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White House Plans to Vet Public Grants for ‘American values’ Spark Broad Alarm

White House Plans to Vet Public Grants for ‘American values’ Spark Broad Alarm

New proposal quietly published last week would amount to ‘devastating blow’ for science, experts warn.

A Rule That Would Rewrite the Terms of U.S. Science

A Rule That Would Rewrite the Terms of U.S. Science

The Office of Management and Budget has proposed sweeping revisions to the regulations that govern all federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance.

How Countries Write Their AI Strategies - Mapping the Many Models of Governance

How Countries Write Their AI Strategies - Mapping the Many Models of Governance

In penning their national AI strategies governments are not only deciding how to regulate AI. They are also defining what AI should deliver, from economic growth to public-sector transformation. 

APC Caps and Bans - Why Funder Policies Aimed at Curbing the Publishing Industry Don't Work

APC Caps and Bans - Why Funder Policies Aimed at Curbing the Publishing Industry Don't Work

A new report suggests the NIH's promised APC caps will reduce global OA spending. But so far, funder efforts to control publisher and author behavior have largely been ineffective. Here's why.

Is It Really Bad That Only 50% of Social Science Papers Are Reproducible?

Is It Really Bad That Only 50% of Social Science Papers Are Reproducible?

Three new papers in Nature from the SCORE project find that around half of social science studies hold up under replication, reproducibility, and robustness tests. Many commentators have read this as failure. Might there be a more optimistic reading, and one that points to where social science needs to go next?

Vibe Coding for Qualitative Researchers - Can AI Really Build Our Research Tools?

Vibe Coding for Qualitative Researchers - Can AI Really Build Our Research Tools?

As proponents of AI claim it will soon replace software engineers, what does this mean for qualitative researchers and research software development?

China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout

China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout

Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.