Fake News Comes to Academia
How three scholars gulled academic journals to publish hoax papers on ‘grievance studies.’
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An Index to Quantify an Individual's Scientific Leadership
The h-index has gained wide acceptance as a bibliometric indicator of individual scientific achievement. In this paper, J. E. Hirsch proposes an alternative to replacing the h-index with a better index, the h-alpha-index, to address at least some of its deficiencies.
The Best Research is Produced when Researchers and Communities Work Together
The Best Research is Produced when Researchers and Communities Work Together
Knowledge generated in partnership with the public and policymakers is more likely to be useful to society and should be encouraged.
The Tyranny of the Top Five
A paper that examines the relationship between placement of publications in Top Five journals and receipt of tenure in academic economics departments.
Women Own Just 9% of Silicon Valley
A study released last week revealed that while women account for 13% of startup founders, they hold only 6% of founder equity.
Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship
This essay, although hopefully accessible to everyone, is the most thorough breakdown of the study and written for those who are already somewhat familiar with the problems of ideologically-motivated scholarship, radical skepticism and cultural constructivism.
The Last Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics Did the Work Without Being Paid
Maria Goeppert Mayer was relegated to unpaid and "volunteer" positions for most of her academic career.
More Evidence That Nutrition Studies Don’t Always Add Up
A Cornell food scientist’s downfall could reveal a bigger problem in nutrition research.
Finland Joins Europe’s Bold Open-access Push
Nation’s funder is the first to join Plan S - which aims to make all scientific works free to read on publication - since the effort was announced.
Six Months to Brexit: How Scientists Are Preparing for the Split
Seven researchers and campaigners tell Nature how Britain’s break-up with the EU is affecting research.
Tired of Male-dominated Meetings, Leading Cancer Conference Makes Nearly All of Its Speakers Women
Tired of Male-dominated Meetings, Leading Cancer Conference Makes Nearly All of Its Speakers Women
October meeting in Germany reverses the usual gender ratio
What the Nobels Are - and Aren’t - Doing to Encourage Diversity
The prize-awarding academies are making changes to their secretive nomination processes to tackle bias, but some say the measures don’t go far enough.
Swap Outdated Authorship Listings for Contributorship Credit
We suggest that moving from an authorship to a contributorship model would better reflect the many and varied contributions to large, complex, long-term and management-intensive projects in modern science.
'Life Changing' Climate Report Under Debate
Scientists discuss a report aimed at keeping global temperature rise under 1.5C this century. The report will be the guiding light for governments as they decide how to develop their economies in the face of rising temperatures over the coming decades.
Why Plan S is Not Unethical
The claim that Plan S is unethical derives from an understanding of academic freedom that appears to rest on foundations that, if not shaky, are at least highly questionable.
Economic Crisis in Argentina Could Trigger Scientific Collapse
Science ministry is eliminated in Argentina while budget cuts and inflation hamper labs’ daily operations.
Why Nobel Prizes Fail 21st-century Science
It is the ultimate accolade, but critics claim the award is now out of step with modern collaborative research methods.
Statement: CERN Stands for Diversity | Media and Press Relations
CERN considers the presentation delivered by an invited scientist during a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender as highly offensive. It has therefore decided to remove the slides from the online repository, in line with a Code of Conduct that does not tolerate personal attacks and insults.
A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory
A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory
Manuscript showing how Augmented Reality, which is the projection of virtual information onto a real-world object, can be applied in the classroom and in the laboratory.
Visualizing the research ecosystem of ecosystem research via Wikidata
Using Scholia as a starting point for exploring how information about biodiversity and ecosystem research is represented in Wikidata and how it can be explored, curated and reused.
Google and Research Data
Peter Kraker on Google Dataset Discovery, the open science movement, and his #DontLeaveItToGoogle campaign.
The "Problem" of Predatory Publishing Remains a Relatively Small One and Should Not Be Allowed to Defame Open Access
The "Problem" of Predatory Publishing Remains a Relatively Small One and Should Not Be Allowed to Defame Open Access
A recent investigation led by an international group of journalists raised concerns over the scale of the problem of deceptive publishing practices, but the problem of predatory publishing was overstated while at the same time discrediting open access publishing.
World University Rankings 2019: Results Announced
China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table.
The Quest for Postdoctoral Independence
How to step out from the shadow of your principal investigator.
Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science
The fall of a prominent food and marketing researcher may be a cautionary tale for scientists who are tempted to manipulate data and chase headlines.
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