GitHub Released a Massive Guide to Contributing to Open Source
GitHub just released a massive guide to contributing to open source.
Why You Should Donate Your Medical Data When You Die
Organs are not the only item of value from the deceased.
France Should Do More to Help Scientists Become Entrepreneurs, Report Says
France Should Do More to Help Scientists Become Entrepreneurs, Report Says
A law that aimed to stimulate the creation of spin-offs hasn't had much effect.
The Look and Feel of 21st Century Science
Humanity is going through unprecedented global change. The systems that arose to organize societies in the last 400 years are breaking down — and now is the time to envision what will come next.
What Are The Most Important Unanswered Questions In Science That Are Likely To Be Answered By 2025?
What Are The Most Important Unanswered Questions In Science That Are Likely To Be Answered By 2025?
The human brain?
Scientists, Fishing for Significance, Get a Meager Catch
A growing chorus of experts says that scientific research is using too wide a net — and therefore publishing results that turn out to be false.
In Age of Alternative Facts, a College Course on Calling out Scientific Crap
Tired of alternative facts, two Seattle professors aim to strike a blow for science. Their weapon? A new course: “Calling Bullshit In the Age of Big Data.”
Indian Funding Agency Releases List of Journals Used to Evaluate Researchers
While the University Grants Commission’s system prioritizes peer-reviewed papers, experts not involved in the initiative express concern that it could incentivize cheating.
Great Literature Is Surprisingly Arithmetic
A good book evokes a variety of emotions as you read. Turns out, though, that almost all novels and plays provide one of only six “emotional experiences” from beginning to end—a rags-to-riches exuberance, say, or a rise and fall of hope.
‘Triple Impact’ for Researchers in English-Speaking Countries
Being based in an English-speaking country is the most significant factor in boosting a researcher’s likelihood of being published in a high-impact medical journal, a study has suggested.
Hunched Over a Microscope, He Sketched the Secrets of How the Brain Works
A man hunched over a microscope in Spain at the turn of the 20th century was making prescient hypotheses about how the brain works. Meet Santiago Ramón y Cajal, an artist, photographer, doctor, bodybuilder, scientist, chess player and publisher.
Citations Needed for the Sum of all Human Knowledge
Slides from my AAAS '17 talk, part of the panel: "Mind the Gaps: Wikipedia as a Tool to Connect Scientists and the Public"
Reproducible Websites for Fun and Profit
In my scientific work I strive to be as open as possible. Unfortunately I work with data that I cannot de-identify well enough to share (aka weird sex diaries) and data that simply isn’t mine to share (aka the reproductive histories of all Swedish people since 1950)...
Research Networks ‘More Important’ for Female Scientists
Study finds a stronger correlation for women between success and being central to a network
Science Communication Course Seeks to Interrogate, Not Celebrate
Existing model of outreach that seeks to inform an ‘ignorant’ public is broken.
U of C Axes Hundreds of Journal Subscriptions
Universities across the country are struggling with rising journal prices
AI and the End of Truth
Think the current fake news issue is bad? It won’t get any better with AI.
Watch the first trailer for HBO’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
HBO has released the first teaser for its upcoming film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The story of Henrietta Lacks was documented in Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book of the same title.
Reminder of New Policies Now – Or Soon To Be – In Effect
A number of NIH policies became effective in January. Here’s a brief recap.
March for Science: Reaching out for Bottom-Up Governance
As top-down governance gives signs of obsolescence, it is time to adopt greater bottom-up input from scientists into policies influencing our lives.
Erasmus Prize 2017 Awarded to MichèLe Lamont
The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the 2017 Erasmus Prize to the Canadian cultural sociologist Michèle Lamont.
Forecasting the Growth of Preprints in Biology
Funders, scientists, and journal editors will continue to play vital roles in defining a communication system that embraces both modern technology and the human need for curation.
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