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Weaving Indigenous and Western Ways of Knowing Can Help Canada Achieve Its Biodiversity Goals
Weaving Indigenous and Western Ways of Knowing Can Help Canada Achieve Its Biodiversity Goals
Canada's commitment to halt biodiversity loss can only be realized by weaving together Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge.
China Now Publishes More High-quality Science Than Any Other Nation - Should the US Be Worried?
China Now Publishes More High-quality Science Than Any Other Nation - Should the US Be Worried?
In 2014, Chinese researchers published more papers than any other country for the first time. In 2019, China overtook the U.S. as the No. 1 publisher of the most influential papers.
New 'Ethics Guidance' for Top Science Journals Aims to Root out Harmful Research - But Can It Succeed?
New 'Ethics Guidance' for Top Science Journals Aims to Root out Harmful Research - But Can It Succeed?
Nature's recent efforts to redefine the ethical responsibilities of scientists leave a lot to be desired.
How Social Sciences and Humanities Programs Can Prepare Students for Employment
How Social Sciences and Humanities Programs Can Prepare Students for Employment
Internships and work-integrated learning for social sciences and humanities students can be part of how post-secondary institutions increase their capacities to contribute to social innovation.
Why Are There Fewer Young Women in Entrepreneurship Than Young Men?
A new French research collective set out to answer the question.
I Was a Presidential Science Adviser - Here Are the Many Challenges Arati Prabhakar Faces As She Takes over President Biden's Science Policy Office
I Was a Presidential Science Adviser - Here Are the Many Challenges Arati Prabhakar Faces As She Takes over President Biden's Science Policy Office
The director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy plays a critical role in achieving the president's science goals. Facilitating cooperation among the dozens of research agencies is key.
COVID Inquiry: the UK Government's Pandemic Response Was Often Not 'guided by the Science' - Yet Now Scientists Are Under Fire
COVID Inquiry: the UK Government's Pandemic Response Was Often Not 'guided by the Science' - Yet Now Scientists Are Under Fire
An ongoing narrative seeks to shift the blame away from the government for mismanagement of the pandemic, by depicting it as beholden to all-powerful scientists.
The US Has Ruled All Taxpayer-funded Research Must Be Free to Read. What's the Benefit of Open Access?
The US Has Ruled All Taxpayer-funded Research Must Be Free to Read. What's the Benefit of Open Access?
Lack of free access to research leads to discrimination, both in academia and for us all. The new guidance from the US is a huge step in the right direction.
Why We Talk About Computers Having Brains
It's time we stopped using the brain as shorthand for machines
Climate Change: the IPCC Has Served Its Purpose, So Do We Still Need It?
Even some climate change scientists who sit on the IPCC think the organisation needs a rethink.
Japan's Path to Becoming a Leader in Western Science: an Asian Perspective on Science and Other Forms of Knowledge
Latest Government Bid to Dictate Research Directions Builds on a Decade of Failure
Many Conservatives Have a Difficult Relationship with Science - We Wanted to Find out Why
Concept of Net Zero is a Dangerous Trap
Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
Shifting Toward 'open Peer Review'
If we want real public understanding of new findings, we must also open up peer review.
Cycling is Ten Times More Important Than Electric Cars for Reaching Net-zero Cities
2020 Locked in Shift to Open Access Publishing, but Australia is Lagging
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
All modern scientists should share ownership of their knowledge and research.
Science Publishing Has Opened Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic. It Won't Be Easy to Keep It That Way
Science Publishing Has Opened Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic. It Won't Be Easy to Keep It That Way
Scientists and science publishers are sharing information as fast as they can during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speed and openness bring new challenges, but they are the way forward for research.
'Death by a Thousand Cuts': Women of Colour in Science Face a Subtly Hostile Work Environment
'Death by a Thousand Cuts': Women of Colour in Science Face a Subtly Hostile Work Environment
Scientific research can be a daunting career choice for women of colour, according to a recent survey which found they face a "barrage of brief, everyday racial slights" at work.
How Getting Rid of 'Shit Jobs' and the Metric of Productivity Can Combat Climate Change
40 Years Ago, Scientists Predicted Climate Change. And Hey, They Were Right
Scientists introduced credible climate change to the world in 1979, but it's taken decades for their message to sink in.
Why Plants Don't Die from Cancer
Most plant life survived the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl - and they have a lack of legs to thank for it.
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Open access publishing still profits publishers, with little added value for researchers.