Can The World Of Politics Learn From The World Of Science
Despite a growing number of female political leaders across the globe, women are still in a minority when it comes to positions of power in world politics.
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Avoiding Obscure Topics and Generalising Findings
A word frequency analysis of 874,411 English article titles to assess the likelihood that research on obscure (rarely researched) topics is less cited.
World Article Publishing Illustrates Regional Values
An interactive visualization of article publication data from the 2016 NSF Science & Engineering Report suggest discrepancies in the cultures of science around the world.
What works, and what doesn't?
On Ada Lovelace Day, Jenny Rohn reflects on her own experience of fixing gender inequalities in science.
Realising the Health Benefits of Sharing Data
Accessible data are not enough. We need to invest in systems that make the information useful, say Elizabeth Pisani and colleagues.
Coke and Pepsi give millions to public health, then lobby against it
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have given millions of dollars to nearly 100 prominent health groups in recent years, while simultaneously spending millions to defeat public health legislation.
Can Highly Selective Journals Survive on APCs?
Are the Article Processing Charge (APC) levels set for high-end OA journals too low to be sustainable?
Why Scientists Should Learn to Love Reddit
You’ll find communities thirsty for your findings – and a space to demonstrate measurable ‘impact’ to your heart’s content.
OpenTrials Launches Beta Version
Open Knowledge International is delighted to announce the launch of the public preview beta version of OpenTrials at a panel session on ‘Fostering Open Science in Global Health’.
Exactly how valuable is a PhD?
Billy Bryan and Furaha Asani look at how to get the most out of your doctoral studies.
A story of struggles to do reproducible computational fluid dynamics
A story of struggles to do reproducible computational fluid dynamics
Failing to record the version of any piece of software or hardware, overlooking a single parameter, or glossing over a restriction on how to use another researcher's code can lead you astray.
Show us your research two days before publishing, government orders academics
Research must be sent to DfE two days before publishing
Where Nobel winners get their start
Undergraduates from small, elite institutions have the best chance of winning a Nobel prize.
The Many Shades of European Postdoc Funding
A new report sheds light on the varied funding schemes available for postdocs in Europe
Curation is under-resourced
Curation is under-resourced
Science funders and researchers need to recognize the time, resources and effort required to curate open data.
United Nations report calls for OA to improve global health
Last month the United Nations released a report with recommendations on how to improve innovation and access to health technologies.
Social norms as solutions
Climate change, biodiversity loss, antibiotic resistance, and other global challenges pose major collective action problems: A group benefits from a certain action, but no individual has sufficient incentive to act alone.
One reason so many scientific studies may be wrong
P hacking is manipulating data and research methods to achieve statistical signifiance. And it could be why so many research papers are false.
Can we Open the Black Box of AI?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.
Suggesting a truer measure of academic impact
Chris Carroll argues that the impact of an academic research paper might be better measured by counting the number of times it is cited within citing publications rather than by simply measuring if it has been cited or not.
Machine learning in the pharmaceutical industry
What machine learning could do, and barriers to its use, with global pharmaceutical companies, sector associations, regulators, start-ups and SMEs.
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