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- Study shows planting street trees can make residents feel up to 7 years younger Thu, 6 Aug 15, 8:00pmA new study published in the journal Nature has a shown a strong correlation between an abundance of street trees and local residents' improved sense of well-being.
- 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...
- 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...
- Petition to make taxpayer funded science research paywalless Fri, 15 Jun 12, 5:01amLike many of you, I get tired of paywalls, especially when there’s “science by press release” yet the paper remains hidden from the public while the paper gets wide MSM coverage...