What to Expect in 2018: Science in the New Year
Moon missions, ancient genomes and a publishing showdown are set to shape research.
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Pre-print Open Access Site arXiv Surpasses Billion Download Mark
The pre-print database for scientists to test the peer-review waters was set up in 1991 as a relatively simple electronic bulletin board on a single computer. Twenty-six years later, the site arXiv.org has surpassed a full billion downloads of papers and receives more than 10 million submissions each month.
A Machiavellian Guide to Getting Ahead in Academia
Rogier Creemers advises early career academics to be ruthless and put themselves first to move up the ladder.
The Trump Administration's War on Science Agencies Threatens the Nation's Health and Safety
Can Science Save Humanity? The Debate Between HG Wells and George Orwell Is Still Relevant Today
Can Science Save Humanity? The Debate Between HG Wells and George Orwell Is Still Relevant Today
There is no shortage of problems facing humankind. What role science has in tackling them has long been debated.
Redressing the Inverted Pyramid of Scientific Publishing
Ultimately, the power to enforce change resides in the hands of scientists.
Fallibility in Science: Responding to Errors in the Work of Oneself and Others
Fallibility in Science: Responding to Errors in the Work of Oneself and Others
For science to progress, we have to accept the inevitability of error.
Maryam Mirzakhani Drew Her Way to Mathematical Greatness
Maryam Mirzakhani was a mathematician, but worked like an artist, always drawing.
Precision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem
The goal is to customize treatments for cancer and other diseases to a patient's own biology. But something as simple as failing to take care of tissue samples en route to the lab can derail that.
The Replication Crisis in Science
There have been two distinct responses to the replication crisis – by instituting measures like registered reports and by making data openly available. But another group continues to remain in denial.
There Is No Ban on Words at the CDC. But What’s Actually Happening to Science Is Scarier.
There Is No Ban on Words at the CDC. But What’s Actually Happening to Science Is Scarier.
They’re not hiding behind language - they’re acting in plain sight.
The Relative Influences of Government Funding and International Collaboration on Citation Impact
Reply to Arguelles and Arguelles-Prieto, "Are the Editors Responsible for Our Obsession with the Impact Factor?"
Policy Considerations for Random Allocation of Research Funds
Towards a fully-fledged policy proposal, including issues of cost and fairness.
Authorship and Team Science
Ensuring appropriate credit and recognition in increasingly collaborative research involving multiple investigators and research groups.
How Diy Communities Are Pushing the Frontiers of Science
Lucy Patterson reports back from Science Hack Day Berlin.
The Young and the Restless
Initiatives are in place to keep early-career investigators in the biomedical system, but more support is needed.
Top Ten Tips to Kick-Start Your Career in 2018
Scientists and career experts reveal how to take your job to the next level.
The Statistician Who Believed in Miracles
Thomas Bayes had the right idea: Even scientific laws can benefit from an update.
ERCcOMICS
ERCcOMICS is a creative and ambitious project which exploits the power of visual storytelling to innovate the way European science is communicated.
Scientists Tainted by Misconduct of Former Collaborators
The stigma has a punitive effect on citations for prior collaborators of fraudulent researchers.
US Government Lifts Ban on Risky Pathogen Research
The National Institutes of Health will again fund research that makes viruses more dangerous.
Want to Win a Nobel Prize? Retract a Paper. Really!
This advice is both hyperbolic and not nearly as crazy as it sounds.
Female Grant Applicants Are Equally Successful When Peer Reviewers Assess the Science, but Not When They Assess the Scientist
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