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Between Fast Science and Fake News: Preprint Servers Are Political
Preprints servers have become a vital medium for the rapid sharing of scientific findings. However, this speed and openness has also contributed to the ability of low quality preprints to derail public debate and feed conspiracy theories.
Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus is Bringing It Out.
Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus is Bringing It Out.
Experts say the pandemic is letting bad science slip through the cracks.
The Race for Coronavirus Vaccines: a Graphical Guide
Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2 .
'There is No Absolute Truth': an Infectious Disease Expert on Covid-19, Misinformation and 'Bullshit'
'There is No Absolute Truth': an Infectious Disease Expert on Covid-19, Misinformation and 'Bullshit'
A biology professor who spent his career studying two seemingly disparate topics, emerging infectious diseases and networked misinformation, sees them merged into one the moment reports of a mysterious respiratory illness emerged from China in January.
A Systematic Examination of Preprint Platforms for Use in the Medical and Biomedical Sciences Setting
A Systematic Examination of Preprint Platforms for Use in the Medical and Biomedical Sciences Setting
The objective of this review is to identify all preprint platforms with biomedical and medical scope and to compare and contrast the key characteristics and policies of these platforms.
How the Pandemic Made This Virologist an Unlikely Cult Figure
Christian Drosten, who has become Germany's most popular podcaster, warns against reopening the country too soon.
We Need Open Science - Crisis or No Crisis
For years, the Swiss National Science Foundation and other organisations have been demanding open science as the new normal. The corona crisis drastically confirms the validity of this demand.
Covid-19 Shows Up UK Universities' Shameful Employment Practices
Instead of supporting the 54% of staff on insecure contracts, many managers are using the pandemic to sack them.
Platform for Citizen Science Launched
This is an online platform for sharing knowledge, tools, training and resources for citizen science – by the community, for the community.
CERN Contributes Computers to Combatting COVID-19
CERN is contributing computing resources to a volunteer-computing initiative that aims to better understand the virus behind COVID-19.
India takes to homegrown tech to fight COVID-19
When India’s 1.3 billion people come out of a 40-day lockdown on 3 May, imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, they can hope that a battery of technologies that the government is readying to deploy against the contagious virus could offer them some protection.
The Global Research Council's Compilation on National Responses: Confronting COVID-19
The Global Research Council (GRC) is calling on its participating organisations and the global research community to collaborate in the fight against the virus and encourages openness in sharing research findings and data which will help ensure diagnostics, vaccines and prevention measures are developed rapidly for the benefit of every nation.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
Young people think of college as an investment in their future. Now that future is changing in ways they can't apprehend.
Update CoVid: A website aiming to collect and link the most relevant studies and guidelines
Update CoVid: A website aiming to collect and link the most relevant studies and guidelines
Target audience are healthcare professionals from all specialities.
10 Top Tips To Become A Blockchain Researcher
Paving the way for the future through research.
Pseudoscience and COVID-19 - We've Had Enough Already
The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.
Let's Hear Scientists with Different Covid-19 Views, Not Attack Them - STAT
Halt Destruction of Nature or Suffer Even Worse Pandemics, Say World's Top Scientists
Halt Destruction of Nature or Suffer Even Worse Pandemics, Say World's Top Scientists
Only one species is responsible for coronavirus - humans - say world's leading wildlife experts.
Why False Claims About COVID-19 Refuse to Die
In recent months, claims with some scientific legitimacy have spread so far, so fast, that even if it later becomes clear they are false or unfounded, they cannot be laid to rest.
US Stays Away As World Leaders Agree Action on Covid-19 Vaccine
Global leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research, treatment and medicines across the globe. But the United States did not take part.
Scholarly Publishers Are Working Together to Maximize Efficiency During COVID-19 Pandemic
Scholarly Publishers Are Working Together to Maximize Efficiency During COVID-19 Pandemic
Scholarly publishers are working together to maximize the efficiency of peer review, ensuring that key work related to COVID-19 is reviewed and published as quickly and openly as possible. The group of publishers and scholarly communications organizations - initially comprising eLife, Hindawi, PeerJ, PLOS, Royal Society, F1000 Research, FAIRsharing, Outbreak Science, and PREreview - is... Read full article >
The Still Unsustainable Goal of University Ranking
The new and improved Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 were published this week with as much online fanfare as THE could muster. Unfortunately,
After the COVID-19 Pandemic There Can Be No Return to Closed Working
Many outside observers might reasonably assume that science usually works like this. Yet open science is very far from the norm for most research. Why is openly accessible science so important?
College Campuses Must Reopen in the Fall. Here's How We Do It.
It won't be easy, but there's a path to get students back on track. Higher education will crumble without it.
Open Science Takes on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Data sharing, open-source designs for medical equipment, and hobbyists are all being harnessed to combat COVID-19.
Women Academics Seem to Be Submitting Fewer Papers During Coronavirus
Editors of academic journals have started noticing a trend: Women - who inevitably shoulder a greater share of family responsibilities - seem to be submitting fewer papers, while men are submitting up to 50 percent more than they usually would.