culture, opinion

Our survey of seminars in biology and chemistry shows that women ask fewer questions than men. We propose ways to change that.

A recent meeting about the disconnect between scientific and public beliefs points to ways researchers can improve how they communicate with skeptics.

Online scientific journals are sacrificing the quality of research articles to make a buck.

Biomedical researchers would benefit from emulating the logically rigorous reasoning of the late Alan Turing, British mathematician, computer scientist, and master cryptographer.

Music videos could be helpful tools for science communication and education, but anti- and pseudoscience activists are also using this medium to spread their views.

Security concerns during the Cold War may have led to the generation of misinformation on the physiological effects of microwave radiation from mobile phones.

Professional dialogue between scientists and non-scientists is not easy, but when successful, it can create powerful insights and relationships.

Simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not enough.

Financial hardships of young scientists in training are forcing many talented researchers to find new careers.

Much of what researchers believe about the public and effective communication is wrong.

Financial “conflicts of interest” should not be so quickly condemned. Industry relationships are unequivocally beneficial.

African justice systems must change to help curb HIV and tuberculosis transmission in prisons.

By discouraging change, universities are stunting scientific innovation, leadership, and growth.

Introducing DELSA Global, a community initiative to connect experts, share data, and democratize science.

Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.

While biotechnology has met with mixed public reactions, to date nanotechnology seems to invoke much less public concern.

Celebrity spokespeople for pharma companies can manipulate the public’s understanding of disease.

Investing more federal dollars in life science research may save the US economy.

The path to eradicating malaria in Africa involves much more than just a vaccine.