Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity, but Lack the Data #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Publishing papers in top-tier journals is crucial scholastic currency. But the process is deeply insular, often hinging on personal connections between journal editors and the researchers from whom they solicit and receive manuscripts. “Science is publicized as a meritocracy: a larger, data-driven enterprise in which the best work and the best people float to the […]
Paleontologists See Stars as Software Bleeps Scientific Terms #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The trouble started when Thomas R. Holtz Jr., an expert on the Tyrannosaurus rex, typed “Hell Creek Formation,” the rock unit in Montana where the remains of North America’s last giant dinosaurs have been found. He was trying to answer a colleague’s question after an online presentation during the first day of the Society of […]