These Are the World's Most Innovative Economies
Nordic nations dominate the top 15, while South Korea reigns supreme and Russia is dealt a huge blow.
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How to Come Up With Wild and Crazy Ideas
“”Imagination is more important than knowledge.” - Albert Einstein
Uber C.E.O. to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, in December 2014. He quit President Trump’s economic advisory council on Thursday.
NIH Initiates Pilot Grant Program for Innovative Neurological Research
Pilot award strategy designed to enhance funding stability to researchers.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Acquires Science Search Engine Meta
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $45 billion philanthropy organization is making its first acquisition in order to make it easier for scientists to search, read and tie together more than 26 million science research papers.
Moedas Picks Top Innovation Advisers
The research commissioner Carlos Moedas has named the panel of 15 advisers who will steer the launch of the European Innovation Council.
Incentivizing Data Sharing in Medical Research With the S-Index
This viewpoint proposes using a sharing index or S-index to measure investigators’ engagement in sharing research data.
Meta and The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Meta.ai is joining the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Research Seed Grant Program Accepting Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research, Creative Work
Research Seed Grant Program Accepting Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research, Creative Work
The 2017 Innovative Seed Grant Program is accepting proposals for interdisciplinary ventures on the CU Boulder campus, due Feb. 12. The program has set aside $1 million to fund grants of up to $50,000 each.
Mathematicians Have Discovered How the Universal Patterns behind Innovation Arise
Mathematicians Have Discovered How the Universal Patterns behind Innovation Arise
The work could lead to a new approach to the study of what is possible, and how it follows from what already exists.
The Effect of Science and Technology Parks on Firms’ Performance
How can firms benefit most under economic downturns?
‘Scientific Discoveries Aren’t Made to Order’
Nobel prizewinning astrophysicist reflects on the perceptions and realities of how big breakthroughs are made.
Spraying RNA On Plants Silences A Gene and Protects From Viruses
The technique could be faster and more versatile than developing GMO crops from scratch.
ScienceDisrupt Picks From 2016
We wanted to share with you some of the awesome science innovations and disruptors from the last year. This is our list.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Grant
Recommendation engine Instrumentl aims to speed grant searching.
Moneyball for Professors?
Using analytics to improve hiring decisions has transformed industries from baseball to investment banking. So why are tenure decisions for professors still made the old-fashioned way?, asks Erik Brynjolfsson from MIT.
CRISPR Heavyweights Battle in US Patent Court
The University of California, Berkeley, and the Broad Institute are vying for lucrative rights to the gene-editing system.
Million-dollar babies
Million-dollar babies
As Silicon Valley fights for talent, universities struggle to hold on to their stars
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
Dwindling gains in science, medicine and technology hold back growth; is America too risk-averse?
Vote for your Scientific Breakthrough of the Year
Getting ready to unveil the 21st “Breakthrough of the Year”...
The Best European Cities to Launch a Start-up
A good idea is important of course, but much of the success of a start-up enterprise relies on it setting up in the right place.
Microsoft Spends Big to Build a Computer Out of Science Fiction
Microsoft is putting its considerable financial and engineering muscle into the experimental field of quantum computing as it works to build a machine that could tackle problems beyond the reach of today’s digital computers.
Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—And His Family
Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director; $400,000 in legal fees
Robots Beat Academics in Research Challenge
A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks
Allen Institute for AI Eyes the Future of Scientific Search
A new search engine called Semantic Scholar helps academics deal with the increasingly enormous volume of academic research.
Semantic Scholar
An academic search engine that utilizes artificial intelligence methods to provide highly relevant results and novel tools to filter them with ease.
A Computer Program Just Ranked the Most Influential Brain Scientists of the Modern Era
A Computer Program Just Ranked the Most Influential Brain Scientists of the Modern Era
Semantic Scholar extends its reach to neuroscience, analyzing millions of science articles
Is Publication Success a Matter of Dumb Luck?
Researchers may publish their best work at any point in their careers, a new study reports. This is not the same as success being the result of random forces or just plain “dumb luck.”
Commission and EIF seek Pan-European Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds Managers
Commission and EIF seek Pan-European Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds Managers
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund are inviting applications for setting up and managing one or more private-sector led, market-driven Pan-European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds.
Publish or Perish Thwarts Young Researchers’ Urge to Innovate
An unbending reward system prevents early-career researchers taking full advantage of the digital world.
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