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Man-made climate change is real, says practically every scientist
97 per cent of scientists agree that climate change is caused by humans, an American study has claimed. Significantly, the researchers behind the study also found that the more knowledge of climate science these scientists have, the more likely they are to believe in human-caused climate change. The study, published recently in the Environmental Research Letters journal, was conducted by a team from Michigan Technological University.
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'Research parasites' editorial moves NEJM in wrong direction
The NEJM editorial staff have defended the status quo for both data-sharing policies and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
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Yes, Let’s Start Tracking Misleading Press Releases About Scientific Findings
Science of Us is not a fan of press releases that misrepresent research findings. Here’s what I wrote on the subject back in August: “Every day, countless universities send countless press releases hyping new findings to journalists around the country. It's shocking how often these press releases overhype the findings — there have been times when I’ve been sent a press release stating X, only to open up the actual study itself and find no evidence for that claim.
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Fleming's discovery of penicillin couldn't get published today. That's a huge problem.
Some researchers think science should be small again.
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Let's stop pretending peer review works
Peer review is "often insulting, usually ignorant, occasionally foolish, and frequently wrong." Here's how to fix it.
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