Coca-Cola's Secret Influence on Medical and Science Journalists
A series of journalism conferences on obesity received covert funding from Coca-Cola.
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How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
U.S. taxpayers pay $30 billion a year to fund biomedical research aimed at finding better treatments. But competition for scarce funding and tenure may be prompting some scientists to cut corners.
Are Blockchain Applications Guided by Adequate Social Values?
Are we ready to give up traditional financial and governance control in favour of decentralised blockchain applications harbouring greater transparency?
How a Browser Extension Could Shake Up Academic Publishing
Creators of a free tool that locates open-access versions of research articles are hoping to make scholarly publishers rethink their business models.
Citation Data From 14 Million Papers, and More Might Come
Initiative for Open Citations makes citation data free for all
23andMe Given Green Light to Sell DNA Tests
US Food and Drug Administration says firm can provide consumers with information on genetic risks.
Mapping Digital Health Startups Across The Globe
While the US accounts for 75% of global digital health deal share, deal flow to international startups continues to climb.
73% of Academics Say Access to Research Data Helps Them in Their Work; 34% Do Not Publish Their Data
73% of Academics Say Access to Research Data Helps Them in Their Work; 34% Do Not Publish Their Data
A new report published today by Elsevier and CWTS provides a benchmark overview of data sharing perceptions and practices among researchers.
Unpaywall Finds Free Versions of Paywalled Papers
New tool joins a growing collection of software for accessing fee-for-view scientific literature.
The DIY Electronics Transforming Research
Cheap, stripped-down microcontrollers are allowing users to pack huge amounts of computing power into tiny spaces.
Young University Rankings 2017
Newer universities excel when it comes to internationalisation, Times Higher Education’s 2017 ranking of the world’s top young universities shows
Standardising and Harmonising Research Data Policy in Scholarly Publishing
Standardising and Harmonising Research Data Policy in Scholarly Publishing
Springer Nature has developed a standardised, common framework for the research data policies of all its journals.
"This Development May Be in Direct Opposition to the Freedom of Scientific Research"
Statement by Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation concerning the recent legislative changes to the Hungarian national higher education Act.
All Take and No Give? Many Scientists Resist Shift to Open Data
Most academics are keen to access other researchers’ material but a third are yet to share their own.
Unpaywall Scours the Web for Free Versions of Scientific Papers
The science publishing world is a complex one, but the pendulum is currently swinging away from the paywalled mega-journals of the last decade to a more open model.
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Read paywalled research papers for free. It's fast, free, and legal, powered by a database of millions of author-uploaded PDFs.
Composing Reproducible Manuscripts Using R Markdown
eLife now accepting manuscripts in R Markdow at innovation@elifesciences.org.
"Failure Is an Essential Part of Science"
Q&A with the author of a new book on reproducibility.
Why We Are Marching for Science
The vision for what is hoped to be the largest science advocacy event in history.
Funding Furore Shows the Need to Experiment with Peer Review
Funding Furore Shows the Need to Experiment with Peer Review
Canada’s experience with virtual panels shows that the status quo should be challenged, not accepted unthinkingly.
Important, Widely Used and Well-Reported Datasets
Because sharing underlying data is essential for accelerating scientific advances and maximizing the value of research.
Learning to Think Like a Computer
It’s obvious that computers have become indispensable problem-solving partners. But it’s suddenly not enough to be a fluent user of software interfaces. Understanding what lies behind the computer’s seeming magic now seems crucial.
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