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Opinion: The Uncomfortable Limits of Human Knowledge
Opinion: The Uncomfortable Limits of Human Knowledge
Does science describe experience or truth?
Opinion: The Uncomfortable Limits of Human Knowledge
Opinion: The Uncomfortable Limits of Human Knowledge

Does science describe experience or truth?

Does science describe experience or truth?

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Ten Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
Image of the Day: Painting with Microbes
Emily Makowski | Nov 22, 2019 | 2 min read
See this year’s winners of the American Society for Microbiology’s agar art competition.
Trainees Often Ghostwrite PIs’ Peer Reviews: Survey
Jef Akst | Nov 4, 2019 | 4 min read
Half of early-career researchers say they’d participated in the peer review process with their mentors without getting credit.
The Sea and the Science She Inspires
Bob Grant | Nov 1, 2019 | 3 min read
For centuries, painters and poets have looked to the ocean for insight. Researchers, too, have found their muse in the Earth’s salty realm.
How Underwater Photography Propels Marine Biology
Richard Smith | Nov 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Marine photographers are helping scientists to document the diversity of coral reefs before the imperiled ecosystems disappear.
UCL to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics, Including Pipette Tips
Katarina Zimmer | Oct 25, 2019 | 3 min read
Britain’s largest university aims to eliminate single-use plastics, in the lab and elsewhere around campus, by 2024. How exactly the institution plans to meet that goal is yet to be determined.
Book Excerpt from Conscience
Patricia Churchland | Oct 1, 2019 | 3 min read
In the book's introduction, author Patricia Churchland makes the case that human conscience can be explained by examining the biological dynamics of social living.
Opinion: Why Mammalian Brains are Geared Toward Kindness
Patricia Churchland | Oct 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Neuroscience is starting to unravel the evolutionary underpinnings of mammals’ selflessness.
Ten Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist | Oct 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
Union Says National Lab in Canada Is a Toxic Workplace
Jef Akst | Sep 30, 2019 | 3 min read
After a scientist at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg had a mental breakdown that may have contributed to her death in 2016, employees raise red flags about an unhealthy work environment.
Book Excerpt from Pleased to Meet Me
Bill Sullivan | Sep 1, 2019 | 5 min read
In Chapter 6, author Bill Sullivan explains how irrational fears can be passed down through transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.
Can Genetics Explain Human Behavior?
Bill Sullivan | Sep 1, 2019 | 3 min read
The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.
Academia to FBI on Monitoring Chinese Scientists: “Tread Carefully”
Jef Akst | Aug 12, 2019 | 2 min read
Nearly two dozen higher education groups warn the government to be cautious when advising US research universities to keep an eye on students and faculty with ties to certain Chinese institutions.
Opinion: How to Stop Women’s Silence in STEM
Andrea Anton, Francisca C. Garcia, and Maria Ll. Calleja | Jul 16, 2019 | 3 min read
Our survey of seminars in biology and chemistry shows that women ask fewer questions than men. We propose ways to change that.
Book Excerpt from Deep Medicine
Eric Topol | Jul 15, 2019 | 4 min read
In Chapter 10, “Deep Discovery,” author Eric Topol considers the marriage of omics and AI.
#MeTooSTEM Founder BethAnn McLaughlin Has Left Vanderbilt
Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 10, 2019 | 2 min read
Her departure follows her denial of tenure.
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Making Sense of Magnetic Navigation
David Barrie | Jun 1, 2019 | 3 min read
A new book about remarkable feats of migration by animals explores the front lines of research into how they do it.
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Ten Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist | Jun 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
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Belief in the Unseen
Bob Grant | Jun 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Science doesn’t require faith, but fostering trust in its practitioners can help the public move past unfounded doubts.
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