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Building the Last Mile: A Plan for Bringing the Expanding Universe of Digital Primary Sources into Classrooms

Building the Last Mile: A Plan for Bringing the Expanding Universe of Digital Primary Sources into Classrooms

Getting digitized primary source materials into the classroom requires an open dialogue among researchers, teachers, and archivists. A workshop from historians of business shows how.

The 'Capitalism is Broken' Economy

The 'Capitalism is Broken' Economy

This is the midweek edition of Culture Study - the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing. Subscribers: If you haven't activated your invitation to Sidechannel, email me for a new one! Along with

15 French Volunteers Leave Cave After 40 Days Without Daylight or Clocks

15 French Volunteers Leave Cave After 40 Days Without Daylight or Clocks

This project investigated how a lack of external contact would affect sense of time - and two thirds wanted to stay longer.

Concept of Net Zero is a Dangerous Trap

Concept of Net Zero is a Dangerous Trap

Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming.

Wealthy Nations 'Failing to Help Developing World Tackle Climate Crisis'

Wealthy Nations 'Failing to Help Developing World Tackle Climate Crisis'

Warning comes after lack of new funding pledges at virtual summit attended by 40 world leaders and hosted by White House.

Covid Lockdowns Prevented Other Infections. Is That Good?

Covid Lockdowns Prevented Other Infections. Is That Good?

The "hygiene hypothesis" says early contact with microbes trains our immune systems. But what happens after a year of distancing?

Vaccine Success Makes UK Attractive to International Students, Poll Finds

Vaccine Success Makes UK Attractive to International Students, Poll Finds

A survey reveals Britain is a more popular destination for studying than the US, Canada, Australia and Germany.

​YES to International Collaboration, NO to "EU-First"

​YES to International Collaboration, NO to "EU-First"

Research-intensive university groups representing 77 universities across Europe have joined together to signal their determination to collaborate across borders to drive innovation and new discoveries. The joint statement also calls upon the European Union not to restrict access for associated countries, such as the UK and Switzerland, to parts of its multi-billion Horizon Europe research programme.

Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies find

Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies find

The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.

Giving CRediT Where CRediT is Due

Giving CRediT Where CRediT is Due

With the addition of 14 new CRediT contributor roles, research contributors - who may have multiple roles per published work - can now have all facets of their work recognized.

Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing

Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing

This post explores how scholarly publishing should relate to scholarly communication. Ostensibly aligned, publishing and communication have diverged. Some processes involved in scholarly publishing are getting in the way of optimal scholarly communication, as the present pandemic amply reveals. 

Study Explores Inner Life of AI with Robot That 'Thinks' out Loud

Study Explores Inner Life of AI with Robot That 'Thinks' out Loud

Italian researchers enabled Pepper robot to explain its decision-making processes.

ELife Latest: Authors Can Now Submit a Manuscript to the Journal and MedRxiv at the Same Time

ELife Latest: Authors Can Now Submit a Manuscript to the Journal and MedRxiv at the Same Time

As eLife transitions to exclusively reviewing preprints, we have integrated medRxiv into our submission process for the rapid sharing of new medical research.

Data Citation: Let's Choose Adoption Over Perfection

Data Citation: Let's Choose Adoption Over Perfection

This perspective piece on the perceived barriers and ways forward to advance data citation practices was written by members of the Make Data Count team which is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 

Why is the Science Museum Still Being Contaminated by Shell's Dirty Money? | George Monbiot

Why is the Science Museum Still Being Contaminated by Shell's Dirty Money? | George Monbiot

It is extraordinary that the museum is receiving funding from a fossil fuel giant for an exhibition on, of all things, the climate, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot.

The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S

The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S

cOAlition S strategy of applying a prior licence to the Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) is designed to facilitate full and immediate open access of funded scientific research for the greater benefit of science and society.

Disrupted Sleep Linked to Heart Disease and Death

Disrupted Sleep Linked to Heart Disease and Death

Results from a long-term study of 8001 people suggest disrupted sleep is linked to cardiovascular disease and mortality - in women more than men.

Don't Hire Top Talent; Hire for Weaknesses!

Don't Hire Top Talent; Hire for Weaknesses!

Design your hiring process to find the right people to strengthen your teams' weaknesses, rather than trying to find the best people. Instead of "how can we find the smartest people?" think about "how can we find the people who will make our team stronger?"

Microbes Are 'unknown Unknowns' Despite Being Vital to All Life, Says Study

Microbes Are 'unknown Unknowns' Despite Being Vital to All Life, Says Study

Understanding these tiny organisms could be key to tackling threats such as coronavirus, but new research shows how little we know