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We've Failed: Pirate Black Open Access Is Trumping Green and Gold and We Must Change Our Approach
We've Failed: Pirate Black Open Access Is Trumping Green and Gold and We Must Change Our Approach
While green and gold open access have been put forward as two worthy emperors, it is time to conclude that they are unclothed.
Dissipative Adaptation, The Origins of Life and Deep Learning
In this piece, I will explain how the explanation of the emergence of life could also explain the mechanism of Deep Learning.
Authorship and Contribution Disclosures
Journals are adopting policies that require the disclosure of individual authors’ contributions. However, it is not clear whether and how these disclosures improve upon the conventional approach.
Tech as We Know It Would Not Exist Without Immigrants
This Thanksgiving, we bring you four portraits of immigrants in tech—from the C-Suite to the gig economy.
Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age
With the revision to the Copyright Act, the Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights and interests of creative artists and the cultural industries by taking a resolute approach to pirated online content.
Recognising Researchers for the Work They Do
Scientific careers are built on recognition. It influences every stage of employment, from obtaining your first postdoc to landing an academic position or winning funding.
A Few Things that Would Reduce Stress around Reproducibility
Here's a list of more cultural things we can do to reduce the stress/pressure around the reproducibility crisis.
Francis Crick Institute's GBP700m Building 'Too Noisy to Concentrate'
Some of the 1,250 people working at the year-old laboratory say its open plan layout, designed to produce collaboration, makes it hard to focus on work
Scientist Puts His Dog on the Editorial Boards of Seven Predatory Journals as Proof of Their Negligence
Scientist Puts His Dog on the Editorial Boards of Seven Predatory Journals as Proof of Their Negligence
By day, "Olivia Doll" sits on the boards of seven academic journals; by night, she's a Staffordshire terrier named Ollie, owned by Mike Daube, a public health expert in Perth, Australia.
Sudden Shift at a Public Health Journal Leaves Scientists Feeling Censored
Claiming overreach by a new publisher, the journal’s editorial board asks for disciplinary action from the National Library of Medicine.
Can a Checklist Improve the Quality of Reporting of Clinical Trials?
On the important role of professional medical writers in improving the quality of reports on clinical trials.
Will Fury Over Harvey Weinstein Allegations Change Academe’s Handling of Harassment?
Will Fury Over Harvey Weinstein Allegations Change Academe’s Handling of Harassment?
The accusations against the Hollywood producer have prompted frank conversations about sexual misconduct. But it will still take a lot to shift how higher education treats such cases, experts say.
Online Software Spots Genetic Errors in Cancer Papers
Tool to scrutinize research papers identifies mistakes in gene sequences.
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to people outside academia.
Do Bibliometrics and Altmetrics Correlate With the Quality of Papers?
A large-scale empirical study based on F1000Prime, altmetrics, and citation data.
European Taxpayers Are Changing Lives, but People Don't Always Know It
Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, has called for political leaders to speak more about science and innovation to connect people with the life-changing research that is funded by their taxes and has the potential to combat urgent global problems.
Hungary Rewards Highly Cited Scientists With Bonus Grants
Some top researchers prosper in Hungary as country tries to improve its international standing in science.
Want to Change Federal Policies? Here's How
One of the best ways to shape public policy is for experts to submit detailed, technical information through the public comment process.
The Many Fallacies Used to Defend Subscription Publishing
For all the wonderful things academic societies do, they tend to be incredibly conservative and have done very little to suggest that they can lead on publishing innovation.
The Fallacy of Open-Access Publication
It’s clearly not open to all if scholars are required to pay to publish their results.