Meet Eric Lander, Biden's Pick For Science Adviser And A Polarizing Figure
Under Biden, genome-sequencing pioneer Eric Lander may become the most powerful scientist in US history. But he comes with some baggage.
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These Are The Fake Experts Pushing Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus Pandemic
10 Days That Changed Britain: "Heated" Debate Between Scientists Forced Boris Johnson To Act On Coronavirus
10 Days That Changed Britain: "Heated" Debate Between Scientists Forced Boris Johnson To Act On Coronavirus
It was on Wednesday, March 11 that some of the experts on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies began to realise that the coronavirus was spreading through the UK too fast for the NHS to cope.
I Don't Miss Being A Scientist, Except When I Do
Science was a place I ultimately left, not so much because I wanted to, but because I had to.
The Government Is Planning To Make EU Students Pay Much Higher Fees To Study At English Universities
The Government Is Planning To Make EU Students Pay Much Higher Fees To Study At English Universities
Home fee status and financial support for EU nationals is planned to be withdrawn from 2021 in a new crackdown on foreign students by Theresa May.
Sliced And Diced: The Inside Story Of How An Ivy League Food Scientist Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies
Sliced And Diced: The Inside Story Of How An Ivy League Food Scientist Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies
Brian Wansink won fame, funding, and influence for his science-backed advice on healthy eating. Now, emails show how the Cornell professor and his colleagues have hacked and massaged low-quality data into headline-friendly studies to “go virally big time.”
The 10 Most Badass Scientific Collaborations That Have Ever Happened
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Meet The Scientists Using FOIA To See Each Other’s Grants
Over the past decade, scientists or universities have used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to get thousands of competitors' grants proposals. And many of the targeted scientists are upset.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
His nuclear research helped a judge determine that former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko had been assassinated – likely on Putin’s orders.
It Just Got Much Harder To Know What's Going On In US Animal Research Labs
It Just Got Much Harder To Know What's Going On In US Animal Research Labs
An entire database on animal research — including documents on the numbers of animals used in each lab, inspection reports, and enforcement actions — has suddenly been taken down from public view.
How Scientists Are Fighting Bias In Research By Writing Down Their Theories In Advance
How Scientists Are Fighting Bias In Research By Writing Down Their Theories In Advance
Scientific research is being skewed by researchers and journals changing what they're looking for after the results of the study come in. But some people are finding ways to fight back against their own bias.
He Thinks He’s Untouchable
Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola and the flu, ran a lab at the University of Washington where intoxication and sexual harassment went unchecked, and where he misused public resources for personal gain, according to two investigations obtained by BuzzFeed News.
Someone is showing what it'd be like if male scientists were written about like women
"A devout husband and father, Darwin balanced his family duties with the study of the specimens he brought from his travels."
How scientists are doing a bait-and-switch with medical data
Researchers are “choosing their lottery numbers after seeing the draw”, making medicine less reliable - and respected journals are letting them do it.
What is the one fact humanity needs to know?
What is the one fact humanity needs to know?
“If civilisation was destroyed, what scientific information would you pass on to the survivors?”
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