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Researchers Struggle to Fend off Deepening Budget Cuts
Federal spending on science has dropped by half in 5 years.
Federal Funding: Stifled by Budgets, Not Irrelevance
The threat to US science does not come from scientists' assumptions, their commitment to investigator-initiated research or the research community's failure to tackle problems of public concern. It comes from an unrealistic system of draconian budget caps that stifle investment in the future.
JATS4R: Optimizing the Reusability of Scholarly Content
Canadian Science Publishing's Mary Seligy provides a primer on standards, XML and JATS4R, which is driving improved reusability of scholarly content.
Making the Monograph Sustainable
What can be done to preserve the monograph.
Reproducibility: Automated
Repurposing continuous integration tools for scientific analyses takes the headache out of reproducible research.
The 10 Most Badass Scientific Collaborations That Have Ever Happened
How many scientists does it take to change the world?
Analysis of the Carpentries’ Long-Term Feedback Survey
Teaching scientists foundational computing skills.
Patronage as a Research Crowdfunding Model
Patreon works differently to most other crowdfunding services. On Patreon, you donate a small amount regularly.
As Tech Companies Get Richer, Is it 'Game Over' for Startups?
Young firms struggle to compete as deep-pocketed companies like Facebook and Amazon clone products and consolidate their power.
How A Data Visualization Of Sperm Led To A Scientific Breakthrough
Two scientists set out to animate how sperm moves. They ended up making a major discovery.
Open Science MOOC
100+ volunteers sharing their knowledge about Open Science and contributing to what they see as an extremely important issue in nowadays and future science.
Mapping the Adjacent Possible
Imagine a connected online web of scientific knowledge… tightly integrated with a scientific social web that directs scientists’ attention where it is most valuable, releasing enormous collaborative potential.
Is The Academic Publishing Industry Ripe For Disruption?
Taxpayers sometimes have to pay three times for any scientific article.
Efforts to Save Leading Hungarian University Hit Hurdle
US-registered Central European University faces another year of uncertainty over whether it can continue to operate in Hungary.
The Misleading Narrative of the Canonical Faculty Productivity Trajectory
80% of faculty exhibit a rich diversity of productivity patterns.
Men Ask More Questions Than Women at a Scientific Conference
Accounting for audience gender ratio, men asked 1.8 questions for each question asked by a woman.
Peer Review: Rooting out Bias
Tackling unconscious bias is a major challenge for journals and the rest of the scientific community.
Dearly Departed Languages
Why Greek and Latin medical terminology is better off dead.
Who's the Most Influential Biomedical Scientist? Computer Program Guided by Artificial Intelligence Says It Knows
Lessons from History for the Future of Work
Global comparisons of previous social and economic upheavals suggest that what is to come depends on where you are now, argues Robert C. Allen.
Making Your Code Citable
If you’re a researcher writing software, this guide will show you how to make the work you share on GitHub citable.
Top Chinese University to Consider Social-Media Posts in Researcher Evaluations
Put Gender Experts on Evaluation Panels, Commission Told
A European Commission working group recommends Horizon 2020 evaluation process to account for gender issues.