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Leonid Gokhberg and Dirk Meissner compare accounts on the trajectory of innovation in two towering economies.
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Why is science behind a paywall?
Scientists' work follows a consistent pattern. They apply for grants, perform their research, and publish the results in a journal. The process is so routine it almost seems inevitable. But what if it's not the best way to do science?
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Science Breaks Free
Inside portrait of the research crowd-funding platform Microryza, at their office/home in San Francisco.
The future of scientific peer review (conference videos)
Discussion about open-access publishing and the future of scientific communication and peer-review at the Open Science Summit 2012.
Golden Goose awards announced for obscure science
The Golden Goose Award officially recognizes scientists in the U.S., whose federally funded basic research has led to innovations or inventions which have a significant impact on humanity or society.
Listen as Albert Einstein reads 'The Common Language of Science'
Here's an extraordinary recording of Albert Einstein from the fall of 1941, reading a full-length essay in English.
Secretive and subjective, peer review proves resistant to study
At the International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication, efforts to explore the scientific literature have shifted away from peer review and into other areas, such as bias and authorship. With a dearth of available data and funding, large systematic studies of how peer review works and doesn't aren't easy to get off the ground.
Aktuelle Forschung bleibt hinter Paywall
Kurz vor der Wahl hat der Bundesrat ein Gesetz durchgewunken, das wissenschaftlichen Urhebern mehr Rechte einräumt. Weder Forscher noch Verlage sind zufrieden damit.
A win for German science?
The just-elected parliament will face several key decisions on research funding, which will have far-reaching consequences for German scientists. Several big funding programs run out between 2015 and 2019, and the next government will shape their replacements. There is broad support across parties, however, for continuing the programs in some form.
Sao Paulo's success story
The success of Sao Paulo's way of funding science has made it a model throughout Brazil: Sao Paulo produces 50 per cent of Brazilian science through FAPESP which receives one per cent of state tax revenue. The model allows for long-term planning and other states are now emulating it.
Mozilla plan seeks to debug scientific code
Software experiment raises prospect of extra peer review.
Social sciences need a collective voice
Social sciences need a collective voice
Social science may be faring better politically in UK than US, says Ziyad Marar.
Professoren in der Politik
Schon mancher Wissenschaftler ist an der politischen Praxis gescheitert. Andere fühlen sich dort wohl. Auch diesmal haben wieder einige Akademiker den Sprung gewagt.
Arbeitslose Akademiker: Topfschlagen im Niemandsland
Leiharbeiter mit Staatsexamen, Ingenieure in der Spülküche: Selbst Akademiker können arbeitslos werden - und zwar schneller, als sie ahnen. Wer einmal gezwungen ist, sich unter seiner Qualifikation zu verkaufen, sitzt in der Falle.
Obama's rankings won't solve crisis in US academy
More government cash is the only way to cut student costs, argue Rudy Fichtenbaum and Hank Reichman
What is good science? And what gets public funding?
I've heard that we should stop talking about "pure" science and "applied" science; that we should only be talking about "good" science and "bad" science. Last year, CSIRO Chief Executive Megan Clark said as much during question time at her National Press Club address, and this year I heard it recommended again at the Universities Australia Conference.
Bridging the market gap
Physicists and engineers must do more than peddle ideas if their technologies are to translate effectively beyond the lab, says Hans Zappe.
Navigating Collaborative Grant Research
Marie and Pierre Curie, Watson and Crick, Brin and Page. Collaboration pays, so funding agencies are promoting team research. At the same time, fields that demand multidisciplinary cooperation such as translational medicine, climate science, and systems biology are on the rise.
Why You DON'T "Fucking Love Science"
So you think you love science, do you? What does that mean to you, exactly? For most people, I'm guessing it means something like data, and like countless "Principal Investigators" of the science world, you're confusing data with science.
Swiss research in numbers
H-index, citations, self-citations and other figures about Switzerland, based on Scopus data.
Five tips for crowdfunding success
With only one in five National Health and Medical Research Council ( NHMRC) grant applications successful, and a similar rate for Australian Research Council ( ARC) Discovery grants, it's little wonder researchers are looking to alternate forms of funding - one of which being crowdfunding.
'Beer goggle' study wins Ig Nobel
'Beer goggle' study wins Ig Nobel
A team of researchers who found that people think they are more attractive when drinking alcohol, have scooped an Ig Nobel prize for their work. The researchers from France and the US confirmed the "beer goggle effect" also works on oneself.
Research: A standard for policy-relevant science
The increasing concern about unreliability in scientific literature is a problem for people like me - I am the science adviser to DEFRA, the UK government department for environment, food and rural affairs. To counsel politicians, I must recognize systematic bias in research.
Furedi criticises 'methodologically naive' education research
A leading sociologist has attacked the application of so-called "'evidence'-based policy" - and much of the research lying behind it - to education
soll Tausende Arbeitsplätze schaffen (IST BEREITS IM COM MEDIENSPIEGEL :-D)
Open Data soll Tausende Arbeitsplätze schaffen Am 16. September lanciert der Bund ein Open-Data-Internetportal. Verschiedene Bundesämter stellen dort der Öffentlichkeit Behördendaten frei verwendbar über eine zentrale Plattform zur Verfügung. Der Bund verfügt über umfangreiche Datenbestände von hoher Qualität. Heute sind diese Daten dezentral abgelegt. Einen Teil davon will der Bund ab dem 16.
Deutschland ist nur so stark wie seine Wissenschaft
Deutschland ist nur so stark wie seine Wissenschaft
Deutschland hat keine Rohstoffe, daher braucht es das beste Wissenschaftssystem. Gleich nach der Wahl müssen wichtige Entscheidungen getroffen werden.
Postgraduate researchers 'happy with university experience'
Four out of five postgraduate research students are happy with their university experience, a new study has suggested.
Aufstiegschance Start-up
Immer mehr Studierende wagen den Schritt in die Selbstständigkeit. Die Hochschulen begrüssen und fördern den wachsenden Unternehmergeist.
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