expect in 2018: Science in the New Year
Moon missions, ancient genomes and a publishing showdown are set to shape research.
The Year in Review: 2017 On The Scholarly Kitchen
A statistical look back at the year in The Scholarly Kitchen.
7 Science Stories in 2017 That Made Us Go, "Whoa, That's Awesome"
The news that lifted our existential dread.
Could Bitcoin technology help science?
Blockchain could lend security measures to the scientific process, but the approach has its own risks.
The Global Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance
Roxane Feller, AnimalhealthEurope Secretary-General provides a fascinating insight into the global challenge of antibiotic resistance.
Science and Technology Indicators for Norway 2017
Time series and international data are also included.
The Hard Math Behind Bitcoin's Global Warming Problem
Current trends say generating new bitcoins will use all the power in the world by 2020.