Advancing Science and Freedom During Wartime
The success of Kyiv's first international astrobiology scientific conference has affirmed the enormous scientific potential and future for Ukraine's space sciences.
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Comedy As a Tool to Demystify Science
If scientists want people to take science seriously, comedy may be the key.
Scale of Attacks on Universities 'Mandates More Protection'
Scholars at Risk warns that attacks on higher education are eroding academic freedom globally
Podcast - Sustaining Science for the Future of Ukraine
Vaughan Turekian, the director of the Policy and Global Affairs Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the US, discusses efforts to support Ukrainian scientists and why such efforts are important for the future of Ukraine.
I Couldn’t Move For A Postdoc. Fellowship Reviewers Shouldn’t Have Penalized Me For It
I Couldn’t Move For A Postdoc. Fellowship Reviewers Shouldn’t Have Penalized Me For It
I wasn’t surprised to learn I hadn’t been selected for a prestigious postdoc fellowship. I had applied mostly hoping for feedback that would improve my application the following year. But comments from two reviewers made me rethink my plan to apply again—and even whether to continue in academia.
Podcast: Gendergap - Was Sind Gründe, Warum Frauen die Wissenschaft Verlassen
Podcast: Gendergap - Was Sind Gründe, Warum Frauen die Wissenschaft Verlassen
Why China is Turning to Sci-tech in New Action Plan to Boost Belt and Road
China's president unveils a vision for the infrastructure strategy that could help other countries overcome Western restrictions. The Action plan includes harnessing markets and talent of participating countries to power scientific and technological advancement.
An Age of Disentangled Research?
Understanding the nuances of international scientific collaboration between China and the rest of the world offers insights into the future of global science.
Recommendations for policy makers on net-zero action
Align commitments with the assumptions and criteria of the science based 1.5°C scenarios
Modern Government and Science Advice
Governments need to understand science. This is obvious when thinking about defense and security, health, or the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, but it is true for all areas of government activity.
The Global Science Partnership: A toolkit for including policymaking for climate change
The Global Science Partnership: A toolkit for including policymaking for climate change
The toolkit walks through six steps to achieve more effective and inclusive climate policymaking, based on learnings from citizen engagement and science research pilots worldwide.
Using the GSDR to Guide a Credible and Effective Second Half of the 2030 Agenda
Using the GSDR to Guide a Credible and Effective Second Half of the 2030 Agenda
The 2023 Global Sustainable Development report sets the stage for transformative action in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Can world leaders translate these insights into concrete actions?
Editorial: Proudly Nonprofit
It is vital that scientists engage in discussions about open access because publishing is rapidly changing, and at the moment, there are no certain outcomes in the long run.
Truly Open Science Needs Knowledge Synthesis
Truly open science requires that the public is not only able to access the products of research, but the knowledge embedded within.
The Leiden Ranking Goes Beyond Ranking
Today the CWTS Leiden Ranking and the INORMS More Than Our Rank initiative announce a new partnership, aimed at highlighting the accomplishments of universities beyond what is captured in university rankings.
Podcast: Open Science - Moving From Possible to Expected to Required
A decade ago, University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek cofounded an unusual nonprofit, the Center for Open Science. It’s been a cheerleader, enabler, and nagger to convince scientists that making their methods, data, and papers available to others makes for better science.
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Forward-looking, democratically oriented governance is needed to ensure that human genome editing serves rather than undercuts public values.
Opening Up Scientific Enterprise to Public Participation
For decades, communities have had little access to scientific information despite paying for it with their tax dollars. To bring open science into the mainstream, we need creative policy solutions - and your help to create them.
The efficacy of Facebook’s vaccine misinformation policies and architecture during the COVID-19 pandemic
The efficacy of Facebook’s vaccine misinformation policies and architecture during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Facebook began to remove vaccine misinformation as a matter of policy. This study evaluated the efficacy of these policies using a comparative interrupted time-series design.
Co-benefits of Climate-SDG Synergies Far Outweigh Trade-offs: UN Report
Co-benefits of Climate-SDG Synergies Far Outweigh Trade-offs: UN Report
A UN report prepared by a group of independent experts calls for governments to tackle the climate and sustainable development crises together, to maximize the impact of policies and actions.
Harnessing Scientific Evidence and Decision Making to Accelerate the SDGs
A joint statement summarizes insights from the first-ever Science Day held to accelerate progress on the SDGs.
How to Catalyze a Collaboration
What happened when an interdisciplinary, international group of researchers turned their attention to work out the mechanisms of COVID-19?
English is the Common Language of Science. That Comes at a Cost for Scientists and the Planet
English is the Common Language of Science. That Comes at a Cost for Scientists and the Planet
English is the common language of science, but it comes with downsides for scientists and our planet.
The Home Science Labs of English Noblewomen
In the eighteenth century, elite women with a scientific bent often turned to distilling medicines, a craft that helped them participate in experimentation.
Scientists Are Trying to Teach AI How to Smell
A team from the US taught a neural network how to map and describe popular smells, with the hopes of digitizing them someday.
The Slippery Slope of Scientific Ethics
A new biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer emphasizes the personal and political over the scientific, missing an opportunity to deeply engage with scientific ethics.
Comparing Data Policy Priorities Around the World
There are important differences in how countries treat and value data. This report compares key data policies in China, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
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