Five Ways to Ensure That Models Serve Society: a Manifesto
Five Ways to Ensure That Models Serve Society: a Manifesto
Pandemic politics highlight how predictions need to be transparent and humble to invite insight, not blame.
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To Drive Innovation, Scientists Should Open Their Doors to More Equitable Relations with the Arts
To Drive Innovation, Scientists Should Open Their Doors to More Equitable Relations with the Arts
Interdisciplinary collaborations between scientific researchers and artists can often be one dimensional, with artists simply illustrating scientific findings.
Reaching out: science communication in times of pandemic
Reaching out: science communication in times of pandemic
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, science is crucial to inform public policy. At the same time, mistrust of scientists and misinformation about scientific facts are rampant. Six scientists, actively involved in outreach, reflect on how to build a better understanding and trust of science.
Going Viral: How to Boost the Spread of Coronavirus Science on Social Media
Going Viral: How to Boost the Spread of Coronavirus Science on Social Media
Scientists have a responsibility to communicate effectively and compassionately, says Samantha Yammine. Here's how.
'There is No Absolute Truth': an Infectious Disease Expert on Covid-19, Misinformation and 'Bullshit'
'There is No Absolute Truth': an Infectious Disease Expert on Covid-19, Misinformation and 'Bullshit'
A biology professor who spent his career studying two seemingly disparate topics, emerging infectious diseases and networked misinformation, sees them merged into one the moment reports of a mysterious respiratory illness emerged from China in January.
Why False Claims About COVID-19 Refuse to Die
In recent months, claims with some scientific legitimacy have spread so far, so fast, that even if it later becomes clear they are false or unfounded, they cannot be laid to rest.
Fostering Bibliodiversity in Scholarly Communications - A Call for Action!
Fostering Bibliodiversity in Scholarly Communications - A Call for Action!
Calling on the community to make concerted efforts to develop strong, community-governed infrastructures that support diversity in scholarly communications (referred to as bibliodiversity).
Corona As Curator: How Museums Are Responding to the Pandemic
Corona As Curator: How Museums Are Responding to the Pandemic
The current COVID-19 crisis has prompted hand-wringing and self-reflection among some museum professionals. What, they are asking, is the point of a museum that remains closed to the public?
A Call to Honesty in Pandemic Modeling
No model whose purpose is to study the overall benefits of mitigations should end at a time-point before a steady-state is reached.
ELife and COVID-19: Keeping Communications Open with Online Research Talks
ELife and COVID-19: Keeping Communications Open with Online Research Talks
eLife hosts online seminars to support early-career researchers to present their research online instead of in person.
Can Scientists Fill the Science Journalism Void? Online Public Engagement with Science Stories Authored by Scientists
Can Scientists Fill the Science Journalism Void? Online Public Engagement with Science Stories Authored by Scientists
In recent years traditional journalism has experienced a collapse, and science journalism has been a major casualty. This study suggests that filling the science news void by scientists as science reporters leads to normal levels of audience engagement.
Get Political Reporters off the Coronavirus Story Because They Don't Distinguish Between Right and Wrong
Get Political Reporters off the Coronavirus Story Because They Don't Distinguish Between Right and Wrong
News organizations should take political reporters – and perhaps even more importantly, political editors – entirely out of the loop on this story. It’s too important to be covered as a two-sided battle over who’s winning the narrative.
How to Report on the COVID-19 Outbreak Responsibly
The virus doesn’t follow the news and doesn’t care about Twitter. This article proposes that reporting should distinguish between at least three levels of information reliability.
OPERAS Survey on SSH Scholarly Communication
OPERAS Survey on SSH Scholarly Communication
OPERAS runs a survey to find out more about social sciences and humanities (SSH) scholarly communication.
15th European Association of Science Editors Conference, Valencia 2020
The conference will debate the role of the editor in supporting and promoting sustainable science, and ensuring diversity through stimulating plenary speakers, panel discussions and interactive sessions.
He May Be the Rightful Inventor of Neuroscience's Biggest Breakthrough in Decades - But You've Never Heard of Him
He May Be the Rightful Inventor of Neuroscience's Biggest Breakthrough in Decades - But You've Never Heard of Him
His original submission was rejected as being "too narrow" - but later authors who presented the same idea as a new technology rather than as a scientific finding have been hailed as inventors of optogenetics.
Top Tips for Getting Your Science out There
Craig Cormick explains how scientists can get their arguments across to members of the public.
Taylor & Francis Buys F1000 Research
Taylor & Francis has acquired open research publisher F1000 Research from its founder Vitek Tracz. The acquisition sum was not disclosed.
Thirteen Tips for Engaging with Physicists, As Told by a Biologist
Working alongside physicists made him a better science communicator, says Ken Kosik, and helped him to clarify knowledge gaps in his own field.
Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages
Exhausting, expensive, and exclusive, these conferences needs to be modernized. The future of science depends on it.
The Altmetric Top 100 - 2019
The research that caught the public imagination in 2019.
Nature's 10
Ten people who mattered in science in 2019 according to nature.
Research Integrity Papers Among Top 10 Most Shared in 2019
Altmetric list of scholarship getting the most online attention shows that authenticity in science, and society more generally, is major theme of the year.
What Institutions Can Do to Improve Science Communication
Many scientific organizations struggle with teaching and incentivizing science-communication practices. Here's what they can do differently, says communication researcher Jessica Eise.
Scientific Phenomena Photographs of the Year
An image of three perpetually bouncing droplets, whose behaviour embodies a key theory in quantum physics, has won first place in the Royal Society Publishing photography competition. The award celebrates science and its beauty as portrayed through photography
Cheers to Horizons, the Independent Swiss Science Magazine!
Horizons should stimulate debate about research and science policy, writes Matthias Egger, the President of the Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Mosaic to Close After Five Years of Award-winning Long-form Journalism
Mosaic, Wellcome's digital platform for long-form journalism, is closing on 10 December 2019.
Why Scientists Need to Be Better at Data Visualization
Why Scientists Need to Be Better at Data Visualization
The scientific literature is riddled with bad charts and graphs, leading to misunderstanding and worse. Avoiding design missteps can improve understanding of research.
Overcoming the Language Barrier
Climanosco believes that changing the language can make the debate around climate science can become more inclusive. The organisation publishes papers that have been reviewed by teams of both scientists and laypeople.
Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said. Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice.
The evidence is too weak to justify telling individuals to eat less beef and pork, according to new research. The findings "erode public trust," critics said.
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