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| GAIN 2010: Panel discussions on the future of science in Germany |
| After the first sessions right after lunch, the meeting went on to several parallel sessions all discussing the same topic in the same way: representatives from universities/research institutions, funding agencies and po...[more] |
| GAIN politics science funding |
| Posted on Friday 10 September 2010 - 22:54:45 |
| GAIN2010: Priority for science and research in spite of the financial crisis? |
This session was a panel discussion consisting of (from left to right in the figure below):
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| GAIN research funding politics |
| Posted on Saturday 11 September 2010 - 22:05:05 |
| Applying game theory to science politics |
| Game theory has been an important scientific tool to study the dynamics of social interactions n a community. Actually, my first publication is about the evolution of cooperation and how certain aspects of it can be mode...[more] |
| science politics science politics cheating misconduct game theory |
| Posted on Wednesday 09 May 2007 - 10:02:38 |
| Don't trust scientists! |
| The plural of anecdote is not data. Yet, anecdotes of scientific misconduct are accumulating. Everyone knows the most high-profile cases like those of Jan Hendrik Schön or Hwang Woo-Suk. In a recent survey, over 70% of s...[more] |
| tenure credibility politics fraud misconduct labor working hours |
| Posted on Tuesday 02 March 2010 - 11:21:05 |
| Exempted from reason and evidence: Cause and effect? |
| In recent years, we have witnessed how the delusional has ceased being marginal and moved into the mainstream. At first, I thought I remembered that I was aware of the resurgence of radical Islam in the Middle East long ...[more] |
| religion creationism politics enlightenment |
| Posted on Friday 19 March 2010 - 11:37:38 |
| Evolution, politics and primate change |
Just love this cartoon: Via Pharyngula....[more] |
| cartoon fun primate change politics |
| Posted on Thursday 26 November 2009 - 16:29:03 |
| Republicans legislating against gravity? |
| Remember always: intelligent falling!...[more] |
| republicans gravity fun politics |
| Posted on Friday 11 March 2011 - 10:45:23 |
| Full PDF version of the TAZ article on open access |
| I just received the PDF version of the TAZ article on open access, with the cover illustration, photos and all. I've put it in the downloads area so everyone can have a look at it. Pretty nice that an article in a genera...[more] |
| taz open access media politics |
| Posted on Thursday 23 August 2012 - 14:10:14 |
| Who needs to know about bears, planetariums or fruit flies anyway? To hell with science! |
| In the beginning, there was bear DNA. Then the projector for the quintessential planetarium experience. Last Friday it was research on fruit flies. Which research project a semi-educated Republican politician doesn't und...[more] |
| research budget science earmark politics money Palin |
| Posted on Monday 27 October 2008 - 15:06:24 |
| The fly swatter |
Awesome painting of Palin going after a fruit fly researcher: via Pharyngula...[more] |
| fun Palin drosophila fruit flies politics |
| Posted on Friday 07 November 2008 - 16:28:43 |