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COVID-19
Russia

Researchers Highlight 'questionable' Data in Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Results

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COVID-19
Russia

Researchers Highlight 'questionable' Data in Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Results

Open letter flags results that appear to be duplicated and calls for access to the underlying data on the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for widespread use.

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Open Science

Digital Open Science Tools: How to Achieve More Openness Through an Inclusive Design

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Open Science

Digital Open Science Tools: How to Achieve More Openness Through an Inclusive Design

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Science Communication

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

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Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

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Funding

The Case for More State Spending on R&D

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Funding

The Case for More State Spending on R&D

It is a strong one.

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Large-scale Comparison of Bibliographic Data Sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic

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Citations

Large-scale Comparison of Bibliographic Data Sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic

We present a large-scale comparison of five multidisciplinary bibliographic data sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic. The comparison considers scientific documents from the period 2008-2017 covered by these data sources. Scopus is compared in a pairwise manner with each of the other data sources. We first analyze differences between the data sources in the coverage of documents, focusing for instance on differences over time, differences per document type, and differences per discipline. We then study differences in the completeness and accuracy of citation links. Based on our analysis, we discuss strengths and weaknesses of the different data sources. We emphasize the importance of combining a comprehensive coverage of the scientific literature with a flexible set of filters for making selections of the literature.

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China
Misconduct

High-profile Chinese Scientist Cleared of Fraud and Plagiarism Charges Involving More Than 60 Papers

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China
Misconduct

High-profile Chinese Scientist Cleared of Fraud and Plagiarism Charges Involving More Than 60 Papers

Cao Xuetao, president of Nankai University, will be barred from applying for grants for lax lab management.

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COVID-19

Why Anthony Fauci is Happy Being the 'skunk' on the Coronavirus Task Force

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COVID-19

Why Anthony Fauci is Happy Being the 'skunk' on the Coronavirus Task Force

In another candid interview, the NIAID director explains how he tries to counters White House optimism with "reality".

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COVID-19
Science

There is No 'Scientific Divide' over Herd Immunity

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Science

There is No 'Scientific Divide' over Herd Immunity

There's a lot of talk of scientists divided over Covid-19, but when you look at the evidence any so-called divide starts to evaporate.

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Science Communication

January SciComm Challenge - Let's Talk About Creativity in Science!

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Science Communication

January SciComm Challenge - Let's Talk About Creativity in Science!

What better way to start 2021 than with a new science communication challenge! This month's challenge should help get your creative juices flowing… writing (or visualizing!) a time when creativity, imagination or subconscious thought was important to your scientific or artistic work!

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Psychology

Researchers Crack Question of Whether Couples Start Looking Alike

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Psychology

Researchers Crack Question of Whether Couples Start Looking Alike

Study instead suggests people are initially attracted to those with similar features to themselves.

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Fake News
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People with Poor Numerical Literacy 'more Susceptible' to Covid-19 'fake News'

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Social Sciences
Fake News
COVID-19

People with Poor Numerical Literacy 'more Susceptible' to Covid-19 'fake News'

Cambridge University study also suggests older people less likely to believe coronavirus misinformation.

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Open Data
Science Politics

Death of EPA's Controversial 'censored Science' Rule Delights Researchers

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Open Data
Science Politics

Death of EPA's Controversial 'censored Science' Rule Delights Researchers

Lengthy battle over regulators' use of confidential data ends in Montana courtroom.

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Open Data

COVID-19 Data Portal - Accelerating Scientific Research Through Data

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Open Data

COVID-19 Data Portal - Accelerating Scientific Research Through Data

We need open data, especially open SARS-CoV-2 sequence data, and open science to beat COVID-19 and to prepare for future outbreaks.

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Society
COVID-19

I work in a nursing home. Here’s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine

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COVID-19

I work in a nursing home. Here’s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine

I try to take people’s fears about coronavirus vaccines seriously, no matter how outlandish.

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#ConnectingTomorrow: Why Switzerland Needs the World

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Switzerland
Innovation
Conference

#ConnectingTomorrow: Why Switzerland Needs the World

The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have led to an acceleration in the digitization of all major aspects of life - and has brought to light who the laggards are, and who leads the charge.

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Early Career Researchers

HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in Science with 21 Hanna Gray Fellows

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Diversity
Biomedicine
Early Career Researchers

HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in Science with 21 Hanna Gray Fellows

HHMI announces the selection of 21 exceptional early career scientists as 2020 Hanna Gray Fellows to support diversity in biomedical research. The 2022 Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program competition will open later this year.

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COVID-19

Biogen Conference Likely Led to 20,000 COVID-19 Cases in Boston Area, Researchers Say

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Conference
COVID-19

Biogen Conference Likely Led to 20,000 COVID-19 Cases in Boston Area, Researchers Say

A new study shows the Biogen conference held at Boston's Marriott Long Wharf hotel in February played a far greater role in spreading the coronavirus than previously thought.

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COVID-19
Pandemics

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.

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COVID-19
Pandemics

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.

A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic. It seemed to work.

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Publishing

Why Restrictive Academic Authorship Practices Perpetuate Inequality

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Publishing

Why Restrictive Academic Authorship Practices Perpetuate Inequality

Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities and sidelining important contributions to knowledge.

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Research
Public Health

Why BMI is Flawed - and How to Redefine Obesity

nature
Research
Public Health

Why BMI is Flawed - and How to Redefine Obesity

The main diagnostic test for obesity - the body mass index - accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health.
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Equality
Gender

Women Need One More Degree Than Men to Earn the Same Average Salary

time
Equality
Gender

Women Need One More Degree Than Men to Earn the Same Average Salary

Women get paid less at every education level and in nearly every major.

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Reproducibility

Online Forums Give Investors an Early Warning of Shady Scientific Findings

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Reproducibility

Online Forums Give Investors an Early Warning of Shady Scientific Findings

Scientists around the globe nowadays regularly take to the internet to scrutinize research after it’s been published — including to run their own analyses of the data and spot mistakes or fraud.

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Publishing

More than 2 Million Research Papers have Disappeared from the Internet

nature
Publishing

More than 2 Million Research Papers have Disappeared from the Internet

An analysis of DOIs suggests that digital preservation is not keeping up with burgeoning scholarly knowledge.
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Gender
UK

UK Government Vow to End ‘Woke’ Science Draws Rebuke from Researchers

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Gender
UK

UK Government Vow to End ‘Woke’ Science Draws Rebuke from Researchers

Top science official launches review of use of sex and gender in research and statistics.

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Gender
Equality

Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity

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Gender
Equality

Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity

Women in STEM jobs are more likely than their male counterparts to have experienced discrimination in the workplace and to believe that discrimination is a major reason there are not more women in STEM.

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AI
Publishing

Far More Authors Use AI to Write Science Papers than Admit it

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AI
Publishing

Far More Authors Use AI to Write Science Papers than Admit it

Report highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text.

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How an average scientist makes himself visible

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How an average scientist makes himself visible

A presentation given at North Carolina State University regarding how scientists, early in their careers, can take advantage of the online tools available today.

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Equality

Why Women’s Voices Are Scarce in Economics

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Equality

Why Women’s Voices Are Scarce in Economics

For decades, the number of women studying economics seemed to be increasing, easing the persistent scarcity of professional female economists in the United States. But that progress has stalled.

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Diversity

150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice

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Diversity

150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice

Over 150 Georgia State University faculty members signed an open letter to the school's president, Mark Becker, regarding a greater push for diversity and inclusion within its faculty.

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Physics
Philosophy

Why Quantum Mechanics Needs Phenomenology

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Physics
Philosophy

Why Quantum Mechanics Needs Phenomenology

The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a solution
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