Bad Publishing and Bullied into Bad Science
The recent long read about scientific publishing in the Guardian is fantastic. It depicts a very telling story of the research publishing landscape.
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity?
There are probably much better reasons for creating a diverse team and organization than boosting creativity.
Science Should be Open to all Not Behind Paywalls
Interview with Alexandra Elbakyan, creator of the site Sci-Hub.
Science Funding Crisis Fuels Brain Drain
Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region’s woes.
Understanding the (Inter)disciplinary and Institutional Diversity of Citizen Science
Understanding the (Inter)disciplinary and Institutional Diversity of Citizen Science
A survey of current practice in Germany and Austria
Why I Left Physics for Economics
I recently decided to abandon the rules that govern nature for the rules that govern people and markets: economics. Why would I do such a thing?
Data Management and Use: Governance in the 21st Century
The British Academy and the Royal Society are carrying out a project examining new uses of data and their implications, and reviewing the data governance landscape.
Academics Strike Back Against Bad Science
Fed up with the relentless pressure to produce reams of jazzed-up findings, a group of junior researchers at the University of Cambridge are fighting back with a campaign called Bullied into Bad Science.
Citations Are Not Enough
Academic promotion panels must take into account a scholar’s presence in popular media.
Opening up the Black Box of Peer Review
Liz Allen looks into what peer review actually tells us and how we use expert opinion.
Some Facts on Sci-Hub That Wikipedia Gets Wrong
Sci-Hub is not a search engine and it stores papers in its own repository.
Cambridge Researchers Fight Back Against ‘Bad Science’
A group of junior researchers at Cambridge have established a campaign against the damaging pressure to produce 'sexier' results
Open Science Can Save the Planet
Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future.
‘I Have to Be True To Who I Am as a Scientist’
Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna talks about discovering the gene-editing tool, the split with her collaborator and the complex ethics of genetic manipulation.
Emergent and Future Innovations in Peer Review
The history and present diversity of peer review practices.
ScienceFair - a New Desktop Science Library
A new way to access and consume science from your desktop using peer-to-peer technology.
Pressure to Publish in Journals Drives Too Much Cookie-Cutter Research
Evaluating academic performance on the basis of journal publications is skewing research priorities. This does our public funders a disservice.
Berlin Universities Cancel Contract with International Publisher Elsevier
Berlin Universities demand fair prices and free access to information.
Examining Publication Bias
A simulation-based evaluation of statistical tests on publication bias.
Against Linked Open Data
Linked Open Data may sound good and noble, but it’s the wrong way around.
What Does It Mean to Be Called a 'Trainee'?
The ‘trainee’ designation has broad implications, noted speakers at the Future of Biomedical Graduate and Postdoctoral Training meeting earlier this month.
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Authors from western, individualist cultures are more likely to use many self-citations than authors from more collectivist cultures.
Who Should Fund Science?
Government funding is a relatively recent phenomenon, but scientific progress is not.
Websites Offering Pirated Papers Are Shaking up Science
Musicians and moviemakers are not the only ones to suffer from internet piracy.
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