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She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.

She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.

The debate over taxing sugary drinks has turned into a ferocious global policy brawl. In Colombia, proponents faced intimidation and censorship.

The Mystery of the Phantom Reference: A Detective Story

The Mystery of the Phantom Reference: A Detective Story

Short summary of white paper that shows how sloppy writing and sloppy quality control lead to a non-existing article being cited nearly 400 times.

Global Overview of the Numbers of Researchers

Global Overview of the Numbers of Researchers

The number of researchers in upper and lower middle-income countries has doubled between 2002 and 2014.

Puppetmasters - Who Is Pulling the Strings in the New Information Economy?

Puppetmasters - Who Is Pulling the Strings in the New Information Economy?

Information manipulation is not new, yet everything is different. How do governments, preprints, algorithms, and our own responsibilities intersect? Where does peer review come in now?

Bill Gates Makes $100 Million Personal Investment to Fight Alzheimer's

Bill Gates Makes $100 Million Personal Investment to Fight Alzheimer's

Gates to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease.

Where Star Scientists Choose to Locate: The Impact of US State Taxes

Where Star Scientists Choose to Locate: The Impact of US State Taxes

What are the effects of geographical variations in personal and corporate taxes on the location decisions of innovative individuals and companies?

Research and Innovation Futures After Brexit: Scenarios

Research and Innovation Futures After Brexit: Scenarios

A set of scenarios produced by the School of International Futures, published here as a tool for others to use in exploring alternative futures for UK research and innovation.

Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate

Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate

If nations and their research institutions are to produce more impactful science, they need to encourage scientists to travel, collaborate and work across borders.

How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas

How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas

The active participation of the people is one of the central components of a functioning democracy. Research performed a real-world randomized experiment in the United States to understand the causal effect of news stories on increasing public discussion of a specific topic.

The Catalogue That Made Metrics, and Changed Science

The Catalogue That Made Metrics, and Changed Science

As new ways emerge to assess research, Alex Csiszar recalls how the first one transformed the practice and place of science in society.

World's First 'Negative Findings' Science Prize Aims to Tackle Publication Bias

World's First 'Negative Findings' Science Prize Aims to Tackle Publication Bias

ECNP’s Preclinical Data Forum has announced the world’s first prize of 10,000 EUR for publishing ‘negative’ scientific results.