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7 Science Stories in 2017 That Made Us Go, "Whoa, That's Awesome"
The news that lifted our existential dread.
The Year in Review: 2017 On The Scholarly Kitchen
A statistical look back at the year in The Scholarly Kitchen.
Commission to Scientists: Stop Ruining Our Copyright Plans With Your Facts and Your Research!
Commission to Scientists: Stop Ruining Our Copyright Plans With Your Facts and Your Research!
A 30 page paper panning the Commission’s copyright plans on press publishers written by JRC never saw the light of the day.
Little Holiday Cheer for U.S. Science Agencies as Congress Extends Spending Freeze
But final deal on a 2018 budget could bring substantial spending increases.
Nobel laureate will step down from leading embattled Salk Institute
Elizabeth Blackburn cuts short her tenure at Salk amid gender discrimination lawsuits, which have also led Inder Verma to take leave of absence from editor-in-chief of PNAS
10 Things Everyone Should Know About Machine Learning
As someone who often finds himself explaining machine learning to non-experts.
Challenges and opportunities for Open Science
Incentives for “Open”, perception as additional work and lack of training, and diversity and inclusivity.
Ethnicity Cannot Be Counted
Counting the number of women and men is considered to be rather unproblematic. But how do you measure diversity?
Girls Led to Science, Coding by Retired Educator Who Saw the Need for High-tech Options
The Trouble with Big Science
Jim Kozubek on the potential problems of profiteering in biotech.
Open Science - Altmetrics and Rewards
Incentives and Rewards to engage in Open Science Activities.
Could Bitcoin technology help science?
Blockchain could lend security measures to the scientific process, but the approach has its own risks.
Women Are Invited to Give Fewer Talks Than Men at Top U.S. Universities
It’s not because they turn down talks more often, or because there aren’t enough women to invite.
Sustainable Computational Science: The ReScience Initiative
ReScience resides on GitHub where each new implementation of a computational study is made available together with comments, explanations, and software tests.
Study Finds Men Speak Twice as Often as Do Women at Colloquiums
Study finds that men speak twice as often as women do at colloquiums, a difference that can't be explained away by rank, speaker pool composition or women's interest in giving talks.
A Turbulent Year in the Publishing World
In 2017, scientists, regulators, and publishers clashed in a series of lawsuits, boycotts, mass resignations, and more.
7 Years Before Russia Hacked the Election, someone Did the Same Thing to These Scientists
7 Years Before Russia Hacked the Election, someone Did the Same Thing to These Scientists
"Why does this story sound so darned familiar?"
Open Data Publishing
An overview of open data for data publishers including information on database rights, best practices and added data to Wikidata.
Why We Should Not Ignore Interdisciplinarity's Critics
Amidst the push from universities and funding agencies for increased interdisciplinary research, interdisciplinarity has also been the subject of a number of critiques in recent years.
Science and Technology Indicators for Norway 2017
Time series and international data are also included.
Researchers Win Some, Lose Some in Final U.S. Tax Bill
Tuition tax out, but orphan drug credit reduced.
'Free Internet' for Germany Despite US Repeal
Some experts say the US decision to repeal net neutrality rules could open the floodgates to a multi-speed internet in Europe.
The Global Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance
Roxane Feller, AnimalhealthEurope Secretary-General provides a fascinating insight into the global challenge of antibiotic resistance.
Do-It-Yourself Science Is Taking Off
A growing movement seeks to make the tools of science available to everyone (including you).