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The Paradox of Precision Medicine
Early attempts to tailor disease treatment to individuals based on their DNA have met with equivocal success, raising concerns about a push to scale up such efforts.
Mapped Out: Negative Perceptions of Science
This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the “bad effects” of science is that it “breaks down ideas of right and wrong”.
Towards Sustainable Funding for Open Access
In the quest to make scientific publications free to read and free to publish, the million-dollar question is: how can it be sustainable?
Jupyter, Mathematica, and the Future of the Research Paper
Why Jupyter succeed where Mathematica failed? The obvious contrast is between the proprietary world of Wolfram and the open-source model of the software ecosystem that Jupyter mobilizes.
Stillbirth Rate Rises Dramatically During Pandemic
Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.
A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media
Utilizing data from Twitter and applying natural language processing artificial intelligence algorithms, researchers created a new, accurate prediction model for depression and anxiety.
Selecting for impact: new data debunks old beliefs
One of the strongest beliefs in scholarly publishing is that journals seeking a high impact factor should be highly selective. There is evidence showing this is wrong.
Wellcome Open Research: The Start of a New Journey
The first articles have gone live on Wellcome Open Research; 15 of them in total, with more submissions in the pipeline.
Readers Beware! Predatory Journals Are Infiltrating Citation Databases
Publications in predatory journals have already infiltrated citation databases such as PubMed and Scopus. Researchers, academic institutions, journals, publishers and research funders will need additional strategies to prevent the further spread of predatory publications.
'Huge Hole' in COVID-19 Testing Data Makes It Harder to Study Racial Disparities
Modern Mathematics Confronts Its White, Patriarchal Past
Mathematicians want to think their field is a meritocracy, but bias, harassment and exclusion persist.
Stop Congratulating Colleagues for Publishing in High-Impact Factor Journals
Stop Congratulating Colleagues for Publishing in High-Impact Factor Journals
The current scholarly publishing system is detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge and needs a radical shift. There have already been many attempts and partial successes to drive a new shift in scholarly publishing. Many of them should be further developed and generalised.
2013 Thomson Reuters's top 100 global innovators study
2013 Thomson Reuters's top 100 global innovators study
Scientific Research Centers dropped sharply in their representation on this year’s list, the majority of which were lost from S. Korea. Absent from this year’s list are Government Agencies. This is not an indication that such organizations are not innovating, but rather that other sectors are innovating at a faster rate for the period covered.
Concerns about Blockchain for Science
I know, I know: I wrote about blockchain for science just last summer — this blog will explain why I now consider implementing blockchain to “improve” science a mistake.
Call for Transparency of COVID-19 Models
At this time of crisis, it is more important than ever for scientists around the world to openly share their knowledge, expertise, tools, and technology. Scientists must also openly share their model code so that the results can be replicated and evaluated.
European Research and Innovation Days
The annual European Research and Innovation Days bring together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
US TikTok Ban: How the Looming Restriction is Affecting Scientists on the App
US TikTok Ban: How the Looming Restriction is Affecting Scientists on the App
Nature talks to researchers about what is at stake if users in the country lose access.
Defining Open Science Definitions
The scope of open science and the variety of actors involved make it not realistic, and even counterproductive, to expect there to be, now or in the future, one definition of open science that fits all.
Open Access Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations
The MIT community is invited to comment on ways to increase sharing of research, data, software, and more.
Jess Wade's One-Woman Mission to Diversify Wikipedia's Science Stories
Jess Wade's One-Woman Mission to Diversify Wikipedia's Science Stories
Our largest encyclopedia overwhelmingly recognises the achievements of white men. For physicist Jess Wade, fighting this bias has been an uphill battle to ensure that the scientific contributions made by women and other under-represented communities aren’t lost to posterity.
Evolution, Religion and Science: World Not As Polarised As We Think
A new global survey has revealed that evolutionary science and religion are more compatible than many of us assume.
Difficulty In Finding Reviewers Taints Editorial Decisions
Journal editors are more likely to reject papers when they experience trouble recruiting reviewers, reports a new study.
Building the Foundation for Future Research Through Open Data, Code and Protocols
We explore the components that can support reproducibility by making research more easily verifiable: data, code, and protocols.
Digital Regulation That Works for Research and Education
Education's digital transition has allowed students to study and researchers to work remotely throughout the pandemic, however we need to ensure te...
Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect
Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect
Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet.
Evaluation des Forschungskredits der Universität Zürich
Studie der Sozialforschungsstelle der Universtität Zürich.
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