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A mathematical theory of knowledge, science, bias and pseudoscience

A mathematical theory of knowledge, science, bias and pseudoscience

This essay unifies key epistemological concepts in a consistent mathematical framework built on two postulates: 1-information is finite; 2-knowledge is information compression.

Anticipating artificial intelligence

Anticipating artificial intelligence

Concerns over AI are not simply fear-mongering. Progress in the field will affect society profoundly, and it is important to make sure that the changes benefit everyone.

If scientists want to influence policymaking, they need to understand it

If scientists want to influence policymaking, they need to understand it

Turning scientific evidence into policy exposes a gulf between how scientists think and how policymakers work. Here’s what scientists need to know

Are the disruptions of uberisation a bane or boon for science?

Are the disruptions of uberisation a bane or boon for science?

For every characteristic of uberisation, there is a parallel in the world of research. This raises the question of whether research was "uberised" before Uber even existed?

Speak up about subtle sexism in science

Speak up about subtle sexism in science

Female scientists face everyday, often-unintentional microaggression in the workplace, and it won't stop unless we talk about it, says Tricia Serio.

Peer review appears to be a poor predictor of impact

Peer review appears to be a poor predictor of impact

David Kent breaks down an eLife article that suggests peer review scores cannot distinguish very good grants from excellent grants. In fact, at a certain point in the process, it is pretty much a random lottery.

Call for papers: publish your confirmatory and non-confirmatory results

Call for papers: publish your confirmatory and non-confirmatory results

In response to rising concerns about irreproducible science and the lack of somewhere to openly discuss these issues, we recently launched the Preclinical Reproducibility and Robustness Channel.

Yet more evidence for questionable research practices in Psychology

Yet more evidence for questionable research practices in Psychology

The replicability of psychological research is surprisingly low. Why? In this blog post I present new evidence showing that questionable research practices contributed to failures to replicate psyc…

Economic thoughts about “gold” open access

Economic thoughts about “gold” open access

There is increasing support in the scholarly communications community for “flipping” the standard journal publishing model from subscription-based to “gold” open access...

New Stanford center for scientific cartography

New Stanford center for scientific cartography

The new David Rumsey Map Center, which opened last week at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, showcases what was once one of the world’s great private map collections—more than 150,000 maps, globes, and cartographic artifacts.

CERN releases 300TB of Large Hadron Collider data into open access

CERN releases 300TB of Large Hadron Collider data into open access

Cancel your plans for this weekend! CERN just dropped 300 terabytes of hot collider data on the world and you know you want to take a look.