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Fake science Publications and Pokemon
Posted by: adeline in Opinion 7 months, 1 week ago
From Using Pokemon to Detect Scientific Misinformation:
Going beyond the “ecological turn” in the humanities
Posted by: adeline in News, Opinion 5 years, 3 months ago
Not just the humanities but also in 2017, a prestigious science journal giving attention to Ecology with a new journal (but sharing the spot with Evolution).: https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/nature-to-launch-new-ecology-and-evolution-journal/
Forget Politicizing Science. Let’s Democratize Science! by David Guston
Posted by: adeline in Opinion 5 years, 3 months ago
An interesting read on democratizing science policy and advice from 2005. David Guston is based at Arizona State University where he is the founding director of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Director at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Co-Director at the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes and Professor in the Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vox Article - Fleming's discovery of penicillin couldn't get published today. That's a huge problem.
Posted by: adeline in Opinion 5 years, 6 months ago
Great article by Julia Belluz on the age of big data and whether "small science" should be published. Excerpt below:
Creative Responses to Sustainability Guide - Singapore edition launched
Posted by: adeline in Opinion 5 years, 6 months ago
Deforestation, climate change, corruption, mass extinction. Can we trust governments and corporations (particularly in Asia) to take the necessary steps to deal with these issues? Scientists are often unwilling/unable/ineffective in taking action outside of academia to create social changes needed to address these problems, particularly in Asia.