A fresh view on research culture
The new website sciencegeist.com curates news and opinions about on-going science policy issues.
Fleming's discovery of penicillin couldn't get published today. That's a huge problem.
Fleming's discovery of penicillin couldn't get published today. That's a huge problem.
Some researchers think science should be small again.
Web widget nudges scientists to share their data
Open Data Button launched to encourage public sharing of data sets.
The advantage of simple paper abstracts
Paper showing that doubling the word frequency of an average abstract increases citations by 0.70% and that journals which publish papers whose abstracts are shorter and contain more frequently used words receive slightly more citations per paper.
Women Also Know Stuff
Women Also Know Stuff is a website dedicated to promoting the work of women political scientists.
Why many Italian scientists aren't happy with a new, €1.5 billion research hub
Researchers welcome new money but worry it won't be well spent
Learn to read between the lines of a job ad
Understanding what an ad’s language really means will help you optimize your job search results.
What if we let social media rate research?
With citation indexes being routinely questioned, ‘alternative metrics’ could gain ground as a new indicator of research success. But can they be trusted?
Statisticians Found One Thing They Can Agree On: It’s Time To Stop Misusing P-Values
The p-value was never intended to be a substitute for scientific reasoning.
Patients, Scientists Fight Over Research-Data Access
Patients, Scientists Fight Over Research-Data Access
A controversy surrounding a study of chronic fatigue syndrome is prompting some scientists to push back against demands that they make medical research data more widely available to other researchers and patients.
Staying Afloat in the Rising Tide of Science
New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer discusses the challenges of effectively communicating with the public about science.
Should All Research Papers Be Free?
Drawing comparisons to Edward Snowden, a graduate student from Kazakhstan named Alexandra Elbakyan is believed to be hiding out in Russia after illegally leaking millions of documents.
Which degrees give the best financial return?
If you had a university degree back in 1972, you were likely to earn 20% more than those without one. Today, that number has soared to 70%. But not all degrees will give you the same retu...
More women publishing top medical papers
Female researchers now account for 37 per cent of first authors in medicine’s top journals, says US study
MIT Media Lab’s Journal of Design and Science Is a Radical New Kind of Publication
The MIT Media Lab has launched a new kind of academic journal that embodies its "antidisciplinary" ethos.
DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on how AI will shape the future
DeepMind’s stunning victories over Go legend Lee Se-dol have stoked excitement over artificial intelligence’s potential more than any event in recent memory.
Science and democracy: a peculiarly British disease?
Two recent programmes on BBC Radio 4 highlight a worrying anti-democratic bias in discussions of science and technology.
Aussie research the biggest loser
A BRAIN drain has stripped Australia of one in four of its scientific leaders and 671 research positions as our best and brightest head overseas.
Mismeasurement and Mismanagement Are Impeding Scientific Research
The near-romantic spirit of adventure and exploration that inspired young scientists of my own and earlier generations has become tarnished.
How many replication studies are enough?
Researchers on social media ask at what point replication efforts go from useful to wasteful.
Science vs. Science News: (Un)Warranted Distrust
Our reverence for science has led to a culture of "new findings" and sensationalistic headlines.
As Wearables in Workplace Spread, So Do Legal Concerns
As wearable devices in the workplace spread, so do the legal concerns. Companies can now use the devices to monitor their employees’ health and track their locations. How should such technology be used to avoid legal problems?
Sci-Hub: research piracy and the public good
The release of millions of journal papers online reflects impatience with an outdated publishing model, says John Willinsky
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