Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus is Bringing It Out.
Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus is Bringing It Out.
Experts say the pandemic is letting bad science slip through the cracks.
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The Race for Coronavirus Vaccines: a Graphical Guide
Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2 .
'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.
A Systematic Examination of Preprint Platforms for Use in the Medical and Biomedical Sciences Setting
A Systematic Examination of Preprint Platforms for Use in the Medical and Biomedical Sciences Setting
The objective of this review is to identify all preprint platforms with biomedical and medical scope and to compare and contrast the key characteristics and policies of these platforms.
How the Pandemic Made This Virologist an Unlikely Cult Figure
Christian Drosten, who has become Germany's most popular podcaster, warns against reopening the country too soon.
Pseudoscience and COVID-19 - We've Had Enough Already
The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.
Let's Hear Scientists with Different Covid-19 Views, Not Attack Them - STAT
Halt Destruction of Nature or Suffer Even Worse Pandemics, Say World's Top Scientists
Halt Destruction of Nature or Suffer Even Worse Pandemics, Say World's Top Scientists
Only one species is responsible for coronavirus - humans - say world's leading wildlife experts.
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.
Update CoVid: A website aiming to collect and link the most relevant studies and guidelines
Update CoVid: A website aiming to collect and link the most relevant studies and guidelines
Target audience are healthcare professionals from all specialities.
10 Top Tips To Become A Blockchain Researcher
Paving the way for the future through research.
The Still Unsustainable Goal of University Ranking
The new and improved Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 were published this week with as much online fanfare as THE could muster. Unfortunately,
After the COVID-19 Pandemic There Can Be No Return to Closed Working
Many outside observers might reasonably assume that science usually works like this. Yet open science is very far from the norm for most research. Why is openly accessible science so important?
College Campuses Must Reopen in the Fall. Here's How We Do It.
It won't be easy, but there's a path to get students back on track. Higher education will crumble without it.
Open Science Takes on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Data sharing, open-source designs for medical equipment, and hobbyists are all being harnessed to combat COVID-19.
US Stays Away As World Leaders Agree Action on Covid-19 Vaccine
Global leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research, treatment and medicines across the globe. But the United States did not take part.
Scholarly Publishers Are Working Together to Maximize Efficiency During COVID-19 Pandemic
Scholarly Publishers Are Working Together to Maximize Efficiency During COVID-19 Pandemic
Scholarly publishers are working together to maximize the efficiency of peer review, ensuring that key work related to COVID-19 is reviewed and published as quickly and openly as possible. The group of publishers and scholarly communications organizations - initially comprising eLife, Hindawi, PeerJ, PLOS, Royal Society, F1000 Research, FAIRsharing, Outbreak Science, and PREreview - is... Read full article >
Women Academics Seem to Be Submitting Fewer Papers During Coronavirus
Editors of academic journals have started noticing a trend: Women - who inevitably shoulder a greater share of family responsibilities - seem to be submitting fewer papers, while men are submitting up to 50 percent more than they usually would.
'Loving the Minimal FOMO': First Major Physics Conference to Go Virtual Sees Record Attendance
'Loving the Minimal FOMO': First Major Physics Conference to Go Virtual Sees Record Attendance
The American Physical Society held its massive April Meeting online because of coronavirus - and registrations soared.
EU Covid-19 Recovery Plan Should Prioritise R&D
The European Commission is working on an investment plan to fuel the EU’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, which Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said must increase the “firepower” of the bloc’s 2021-27 budget, and R&D commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said must prioritise investment in R&D.
No Room of One's Own
Early journal submission data suggest COVID-19 is tanking women's research productivity.
The Purpose of Publications in a Pandemic and Beyond
For Elizabeth Gadd, the Covid-19 pandemic makes it clear that long standing issues with academic publications need to be addressed quickly and definitively.
Listserv For Scientists
A public forum for researchers to discuss the science of science, current events, and science policy issues.
Delineating COVID-19 and Coronavirus Research
Many initiatives are keeping track of research on COVID-19 and coronaviruses. These initiatives, while valuable because they allow for fast access to relevant research, pose the question of subject delineation. We analyse here one such initiative, the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19).
Arbitrariness in the Peer Review Process
The study replicates the NIPS experiment of 2014, showing that the ratings of peer review are not robust, and that altering reviewers leads to a dramatic impact on the ranking of the papers. This paper also shows that innovative works are not highly ranked in the existing peer review process, and in consequence are often rejected.
WHO Warns That Few Have Developed Antibodies to Covid-19
Herd immunity hopes dealt blow by report suggesting only 2%-3% of people have been infected
Extraordinary Diseases Require Extraordinary Solutions
The world is experiencing a major pandemic with a high mor-tality. One can hope that the outbreak will end spontaneously aftermost people are infected, but the SARS-2 coronavirus may becomeendemic and continue to cause cycles of respiratory disease andfatal pneumonias.
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