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From the lab to the headlines: Why do some studies make the news while others do not?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (189+ words) | Newswise Newswise From the lab to the headlines: Why do some studies make the news while others do not? Newswise — A large share of scientific research is funded with public money, yet only a small proportion is ever communicated to…...
Springer Nature, African academies launch research integrity survey
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (441+ words) Research Information Springer Nature has joined forces with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) to launch a major new research integrity survey. The study represents the first continent-wide investigation into how…...
You Simply MUST 'Do Your Own Research"
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1024+ words) I am a big believer in the division of labor. It is one of the secrets to a well-functioning and prosperous society. Adam Smith's explanation of the concept using a pin factory as an example captured the idea beautifully: if…...
The hidden cost of peer review: a system under strain
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (410+ words) This growing demand raises broader questions about how peer review functions within today’s academic publishing landscape, particularly in relation to Article Processing Charges, or APCs. The intention here is not to criticise the system, but to reflect on how time,…...
Student Admits She Did Not Conduct Experiments in Now-Retracted Paper
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1648+ words) Princeton student Rishika Porandla self-retracted a paper due to methodological errors. She now says the results represent “hypothesized effects,” not actual ones. The original decision to retract the paper garnered praise from the student’s professors, but it also led to…...
NIH proposes major revamp of how it scores research grant proposals
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (104+ words) Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase political interference....
Mirror Biology Research: Implications for Operational Governance
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (189+ words) RAND's divisions conduct research on a uniquely broad front for clients around the globe. Sana Zakaria, Matthew L. Nicotra, Alec Ross, Rachel Steratore, Chris Carter-Gordon, Tyler Hoard, Gerald L. Epstein Expert InsightsPublished Aug 18, 2026 This work was independently initiated and conducted within the…...
Evolving Peer Review
1+ week, 1+ day ago (273+ words) GG has opined about peer review a lot over the years and so was interested to see the latest series of suggestions on how to save peer review in Ars Technica. (just search on “peer review” in the little search…...
Research should be about pursuing knowledge, not publication numbers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (683+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Chained majesties: The plight of captive elephants in Bangladesh Bangladesh’s FDI puzzle: Why human capital, not red tape, is the real constraint Breastfeeding…...
Writing evidence-linked docs exposed two missing regression tests
1+ week, 1+ day ago (326+ words) This is a crosspost of the canonical version on GitHub. Neither gap was a live bug — that's the whole point of this post. agent-cost's existing test suite already covered the two extremes of each piece of logic; what was missing…...