Opinion: The Isolated Scientist
Opinion: The Isolated Scientist
Among the disruptions and pain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are dealing with a sudden halt in in-person interactions.
Among the disruptions and pain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are dealing with a sudden halt in in-person interactions.
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Start Making Sense
J.D. Trout | Jun 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Scientific progress is only achieved when humans' innate sense of understanding is validated by objective reality.
NIH Grant Reviews Don’t Predict Success
Kerry Grens | Feb 18, 2016 | 2 min read
Peer reviewers’ assessments of funding proposals to the National Institutes of Health don’t correlate well with later publication citations, a study shows.
Data “Overflow” Compromising Science?
Bob Grant | Sep 25, 2015 | 2 min read
According to a new study, the deluge of scientific literature is leaving researchers unsure of which information to trust.
Report: Impact of Biomedical Research Slipping
Jef Akst | Aug 18, 2015 | 2 min read
Despite dramatic increases in publications, the last 50 years have seen relatively little return on investment for US public health, a study suggests.
Assessing Research Productivity
Donna S. Gibson, Craig B. Thompson, and Ushma S. Neill | Jan 1, 2015 | 4 min read
A new way of evaluating academics’ research output using easily obtained data
Opinion: Science in a Small European Country
Lubomír Tomáška and Jozef Nosek | Jan 27, 2014 | 3 min read
Internationalization is needed to strengthen science in Slovakia.
Lab 2.0
Hayley Dunning | Dec 1, 2012 | 8 min read
Apps and software for improving lab productivity
Predicting Publishing Futures
Sabrina Richards | Sep 12, 2012 | 3 min read
Researchers measure scientific output to determine if past success predicts future productivity.