Scientists Brace for a Lost Generation in American Research
Private funding isn't enough to offset the president's proposed budget cuts, they say.
Protocols.io - Life Sciences Protocol Repository
An open access repository of science methods and collaborative research platform.
Digital Science Catalyst Grants Winners
Figures, HackScience and HipDynamics, three companies aiming to disrupt the academic space.
Figures - Create Publication Ready Scientific Figures
A beautiful new way to create and share research figures.
HackScience
A platform enabling scientists to create, share and control open and affordable lab automation tools.
HypDynamics
A data set interrogation tool in the field of cell and molecular biology.
Google’s DeepMind Makes AI Program That Can Learn Like A Human
Program brings artificial general intelligence a step closer by using previous knowledge to solve fresh problems
The FDA Chief Must Not Be a Proxy for Industry
Trump’s pick for the US regulatory agency will bring experience and a clear vision — as well as ties to industry.
After 75 Years, Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating
Today's robots and artificial intelligence look very different from the androids conceived by Isaac Asimov.
Ten New Norwegian Centres of Excellence
The Research Council of Norway has granted ten research groups status as Norwegian Centres of Excellence.
First UK Licence to Create Three-Person Baby Granted by Fertility Regulator
IVF technique uses DNA from three people to prevent genetic diseases being passed on, and could be offered by Newcastle clinic from this summer.
DeepMind Accused of 'Inexcusable' Failings in Its Data Deal with the NHS
The study says DeepMind and the NHS shared data without patient consent. DeepMind says the published study has flaws
Behind the Media Lab’s $250,000 Disobedience Award
Diverse and controversial opinions are “a hallmark of MIT,” says director of MIT Media Lab.
Open Data and Open Science Policy in Europe
Similarities and differences in Open Data and Open Science policies between European nations.
What Happens to Libraries and Librarians When Machines Can Read All the Books?
What Happens to Libraries and Librarians When Machines Can Read All the Books?
Revised text of a talk given by the Director of Libraries at MIT.
Spoiled Science
How a seemingly innocent blog post led to serious doubts about Cornell’s famous food laboratory.
Why Are Citations Important In Research Writing?
It’s not just about distributing credit where it’s due
My Uncle, CEO of Intel, Time Person of the Year and an Immigrant
My uncle immigrated to the United States in 1956 with no assets, a brilliant mind, ambition, and a faith that America was a great country of opportunity. He escaped from Hungary, a country of communists, at the time a source of great fear among many US politicians. If the US President at his time were making policy similar to our President today, my uncle would’ve never been allowed in the US.
Next-Generation Metrics
Responsible metrics and evaluation for open science.
Axios Review a failed experiment in outsourcing peer review?
Axios Review a failed experiment in outsourcing peer review?
Does the closing of @AxiosReview portend the end of independent peer review, or just the wrong business model?
Is Most Published Research Really False?
Common underpinning problems with the scientific and data analytic practices and point to tools and behaviors that can be implemented to reduce the problems with published scientific results.
What 23 Researchers Have Done with European Research Council Funding
As the European Research Council celebrates its 10-year anniversary, researchers reveal what more than €12bn of ERC funding has supported.
5 Biotech Products U.S. Regulators Aren’t Ready For
New techniques being used to produce our food or shape the environment raise regulatory questions.
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