Do We Need Formal Quality Standards for Science?
New guidelines proposed by the National Institutes of Health have already been rejected by several major scientific journals.
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The Role of Doubt in Science
Doubt is inherently human and it has a useful purpose, but that doesn’t mean it’s OK to keep questioning climate change, evolution, and the power of vaccines.
Fighting the War on Cancer
Biologists have been working for decades on cancer research—and they’re making progress. But to really stand a chance against this aggressive disease, we should focus on more interdisciplinary collaboration.
It’s Time to Get Rid of History, Biology, and Chemistry Classes
We should re-think the subject boundaries in high school education so that they align with important ideas and concepts that will give our children useful analytical lenses for viewing the world.
Ideology Often Trumps Science, Especially Among Conservatives
Two carefully couched studies parse how our political views impact the way we respond to scientific findings.
How Scientists Contribute to Bad Science Reporting
By not taking university press officers and research press releases seriously, scientists are often complicit in the media falsehoods they so often deride.
Is Social Media Saving Science?
Online discussions and post-publication analyses are catching mistakes that sneak past editorial review.
Who Funded That? The Names and Numbers Behind the Research in Our July/August 2014 Print Issue
This list includes studies cited in our pages that received funding from a source other than the researchers’ home institutions. Only principal or corresponding authors are listed.
‘House’ Fans Are Scared of the Wrong Diseases
People who watch medical dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and House are more likely than non-watchers to be fatalistic about cancer and to underestimate the importance of chronic illnesses.