How to Come Up With Wild and Crazy Ideas
“”Imagination is more important than knowledge.” - Albert Einstein
Interdisciplinary Research May Lead to Increased Visibility but Also Depresses Scholarly Productivity
Interdisciplinary Research May Lead to Increased Visibility but Also Depresses Scholarly Productivity
How does interdisciplinary research influence scholarship and scholarly careers?
Glasstree
Glasstree allows academics and their supporting institutions to actually profit from sales of their work.
These Are the World's Most Innovative Economies
Nordic nations dominate the top 15, while South Korea reigns supreme and Russia is dealt a huge blow.
AI's Open Source Model Is Closed, Inadequate, and Outdated
Without an open source model, the world outside the technology sector will continue to struggle in its adoption of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning.
We Need to Understand the Diversity of Research to Assess It Properly
Proposals for the next Research Excellence Framework have so far produced a lively discussion.
Michael Eisen will run for a seat in the US Senate
Michael Eisen from University of California in Berkeley, California, registered the Twitter handle @SenatorPhD and declared his intention to run in the 2018 election for a seat in the United States Senate.
Pressure to Publish Drives Junk Journal Boom
Poor monitoring in ‘second-tier’ institutions is also part of the problem, research indicates
Mathematical Genius Is Fragile. We Need To Stop Destroying It.
The legends of mathematics that almost never were.
Should Scientists Engage in Activism?
In the wake of the Flint water crisis and with a new notably anti-science president, U.S. scientists are reevaluating how to navigate the tension between speaking out and a fear of losing research funding.
What Is a Hackathon?
And why should you care? There's a global trend of companies integrating hackathons into their overall innovation strategy.
Who Will Keep Predatory Science Journals at Bay Now that Jeffrey Beall's Blog Is Gone?
Who Will Keep Predatory Science Journals at Bay Now that Jeffrey Beall's Blog Is Gone?
A leading website that monitored predatory open access journals has closed. This will make it harder to keep tabs on this corrosive force within science.
10 Black Women in Academia That You Need To Know About
Every single day new advancements are being made in the world of education, but when you look at the media and the people who are making these advancements, you rarely will see a black woman being honored.
Scientific Publishing in a Time of Political Assaults
For publishers, this moment of political upheaval has the potential to allow them to reboot their fraught relationships with libraries, universities, and scientists.
Universities Benefit from both Brexit and Trump
As United States and British legislators tighten the screws on travel and visa rules, they might be squeezing out international researchers and students. Canadian universities, meanwhile, are seeing surging interest from both groups.
Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors
The Trump administration has mounted a vigorous defense of its ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim nations, saying it is necessary to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. But the ban, now blocked by a federal judge, also ensnared travelers important to the well-being of many Americans: doctors.
Class on How To Spot Fake Data Goes Viral
Two University of Washington professors are taking aim at BS in a provocatively named new course they hope to teach this spring.
Study Outlines Steps That Growing Startups Must Follow to Succeed
A road map for the founding entrepreneur who seeks to retain the CEO position as a company gains market traction and begins a period of rapid growth.
A Year of Price Bargaining, Preprints, and a Pirate
Very informative and In-depth annual open access roundup.
The Promise of Augmented Reality
Replacing the real world with a virtual one is a neat trick. Combining the two could be more useful.
A Lot of Americans Don't Know a Single Scientist. We Need to Fix That
This is one of our biggest failures as a scientific community — we haven’t done a good job of actually communicating with people about what we do.
The Masochism of Science.
Bubbling beakers, blazing Bunsen burners, boiling broths and a book.
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Universities are facing a crisis of relevance. While there are multiple reasons for this to be happening, one that deserves particular attention is the extent to which academic scholars do not see it as their role to engage in public and political discourse. However, increased engagement is unavoidable in an emerging educational context where the calibre of public discourse has become so degraded and social media is changing the nature of science and scientific discourse within society.
The Impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on Scientific Research
The Impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on Scientific Research
An overview of the new rules to consider where scientific projects include the processing of personal data.
Scholix.org
The Scholix initiative is a high level interoperability framework for exchanging information about the links between scholarly literature and data.
Israel Edges Out South Korea for Top Spot in Research Investment
Two countries vie to invest more of their economy into research than anyone else.
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Funds First Crop of 47 Investigators
Each scientist and engineer chosen will receive an average of up to $300,000 per year for 5 years for life sciences research.
US Immigration Order Strikes Against Biotech
Nearly 100 founders and leaders of biotech companies express their deep concern and opposition to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017.
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