How Diy Communities Are Pushing the Frontiers of Science
Lucy Patterson reports back from Science Hack Day Berlin.
Policy Considerations for Random Allocation of Research Funds
Towards a fully-fledged policy proposal, including issues of cost and fairness.
Authorship and Team Science
Ensuring appropriate credit and recognition in increasingly collaborative research involving multiple investigators and research groups.
Maryam Mirzakhani Drew Her Way to Mathematical Greatness
Maryam Mirzakhani was a mathematician, but worked like an artist, always drawing.
Precision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem
The goal is to customize treatments for cancer and other diseases to a patient's own biology. But something as simple as failing to take care of tissue samples en route to the lab can derail that.
The Replication Crisis in Science
There have been two distinct responses to the replication crisis – by instituting measures like registered reports and by making data openly available. But another group continues to remain in denial.
There Is No Ban on Words at the CDC. But What’s Actually Happening to Science Is Scarier.
There Is No Ban on Words at the CDC. But What’s Actually Happening to Science Is Scarier.
They’re not hiding behind language - they’re acting in plain sight.
The Relative Influences of Government Funding and International Collaboration on Citation Impact
Reply to Arguelles and Arguelles-Prieto, "Are the Editors Responsible for Our Obsession with the Impact Factor?"
Can Science Save Humanity? The Debate Between HG Wells and George Orwell Is Still Relevant Today
Can Science Save Humanity? The Debate Between HG Wells and George Orwell Is Still Relevant Today
There is no shortage of problems facing humankind. What role science has in tackling them has long been debated.
Redressing the Inverted Pyramid of Scientific Publishing
Ultimately, the power to enforce change resides in the hands of scientists.
Fallibility in Science: Responding to Errors in the Work of Oneself and Others
Fallibility in Science: Responding to Errors in the Work of Oneself and Others
For science to progress, we have to accept the inevitability of error.
A Machiavellian Guide to Getting Ahead in Academia
Rogier Creemers advises early career academics to be ruthless and put themselves first to move up the ladder.
Attitudes and Norms Affecting Scientists' Data Reuse
Article showing that the perceived efficacy and efficiency of data reuse are strong predictors of reuse behavior, and that the perceived importance of data reuse corresponds to greater reuse.
Pre-print Open Access Site arXiv Surpasses Billion Download Mark
The pre-print database for scientists to test the peer-review waters was set up in 1991 as a relatively simple electronic bulletin board on a single computer. Twenty-six years later, the site arXiv.org has surpassed a full billion downloads of papers and receives more than 10 million submissions each month.
Is Reproducibility Really Central to Science?
The Neuroskeptic commentary on a new paper by Chris Drummond about the ‘reproducibility movement’. Assuming that what really matters is the testability of a given hypothesis, how fundamental is reproducibility to science?
Pharma Could Cut Its Losses with a Bit of Sharing
Efforts to engage life science companies in open innovation have been hampered by the industry’s continued reticence to share. The result is shrinking pipelines, a wave of drug patent expirations ending in sudden drops in revenue, and poorly served public health.
ReMediate Your Research: Taking Your Scholarship Public
Tips for grad students: the options for communicating your research beyond the dissertation or journal article are nearly endless and range from video games to comic books, but two of the easiest to work with are podcasts and infographics.
ETH Gender Strategy 2017 - 2020
Strategy for gender balance and equal opportunities for women and men at the ETH Domain.
What Does It Mean to Read the Literature, Really?
In a profession rewarding productivity in the form of papers and grants, sitting down to deeply read journal articles can feel like wasted time. Professor logs every paper she read over multiple years to gain insight on personal research practices.
Open Science Database
Based on Crossref Data (2014-2017) - 42,339 Journals - 12 Million Articles - 36 Million Citations.
The Public Disengagement With Science
The results of the latest public opinion survey undertaken by Research!America showed that 67% of respondents had a positive image of science and indeed thought that public policy should be based on the best science available.
What to Expect in 2018: Science in the New Year
Moon missions, ancient genomes and a publishing showdown are set to shape research.
Building Trust in Scientists One Selfie at a Time
PhD candidate Samantha Yammine is trying to break the stereotype that Scientists are cold, boring and out of touch with the hashtag #ScientistsWhoSelfie.
Why Scientists Need to Do More About Research Fraud
More than just an academic problem: on the repercussions of scienctific misconduct on the careers of honest and hard-working scientists.
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