Science: Disrupt
Podcast discussions with the innovators, iconoclasts, and entrepreneurs intent on creating change in science.
Young scientists need to fight for their employment rights
Like junior doctors, early career biomedical researchers have an issue with contracts (or lack of them). So why don’t we strike too?
Google launches Science Journal to turn your phone into a research lab
Google believes there's a scientist in all of us, so it's launching a new app that turns your phone into a powerful little research lab.
Unravelling the true cost of publishing in open access
Universities must continue to monitor and track the variety of associated spending related to journal publishing and access, argues Lorraine Estelle. Many universities are forecasting that their AP…
Yes, I think academic publishers are greedy
Another day, another puff-piece from academic publishers about how awesome they are. This time, the Publisher’s Association somehow suckered the Guardian into giving them a credible-looking p…
Making Science with Google
Check out Science Journal-- a digital science notebook to inspire kids and adults explore the world around them using sensors and data!
Embrace preprints and set biomedical information free
Preprints uploaded to a public server without formal review can speed up the sharing of biomedical information without harming the scientific process.
Writing book reviews during your PhD
Steph Wright wonders if it is better to speak your mind or to hold your tongue
Employment crisis for new Ph.D.s is an illusion
NSF surveys generate what seem to be conflicting data on the status of those entering the scientific job market
Plan to make programming mandatory at schools a step to foster creativity
It is essential that computer programming to be taught in schools will lead to improving children’s ability to think logically and creatively.
Elsevier denies it will force SSRN users on to other services
Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing
How the university superbrands compare
What do the world’s six most reputed universities have in common?
Elsevier is tricking authors into surrendering their rights
To put it simply, Elsevier have distorted the widely recognized concept of open access...
1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility
Survey sheds light on the ‘crisis’ rocking research.
Jeremy Berg named Science editor-in-chief
Biochemist and former director of NIH’s basic research institute has long been involved in science policy
Confessions of a Wasteful Scientist
Three of my projects appeared last week on a senator's list of questionable research. Allow me to explain...
Crunch time
Overtime pay for postdoctoral scientists is welcome — but could mean fewer positions.
The SciHub Data Part 2: Academic Pirates
How many people are actually using Sci-Hub to download publications while they are in universities?
Annotation might be the future of fact-checking
Climate Feedback, a scientist-led effort to “peer review” the world’s climate journalism, is closing in on its $30,000 crowdfunding target.
Integrity or impact? Confessions of an early career researcher
The reality of academia is stifling the passion and creativity needed both to enjoy science, and to do it well.
ACS and Dutch universities aim for 100% open access
From 2017 onward, any new articles accepted for publication within ACS peer-reviewed journals that are submitted by a Corresponding Author affiliated with a Dutch university or other participating research institution will be published open access, without extra fees to the author.
Top science fair gets a new sponsor, as biotech ascends
Over the years, the nation has looked toward different kinds of science for its salvation, and science fairs have changed with the times.
A peerless review? Automating methodological and statistical review
A peerless review? Automating methodological and statistical review
Peer review is the primary mechanism for ensuring the integrity of the published literature; however, it is a human system with all of a human's fallibilities. Here Daniel Shanahan asks whether we could use text mining to automate some aspects of the peer review process to address some of its limitations, and introduces a new pilot to evaluate the software.
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