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Representing A "Revolution": How the Popular Press Has Portrayed Personalized Medicine
Will Open Access Close the Door on Traditional Journal Publishing?
Wiley Editorial on the changing landscape of publishing suggests that OA and traditional outlets will continue to coexist successfully for some time to come.
Scaling Down Inequality: Rating Scales, Gender Bias, and the Architecture of Evaluation
Scaling Down Inequality: Rating Scales, Gender Bias, and the Architecture of Evaluation
Quantitative performance ratings are ubiquitous in modern organizations — from businesses to universities — yet there is substantialevidence of bias against women in suchratings. This study examines how gender inequalities in evaluations dependon the design of the tools used to judge merit.
A Doctoral Student Wore a Skirt Made of Rejection Letters to Defend Her Dissertation
A Doctoral Student Wore a Skirt Made of Rejection Letters to Defend Her Dissertation
In the spirit of acknowledging and normalizing failure in the process, a doctoral student defended her dissertation in a skirt made of rejection letters from the course of her PhD.
Gender Pay Gap Persists
Pay disparities between female and male PhD holders in the United States exist across almost all fields of science and engineering, according to a report from the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
Data Management Made Simple
Keeping your research data freely available is crucial for open science — and your funding could depend on it.
Plan U
Plan U: A proposal to achieve universal access to scientific and medical research via funder preprint mandates.
Calibrating the Scientific Ecosystem Through Meta-Research
Whilst some scientists study insects, molecules, brains, or clouds, other scientists study science itself. Meta-research, or “research-on-research”, is a burgeoning discipline that investigates efficiency, quality, and bias in the scientific ecosystem.
Connecting fractured habitats has long-lasting ecological benefits
A decades-long ecological experiment in South Carolina has shown the power of a straightforward way to improve wildlife habitats: connect them. Scientists say the study’s results, published Thursday in the journal Science, offer the most compelling evidence yet that connected habitats flourish for years.
Science Ranks Grow Thin in Trump Administration
Hundreds of scientists across the federal government have been forced out, sidelined or muted since President Trump took office.
How Innovation Can Solve Society's Problems
When you think of innovation, you also may think of patents and profits. But two Swiss researchers argue that we should be focusing more on people and places.