Keep it complex
When knowledge is uncertain, experts should avoid pressures to simplify their advice. Render decision-makers accountable for decisions, says Andy Stirling.
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The boldness of philanthropists
Last week, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced their new philanthropic initiative with the goal of “curing, preventing, and managing all diseases by the end of the century.” This may raise some eyebrows, but this effort—part of the $45 billion Chan Zuckerberg Initiative—joins forces with other philanthropists to push the envelope and support audacious ideas, with long-term commitments, to solve some of our greatest challenges.
A lifeline for Greek science—or living on borrowed time?
The Greek government is trying to stop the nationwide brain drain stemming from global financial crisis. This week, the parliament was expected to take up legislation to create the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), modeled after the German Research Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
New HHMI efforts to help young scientists highlight ongoing diversity challenge
Who is Doing Big Data?
A new survey shoots down the idea that early-career researchers aresomehow more likely to be digital natives and therefore more apt to conduct computational social science than those whose PhDs were issued more than a decade ago.
Personality Traits Are Associated with Research Misbehavior in Dutch Scientists
Personality Traits Are Associated with Research Misbehavior in Dutch Scientists
A Cross-Sectional Study
How researchers lock up their study data with sharing fees
How researchers lock up their study data with sharing fees
Data sharing rules are vague and institution-specific and permit researchers to erect obstacles that give them effective veto power over use of their data.
Gender bias found in Earth-science society journals
Women publish and review less than men in American Geophysical Union journals, but have a higher acceptance rate.
Connecting Authors, Publications and Workflows Using ORCID Identifiers
This article describes some of the ways that identifiers can help to unlock the potential of open research.
Building a sustainable future for eLife
To support the long-term growth of eLife we are going to introduce a publication fee of $2500
Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees
The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features: free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers.
Can Cuban science go global?
Tensions between Cuba and the United States are easing. But researchers still struggle to join the scientific world.
Why big pharma wants to collect 2 million genomes
For the head of AstraZeneca’s genomics initiative, the challenge is not just getting the sequences, but in putting them to use — wisely.
We Read Spam a Lot
Prospective cohort study of unsolicited and unwanted academic invitations.
Encourage Governments to Heed Scientific Advice
To stop evidence-based policy losing its clout, researchers need to engage with policymakers and understand their needs, says Bill Colglazier.
Does Productivity Diminish Research Quality?
More papers correlate with top-cited research for more-established academics, but not newly minted professors, according to a study.
Why aspiring academics should do less science
To ease the transition to a future professorship, trainees should spend some of their time on activities other than research, our contributors explain
Scientists are giving advice, but are governments listening?
Peter Gluckman and James Wilsdon: This week’s summit of the International Network for Government Science Advice will take stock of progress in using evidence and expertise to inform policy.
Single-blind vs Double-blind in the Setting of Author Prestige
Single-blind vs Double-blind in the Setting of Author Prestige
This study investigates whether bias with single-blind review is greatest in a setting of author or institutional prestige.
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