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The traditional mode of publishing scientific research faces much criticism – primarily for being too slow and sometimes shoddily done. Maybe fewer publications of higher quality is the way forward.
Nine experts reflect on where researchers should direct their efforts during the next US administration.
Top science and tech talent could choose to set up in other countries that are more hospitable to their work.
Neuroscientist Ana Mingorance’s experience highlights some pointers for successfully making the move to industry.
The story of La Paillasse: an open lab which aims to cut out the intermediaries and create a much more open way of doing research, enabling to fast-prototype solutions to scientific problems.
The knowledge that we produce in our publicly funded works belongs to humankind and must not be locked up behind pay-walls— newly submitted papers should be open-access and older ones open-archive.
How should the scientific publication process be rethought to be more meritocratic?
Citizen science has the potential to make science and innovation more responsible, but it is not without controversy.
A modern digital state needs an effective data infrastructure.
There are big advantages to having scientists communicate in a common tongue, but there are drawbacks as well
An unbending reward system prevents early-career researchers taking full advantage of the digital world.
When we pay for federally funded research, we should be allowed to read it. That’s the simple premise of FASTR, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act.
The U.S. depends on international collaborations and immigrants to solve domestic and global problems.
Funders and publishers have something in common: for better or worse, we have the ability to influence the behavior of researchers.
Upheaval in the former superpower is bad for research and the wider world.
A vibrant scientific culture encourages many interpretations of evidence.
Government support for startups is underrated, says Mariana Mazzucato.
An MP’s dismissive tweet that scientists have ‘no experience of the real world’ highlights a chasm in mutual understanding.
Jim Smith is a Professor of Developmental Biology at the Francis Crick Institute.
When I first heard that Bob Dylan had won the Nobel Prize in Literature, I was immediately jealous of the scientists who had won this year.
Peer review publications remain a key stage in the quality assurance of new research, but some comments can be the stuff of nightmares.
Research used to be about the pursuit of knowledge, now it’s driven by impact and returns. The only way to survive is to change how we work
Interview with Rusty Speidel, Marketing Director at the Center for Open Science (COS).
Demand for steady output stymies discovery. To pursue the most important research, scientists must be allowed to shift their focus.
