‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’(theguardian.com)

21 points by jrepinc 3 years ago | 6 comments

Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty(theguardian.com)

20 points by helsinkiandrew 1 year ago | 38 comments

Oxford accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms(theguardian.com)

153 points by Michelangelo11 1 year ago | 87 comments

Harvard hired researcher to uncover slavery ties, fires him for finding slaves(theguardian.com)

46 points by ryan_j_naughton 1 year ago | 18 comments

RFK Jr's 'Maha' report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies(theguardian.com)

105 points by KnuthIsGod 1 year ago | 41 comments

Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools(theguardian.com)

175 points by obscurette 3 years ago | 180 comments

Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds(science.org)

402 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 350 comments

Science magazine news article reporting an analysis finding that sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake scientific papers.

Electrification Special Report 2026 [pdf](iea.blob.core.windows.net)

9 points by gmays 25 days ago | 0 comments

A PDF of the International Energy Agency's 2026 special report on electrification of the global energy system.

Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now they want to silence him(electrek.co)

379 points by xbmcuser 1 year ago | 188 comments

Electrek article about a scientist who exposed anti-wind groups as oil-funded and now faces efforts to silence him.

U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Trump took office(science.org)

362 points by j_maffe 9 months ago | 270 comments

Science magazine news article reporting the U.S. federal government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhD employees since Trump took office; page shows Cloudflare check.

Sci-Hub founder receives EFF award for providing access to scientific knowledge(torrentfreak.com)

357 points by gslin 3 years ago | 42 comments

TorrentFreak article reporting that the EFF will give Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan an award for providing access to scientific knowledge.

AI tools are spotting errors in research papers(nature.com)

555 points by kgwgk 1 year ago | 200 comments

Nature news article on a growing movement using AI and large language models to detect errors in research papers, sparked by a flawed black plastic utensils study.