Opinion: Dismantling Anti-vaccine Rhetoric on Social Media
Opinion: Dismantling Anti-vaccine Rhetoric on Social Media
Can requiring users of Facebook and other platforms to pass critical thinking tests stem the tide of widely disseminated misinformation?
Can requiring users of Facebook and other platforms to pass critical thinking tests stem the tide of widely disseminated misinformation?
CZI Pledges Billions More Dollars in Science Funding
Catherine Offord | Dec 9, 2021 | 2 min read
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg are dedicating a further $3.4 billion to biomedical and human health research on top of $3 billion invested several years ago, the organization announced this week.
Black in X Addresses Long-Standing Inequity in STEM
Lisa Winter | Nov 16, 2020 | 7 min read
In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action.
The Tissue Chips in Space Program
The Scientist | Jun 28, 2019 | 1 min read
After the launch of four tissue-mimicking microfluidic devices into space, Lucie Low of NIH/NCATS discusses what they could tell us about human health in this Facebook Live.
Online Platforms to Share Medical Data Launch
Jenny Rood | Apr 1, 2015 | 2 min read
The “Genes for Good” Facebook app and the Open Humans Network plan to recruit large numbers of volunteers for medical studies using social media.
Science Gone Social
Sara K. Yeo, Michael A. Xenos, Dietram A. Scheufele, Michael A. Cacciatore, and Dominique Brossard | Oct 1, 2014 | 4 min read
Scientists are beginning to embrace social media as a viable means of communicating with public audiences.
Setting the Record Straight
Daniel Cossins | Oct 1, 2014 | 10+ min read
Scientists are taking to social media to challenge weak research, share replication attempts in real time, and counteract hype. Will this online discourse enrich the scientific process?
Wither Social Media?
Tracy Vence | Jan 22, 2014 | 1 min read
Researchers apply epidemiological approaches to model user adoption and abandonment of sites like Facebook.
Week in Review: April 8-12
Jef Akst | Apr 12, 2013 | 3 min read
Hot topics from the AACR meeting; the ongoing debate about pesticides’ effects on bees; a treasure trove of baby dinos; conservation on social media
Biologist Ruffles Feathers on Facebook
Bob Grant | Oct 18, 2012 | 2 min read
The blogosphere voices widespread condemnation for a sexist comment made by a researcher attending this week’s annual Society for Neuroscience conference.