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How Gödel's Proof Works

How Gödel's Proof Works

His incompleteness theorems destroyed the search for a mathematical theory of everything. Nearly a century later, we're still coming to grips with the

"Stunned, Very Confused": Two More Journals Push Back Against Impact Factor Suppression

"Stunned, Very Confused": Two More Journals Push Back Against Impact Factor Suppression

At least two more journals are fighting decisions by Clarivate — the company behind the Impact Factor — to suppress them from the 2019 list of journals assigned a metric that many rightly or wrongly consider career-making.

Open Knowledge Foundation Seeks Visionary Leader to Steer the World Towards a Free, Fair, and Open Society

Open Knowledge Foundation Seeks Visionary Leader to Steer the World Towards a Free, Fair, and Open Society

The process of recruiting a new CEO will commence over the next few weeks. An open future has never been more important – will you join us to create it?

The Pandemic Is Pushing Scientists To Rethink How They Read Research Papers

The Pandemic Is Pushing Scientists To Rethink How They Read Research Papers

The coronavirus pandemic has posed a special challenge for scientists: Figuring out how to make sense of a flood of scientific papers from labs and scientists unfamiliar to them.

The COVID-19 Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science

The COVID-19 Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science

This article looks at the balance between speed and uncertainty in scholarly communication, and how technology can facilitate better information travel.

Switzerland Again #1 on European Innovation Scoreboard

Switzerland Again #1 on European Innovation Scoreboard

The European Commission released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2020. According to the ranking, Switzerland continues to be the most innovative country of the continent.

Data Show Panic, Disorganization Dominate the Study of COVID-19 Drugs

Data Show Panic, Disorganization Dominate the Study of COVID-19 Drugs

This article shows the effort to study treatments has been marked by disorder and chaos, with huge financial resources wasted.

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus

New federal data provides the most comprehensive view to date of how Black and Latino people have been likelier than their white peers to contract the virus and die from it.

Ten Years of the Sun in One Hour - Nasa Releases Mesmerising Space Film

Ten Years of the Sun in One Hour - Nasa Releases Mesmerising Space Film

The space agency gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the sun, which have now been stitched together to form the video.

The Trouble with Counting Alien Civilizations

The Trouble with Counting Alien Civilizations

You might imagine that in the midst of a global pandemic and all of its social and economic fallout that our minds would be laser-focused on immediate, Earthly woes.

How to Get Away from Work Mode During the Coronavirus Lockdown

How to Get Away from Work Mode During the Coronavirus Lockdown

If your lab is still shuttered and work is a struggle, technology researcher Sun Sun Lim offers advice on how to switch off.

A Webinar Series from Nature Careers to Help Scientists During the Coronavirus Pandemic

A Webinar Series from Nature Careers to Help Scientists During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Panellists offer advice on productivity, parenting under lockdown and mental well-being, with more webcasts planned.

COVID-19 Knowledge Map - CoVis

COVID-19 Knowledge Map - CoVis

CoVis provides a curated knowledge map of seminal works on COVID-19 research. The knowledge map is constantly evolving thanks to the collective editing of subject-matter experts.

Are COVID-19 Deaths "sacrifices"? If So, to What?

Are COVID-19 Deaths "sacrifices"? If So, to What?

In late March of this year, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick suggested in an interview that many people over 70-himself included-would be willing to risk contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) so as not to, in his words, "sacrifice the country." At the time, his comments were widely re

What Black Scientists Want from Colleagues and Their Institutions

What Black Scientists Want from Colleagues and Their Institutions

Frustrated and exhausted by systemic racism in the science community, Black researchers outline steps for action.

The Anatomy of A Decentralized Online Festival

The Anatomy of A Decentralized Online Festival

The Open Publishing Fest, held over two weeks in May 2020, was a great success with over 150 events from all over the world and a huge variety of topics. The fest really brought people together and injected some charm into the communities life at an otherwise bleak time. With this in mind here ar