With This New System, Scientists Never Have to Write a Grant Application Again
An approach that may be tried in the Netherlands would do away with peer review and just let researchers give each other money.
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Why ‘Disruption’ Isn’t What You Really Mean
Feeling a bit queasy these days? Small wonder. We are awash in disruption. Clearly, the d-word has long since become a trend in its own right.
Teaching Load Could Put Female Scientists at Career Disadvantage
Male scientists in the United Kingdom report teaching less than their female counterparts, while women and minorities tend to feel disadvantaged in their careers.
Why the US Science and Engineering Workforce Is Aging Rapidly
The science and engineering workforce has aged rapidly, both absolutely and relative to the workforce, which is a concern if the large number of older scientists crowds out younger scientists.
The Earth Is Flat (p>0.05)
Significance thresholds and the crisis of unreplicable research
Silicon Valley’s Sexism Problem
Venture capitalists are bright, clannish and almost exclusively male
Drama Over How Eels Navigate Highlights Problems in Science Publishing
Drama Over How Eels Navigate Highlights Problems in Science Publishing
You might see science as splashy headlines and a barrage of new results—but in the background are people with emotions and ambitions, politics, and a system that promotes publishing novel findings above all. A new paper on eel navigation highlights some of these systemic troubles.
Before You Join that Science March
As researchers prepare for the science march, it's worth noting that the flip-side of Trump's anti-science is a sort of alt-science appeasement on the left.
Science Is the Name but Collaboration Is the Game
The growing need for collaboration among young scientists is more essential now than ever before, with careers in research becoming more uncertain and perilous.
Bulgaria Risks Losing Funding for Research Infrastructure Modernisation
Bulgaria is set to lose millions of euros in EU funding aimed at modernising the country’s research infrastructure and stimulating its innovation potential, apparently due to its inability to select independent evaluators.
Social Scientists Tell Congress: 'Don't Cut Our Funding'
Linguists, anthropologists and political scientists take to Capitol Hill to defend their research.
Movement in Latin America
Learn about the open access publishing model in Latin America which helps disseminate scientific knowledge without restrictions.
Is Elsevier Committed to Open Access?
As per a new open access policy, all academic research from Dutch scientists should be made available under gold open access by 2024.
Scientists Are Getting Proactive About Self-Corrections
The process for correcting a published article can be needlessly burdensome. So some researchers have decided to take matters into their own hands.
The Sad State of Professional Development Programs for Scientists
A new Council of Graduate Schools report that highlights the lack of career development support at many institutions also offers some useful resources.
It's Time to Change what we Value in Science
A message from eLife early career group made up of graduate students, post docs, and junior group leaders of the eLife early-career advisory board.
Doctors Have Decades of Experience Fighting “Fake News.” Here’s How they Win.
Some lessons from the health community’s long battle with misinformation.
Track How Technology Is Transforming Work
Without data on how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs, policymakers will fly blind into the next industrial revolution, warn Tom Mitchell and Erik Brynjolfsson.
Are We Creating a World Without Consciousness?
Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers warns about an AI-dominated future world without consciousness at a recent conference on artificial intelligence that also included Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Demis Hassabis and others.
Machine Learning: A Revolution for Research?
How is machine learning becoming increasingly intertwined with a range of research fields?
New Report Calls for Action to Protect Integrity in Research
All stakeholders in the scientific research enterprise -- researchers, institutions, publishers, funders, scientific societies, and federal agencies – should improve their practices and policies to respond to threats to the integrity of research, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Is The Peer Review Crisis A Patent Application Crisis?
The impact of crisis of reproducibility on the patent system.
A Systematic Identification and Analysis of Scientists on Twitter
A systematic approach to identifying and analyzing scientists on Twitter.
What Are the Barriers to Post-Publication Peer Review?
What Are the Barriers to Post-Publication Peer Review?
Post-publication peer review emerged in response to increased calls for continuous moderation of the published research literature.
Should Biomedical Research Be Like Airbnb?
Consider biomedical preclinical and clinical research, in which the trusted service involves the exchange of papers, data, software, reagents, and so on.
Why Increased Scientific Mobility Has Not Led to More International Collaborations
Why Increased Scientific Mobility Has Not Led to More International Collaborations
Brain drain to Western nations has apparently left researchers in Eastern Europe with fewer foreign co-authors.
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
There’s a big problem with AI: even its creators can’t explain how it works
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