On being a scientist – a manual
Bruce 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...
View ArticleRFP’s and the sad state of climate science funding
From the “more study is needed” department and Dr. Roger Pielke Senior, it seems that the RFP (request for proposal) might be one of the biggest problems with climate science today, as some read like...
View ArticleWinegate: Red wine health researcher falsified data
From Medical News Today, word of a major failure of peer review spanning years and 11 journals. Researcher Who Studied Benefits Of Red Wine Falsified Data Says University An extensive misconduct...
View ArticleThe Journal Science – Free the code
In my opinion, this is a testament to Steve McIntyre’s tenacity. Via the GWPF: At Last, The Right Lesson From Climategate Fiasco Monday, 16 April 2012 11:21 PhysOrg A diverse group of academic research...
View ArticleSLACing the soot
From the DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory X-ray vision exposes aerosol structures Laser probes microscopic components of air pollution Menlo Park, Calif. — Researchers at the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleEditorial in Nature calls for open access data –‘Science’s capacity for...
An 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...
View ArticleScientific peer review and publishing taking a turn for the better
A 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...
View ArticleMonday Mirthiness: Severely unsettled science?
Dr. Jerome Ravetz writes in with this humorous research post job advertisement, writing: Here’s an extract from an advertisement for a research post at the London School of Economics: The Centre for...
View ArticleAGU Letter: Journals Should Ask Authors to Publish Results
Dr. Leif Svalgaard directs my attention via email to this letter in Eos, Vol. 93, No. 29, 17 July 2012, which calls for more “open science” in the role of peer review, always a good thing. I’m...
View ArticleVeterinary Research and Global Warming
Guest post by Michael Oxenham Best use of taxpayers’ money? I have been an admirer and daily reader of WUWT for over 5 years, which, together with many other sites, links and papers have given me, I...
View ArticleOpen letter from a concerned researcher on #coronavirus #covid-19
I received this from someone I know and trust in the research community who prefers to remain anonymous. Nevertheless, it’s an important message to get out to policy makers, clinicians,…
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