A Cambridge professor on how to stop being so easily manipulated by misleading statistics
A Cambridge professor on how to stop being so easily manipulated by misleading statistics
On the many ways to say the same thing.
Has the time come for preprints in biology?
On the role that preprints can play in disseminating research findings in the life sciences.
Young health researchers consider leaving the country due to funding drought
Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.
Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached
Have you heard the latest wisecrack about Harvard? People are calling it a hedge fund with a university attached.
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.
The SNSF has signed the Open Access 2020 initiative.
The Open Access 2020 international initiative aims to pursue the large-scale implementation of open access. The SNSF supports this endeavour.
Striking a work-life balance in academia
A campaign at the Royal Society is challenging negative perceptions about careers in science by sharing the stories of 150 scientists who have successfully managed to juggle work in the lab with life at home.
Europe on course for a neutron drought
Scientists in Europe face a dramatic reduction in neutrons beams for research within the next 5 to 10 years.
Opening universities linked to increased GDP
Study suggests saturation point of higher education expansion is some way off.
Collaboration and Tribalism in Science
When physicists and mathematicians venture into the social sciences, new discoveries await — but a lot of bickering and mistrust must be overcome first.
Studying the science of science
Some scientists are taking it upon themselves to go beyond their core research areas to study where the scientific system can go wrong.
Of more than academic interest
Of more than academic interest
Professors’ unprofessional programs have created a new profession.
Crowdsourcing a cancer drug: how the public can bring a new (old) drug to trial. ecancer - News
Crowdsourcing a cancer drug: how the public can bring a new (old) drug to trial. ecancer - News
Disruptive innovation requires humanities' input
Disruptive innovation has to be accompanied by social and cultural progress.
Virtual Networks, Open Science and Digital Revolutions
Interview with Ijad Madisch, co-founder and CEO of the world’s largest online network for scientists
This student put 50 million stolen research articles online. And they’re free.
Alexandra Elbakyan is challenging the multibillion-dollar academic publishing industry.
Commission moots use of crowdsourced peer review for Horizon 2020 evaluations
The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes.
For my next trick...
Too many medical trials move their goalposts halfway through. A new initiative aims to change that
Watch Albert Einstein jumpkick Isaac Newton in Science Kombat
A tribute to an old video game and to the greatest scientists in history.
Switzerland’s forgotten ‘Leonardo da Vinci’
For 16th century zoologists, it was like Google's arrival. Rather than punch a keyboard, they could thumb over Conrad Gessner’s sensational work.
Auto-correlation of journal impact factor for consensus research reporting statements: a cohort study
Auto-correlation of journal impact factor for consensus research reporting statements: a cohort study
Citation counts are not purely a reflection of scientific merit and the impact factor is, in fact, auto-correlated.
Lessons from the startup world
Professor Matthew Wallenstein wants to bring what he has learned as an entrepreneur to his colleagues in academia.
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