The Role of Science in the News (and Elsewhere)
Did COVID change the way the public, and the scientists, interpret and discuss scientific results? Statisticians think it looks like the same old problems prevail, only inflated.
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Did COVID change the way the public, and the scientists, interpret and discuss scientific results? Statisticians think it looks like the same old problems prevail, only inflated.
Double-masking is a sensible and easy way to lower your risk when you have to spend more time around others - in a taxi, on a train or plane, or at an inauguration.
Online learning is fragmenting the traditional model of the university as a single site for both education and research. In this blog, it is discussed how this digital transition is reshaping universities.
In the age of the internet, there's no such thing as a private debate. But is that bad for science?
Open Science is not a finish line, but a means to an end. Widespread adoption of Open Science policies would improve the transparency, reusability and connectivity of scientific outputs.
It's time to apply research on in-person public deliberation to the virtual world.
Carbon-neutral aviation is possible, but in future, aircraft are likely to continue to be powered by fossil fuels. The CO2 they emit must be systematically stored underground. This is the most economical of various approaches that ETH researchers have compared in detail.