Exploring the Mysteries of Go with AlphaGo and China's Top Players
We’re collaborating with the China Go Association and Chinese Government to bring AlphaGo, China’s top Go players, and leading AI experts together for the “Future of Go Summit.”
These Startups Are Ditching the Uber Model and Hiring Full-Time Workers
A second generation of gig economy startups is abandoning a dependence on contractors in favor of full employees.
Should You Be Able to Patent an Organism?
The synthetic biology community is divided.
It's Time for a European Open Access Platform
Making the case for a European Open Access Platform.
OA2020.org Initiative
An international initiative that aims to induce the swift, smooth and scholarly-oriented transformation of today’s scholarly journals from subscription to open access publishing.
Open Science Prize Demonstrates Power of Open Research
The broad response was encouraging for science advocates and underscores the need to continue to push for open policies open.
What Constitutes Peer Review of Data?
What Constitutes Peer Review of Data?
An extensive Survey of Peer Review Guidelines.
Eighth International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
The Eighth International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication, which was in the planning since 4 years, will be held September 10-12, 2017, in Chicago.
We Cannot Rely on For-Profit Corporations to Build Open Scholarly Infrastructure
We Cannot Rely on For-Profit Corporations to Build Open Scholarly Infrastructure
There is an important point here: we simply can’t build a meaningfully open scholarly infrastructure that is dependent on the whims of corporations. It can’t be done.
The Breakdown in Biomedical Research
Contaminated samples, faulty studies and inadequate training have created a crisis in laboratories and industry, slowing the quest for new treatments and cures.
How ‘Alternative Facts’ Could Be Tackled with Science Diplomacy
Science diplomacy enables scientists to help tackle issues such as protectionism and government control over research findings, and could even mitigate the future threat of wars over knowledge and data.
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
There’s a big problem with AI: even its creators can’t explain how it works
Gender Bias in Scholarly Peer Review
Using public information about the identities of 9000 editors and 43000 reviewers from the Frontiers series of journals, we show that women are underrepresented in the peer-review process.
Is The Peer Review Crisis A Patent Application Crisis?
The impact of crisis of reproducibility on the patent system.
US Report Calls for Research Integrity Board
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that the US research community needs to do a better job of both investigating misconduct allegations and promoting ethical conduct.
Minority Grad Students Less Likely to Submit Work for Publication
The results, from a survey of UC Berkeley students in the physical sciences and engineering, highlight a stumbling block for diversity and inclusion efforts—but also offer a potential bright spot
A Systematic Identification and Analysis of Scientists on Twitter
A systematic approach to identifying and analyzing scientists on Twitter.
The Tiny Changes that Can Cause AI to Fail
Machines still have a long way to go before they learn like humans do – and that’s a potential danger to privacy, safety, and more.
Gene Editing Opens Doors to Seedless Fruit with No Need for Bees
Gene-edited seedless tomatoes don’t need pollinating to produce fruit – which could come in useful at a time when bees are on the decline
EMBL Opens New Lab for Tissue Biology and Disease Modeling in Barcelona
EMBL Opens New Lab for Tissue Biology and Disease Modeling in Barcelona
First new outstation in 18 years strengthens city's biomedical profile
Should Biomedical Research Be Like Airbnb?
Consider biomedical preclinical and clinical research, in which the trusted service involves the exchange of papers, data, software, reagents, and so on.
Why Increased Scientific Mobility Has Not Led to More International Collaborations
Why Increased Scientific Mobility Has Not Led to More International Collaborations
Brain drain to Western nations has apparently left researchers in Eastern Europe with fewer foreign co-authors.
Machine Learning: A Revolution for Research?
How is machine learning becoming increasingly intertwined with a range of research fields?
New Report Calls for Action to Protect Integrity in Research
All stakeholders in the scientific research enterprise -- researchers, institutions, publishers, funders, scientific societies, and federal agencies – should improve their practices and policies to respond to threats to the integrity of research, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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