Category Archives: Science culture
An Author Rights Perspective on Scientific Editors
Signing Critical Peer Reviews & the Fear of Retaliation: What Should We Do?
Black History Month: Mathematicians’ Powerful Stories
Posted by Black History Month, diversity, featured, gender, history, racism, Science culture, women in science
in3 Things Expressions of Concern Reveal About the Research Publication System
CRISPR, Priority, and Credit: Do We Need to Edit Science’s DNA?
Posted by Early career researchers, featured, history, open science, science communication, Science culture
inScience and the Rise of the Co-Authors
The Value of 3 Degrees of Separation on Twitter
The more interconnected our Twitter networks get, the more the distance between us and total strangers shrinks [PDF]. That’s not always a good thing. Twitter is fabulous. There’s fun, camaraderie, fascinating people, and ideas you wouldn’t otherwise encounter. Victoria Costello … Continue reading
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“Just” Joking? Sexist Talk in Science
I’m a scientist who’s also a cartoonist. So I’ve got a pretty keen interest in scholarship and empirical research on humor. And I want to talk about research and sexist jokes, and where that leads. It’s a response to a narrative … Continue reading
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Posted by Bias, diversity, Early career researchers, gender, Humor, science communication, Science culture, women in science
inWeighing Up Anonymity and Openness in Publication Peer Review
Scientists are in a real bind when it comes to peer review. It’s hard to be objective when we’re all among the peer reviewing and peer-reviewed, or plan to be. Still, we should be able to mobilize science’s repertoire to solve our problems. Yet, … Continue reading
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Peer Review BC (Before Citations)
In theory, science isn’t just self-interested. We’re all driven by curiosity and pure motives to strive together to unlock the secrets of the universe and solve problems. Which is true. But it’s for others to determine whether or not we’ve unlocked or solved anything. … Continue reading
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