Communication Costs, Science, and Innovation
It seems obvious that lowering the cost of communication among innovators would facilitate scientific and technological progress. Yet, few studies examine this relationship.
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UN Report: Value of Nature Must Not Be Overridden by Pursuit of Short-term Profit
UN Report: Value of Nature Must Not Be Overridden by Pursuit of Short-term Profit
The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, and ways of life, all of which should be reflected in policy decisions surrounding our natural world, according to a new UN-backed report released on Monday.
Fields Medal Awarded to UNIGE Mathematician
Press release: Hugo Duminil-Copin, Full Professor in the Section of Mathematics at UNIGE, has been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal. The Lake Geneva region has been recognised twice: Professor Maryna Viazovska of the EPFL is also a medalist.
Give Citizen Science What It Deserves
The height of the pollen season has passed, and if you lived in Barcelona you might have had an easier time managing your allergies. In fact, thanks to a citizen science initiative run by the city in collaboration with the students of two schools, residents can access information on the Planttes app and get suggestions.
An EPFL Mathematician is Awarded a Fields Medal
Maryna Viazovska has received a Fields Medal, a prestigious honor often described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, for her work on the sphere-packing problem in 8 and 24 dimensions. Previously, the problem had been solved for only three dimensions or fewer. Another Fields Medal is awarded to University of Geneva mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin.
'We Strongly Dissent': Women Biotech Execs Pen Letter to Colleagues and Politicians in Roe V. Wade Aftermath
'We Strongly Dissent': Women Biotech Execs Pen Letter to Colleagues and Politicians in Roe V. Wade Aftermath
In the days following the US Supreme Court's rollback of federal abortion rights, more than 100 women biotech executives came together in an open letter to condemn the ruling and tell their fellow drug development leaders that they "will not stand by silently."
'Zombie Papers' Just Won't Die. Retracted Papers by Notorious Fraudster Still Cited Years Later
'Zombie Papers' Just Won't Die. Retracted Papers by Notorious Fraudster Still Cited Years Later
Authors who cited flawed work often fail to warn readers.
Why Universal Basic Income Pilots Haven't Led to Policy Change - Despite Their Success
Why Universal Basic Income Pilots Haven't Led to Policy Change - Despite Their Success
Universal basic income has repeatedly been shown to help the most vulnerable groups in society. But none of the successful trials have ended with the implementation of basic income as a policy. Why?
A Call for Citizen Science in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Beyond Data Collection
A Call for Citizen Science in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Beyond Data Collection
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need to partner with the community in pandemic preparedness and response in order to enable trust-building among stakeholders, which is key in pandemic management.
Make Research Integrity Training Mandatory, Say 73% of Australian Researchers
MIT Grads Demonstrate First Ammonia-powered Tractor
Amogy, a startup founded by four MIT grads, has transformed a John Deere into the world's first zero-emission, ammonia-powered tractor.
A Conversation: Science, Ethics, and Policy
The word "bioethics" dates only to 1927, and the subject, as an academic discipline, is only about 50 years old, but the ethical questions that accompany scientific discovery are ancient.
Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research
Latest effort would spend billions on a few universities, but skeptics give it long odds.
European Research Excellence in Times of Non-association
Newly calculated figures illustrate the sharp decline in contributions from EU programmes to Swiss institutions between 2014 and 2017. They also attest to the relevance of Switzerland and the UK in terms of scientific excellence.
Russia Dominates Nuclear Power Supply Chains - and the West Needs to Prepare Now to Be Independent in the Future
Russia Dominates Nuclear Power Supply Chains - and the West Needs to Prepare Now to Be Independent in the Future
A new report from Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy details how Russia dominates the supply chains of nuclear power around the globe.
Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society
Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society
In an interview with CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, Yangyang Cheng discusses the role of science in U.S.-China relations and the need to examine who benefits and who experiences harm from advances in scientific inquiry.
Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: You Can Check-Out Any Time You Like … Not
Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: You Can Check-Out Any Time You Like … Not
Trying to understand what private data Elsevier collects; what private data Elsevier sells; and what to do about it.
How Remote Collaboration Impacts Innovation
This article explores how the rise of remote collaboration has shaped disruptive discoveries in science between 1961 and 2020.
Why I Teach My Students About Scientific Failure
"It's a lesson I wish I'd learned before starting grad school."
Mainstream Economic Policy Must Factor Climate Change into Its Growth Calculus
Dismantling the Ivory Tower's Knowledge Boundaries
How has the pandemic changed public access to journal articles?
On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification
We Think This Cool Study We Found is Flawed. Help Us Reproduce It.
Are 25 year olds really more random than 60 year olds?
Crossref: Come and Get Your Grant Metadata!
Crossref: Come and Get Your Grant Metadata!
Metadata for the (currently 26,000) grants that have been registered by our funder members is now available via the REST API. This is quite a milestone in our program to include funding in Crossref infrastructure and a step forward in our mission to connect all.the.things. This post gives you all the queries you might need to satisfy your curiosity and start to see what's possible with deeper analysis. So have the look and see what useful things you can discover.
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