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- Peer Review; Last Refuge of the (Uninformed) Troll Mon, 30 Dec 13, 11:00amCurrent peer review science, by attempting to explain away model failure, in fact confirms that the science is wrong Guest essay by David M. Hoffer It has become a favorite tactic amongst trolls to declare their belief in...
- Thanks, I’ll pass Sun, 29 Dec 13, 3:25pmPeople send me stuff. I got this email today with the subject: Publish Your Research Paper And then I read the image that was the advertisement for the new journal. Yo, I’m invited to contribute “resarch”. Source...
- Peer Evil – the rotten business model of modern science Tue, 25 Jun 13, 5:01pmGuest essay by Abzats. The most exciting period in science was, arguably, 1895-1945. It was marked by discoveries that changed the foundations of modern science: X-rays, quantum mechanics, superconductivity, relativity theory...
- Scientific peer review and publishing taking a turn for the better Wed, 25 Jul 12, 4:15pmA number of people have brought this recent article in the Economist to my attention. Some excerpts: There is a widespread feeling that the journal publishers who have mediated this exchange for the past century or more are...
- UK Conference of Science Journalists: ‘institutions unlikely to fairly investigate allegations of fraud made against their own’ Mon, 2 Jul 12, 1:35amGuest post by Douglas J. Keenan The 2012 UK Conference of Science Journalists was held on June 25th. The programme is available on the UKCSJ web site. The conference is intended for science journalists, as its name says;...
- Editorial in Nature calls for open access data – ‘Science’s capacity for self-correction comes from its openness to scrutiny and challenge.’ Thu, 28 Jun 12, 11:26pmAn excerpt: Open your minds and share your results An open approach is the best way to maximize the benefits of research for both scientists and the public, says Geoffrey Boulton There is a compelling case for having open...
- Quote of the Week – rubbishing peer review Wed, 20 Jul 11, 10:30amHere I am, minding my own business, looking at my local newspaper, and just reading what is happening locally. Then, out pops this profound quote of the week that is just gobsmacking. The first line of the story starts out...
- On being a scientist – a manual Sun, 6 Feb 11, 7:20pmBruce Foutch writes about this book in Tips and Notes to WUWT, Phil Jones might benefit from a gift copy. ON BEING A SCIENTIST A GUIDE TO RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH THIRD EDITION This book is now available from...
- A Conversation with the Author Fri, 14 Jan 11, 6:08amGuest post by Michael A. Lewis, Ph.D In a New Year’s Day post, Anthony mounted the Abstract from a Paper titled Warming Power of CO2: Correlations with temperature change. Subsequent comments raised some questions...