Old-fashioned ways of reporting new discoveries are holding back medical research. Some scientists are pushing for change “NEVER tried sharing data like this before,” said the tweet. “Feels... Read more
THE process by which academics check the work of their colleagues before it goes to print—peer review, in the argot—is nearly as old as scientific publishing itself. But like every human end... Read more
Two big recent scientific results are looking shaky—and it is open peer review on the internet that has been doing the shaking SCIENTISTS make much of the fact that their work is scrutinised... Read more
Researchers in the United States have suggested an alternative way to allocate science funding. The method, which is described in EMBO reports, depends on a collective distribution of fundin... Read more
Funding agencies allocate funds for scientific research mainly based on peer-review of research proposals. In 2010, more than 15,000 researchers peer-reviewed more than 55,000 proposals. I... Read more
“The important thing is that scientists themselves take on the challenge of building the central steering mechanism for science: its evaluation system.” In an editorial accompanying an... Read more
The faster science moves, the faster the world moves Almost every technological and medical innovation in the world has its roots in a scientific paper. Science drives much of the world’s in... Read more
When research is funded by the taxpayer or by charities, the results should be available to all without charge PUBLISHING obscure academic journals is that rare thing in the media industry:... Read more
Scientists spend too much time raising cash instead of doing experiments. Ever since Johannes Kepler traipsed over half of Europe wooing aristocratic patrons, scientists have grumbled about... Read more
Image via Wikipedia THIS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A REFORMATION OF THE CULTURE AND PRACTICE OF SCIENCE—AND ITS RELATION TO THE WIDER WORLD. “Faster.” Could any other word better capture... Read more