Tag: Research
The unreasonable effectiveness of bias in scientific discoveries
Planning scientific discoveries is not like building a railroad. Extreme accuracy in the analysis of projects can be sometimes counterproductive, similarly to what happens...
Beware! Competition For Research Funds Can Kill You
Stefan Grimm, noto e stimato professore di tossicologia presso l’Imperial College (Londra) è stato trovato morto nella sua casa il 25 settembre scorso. Era...
Joining the dots: unprecedented level of pan-european research activism
La rivista EuroScientist ha dedicato un numero speciale su "Research Activism" nei differenti paesi europei. Di seguito l'editoriale dell' Editor in Chief Sabine Louet
By Sabine...
Public research financing in Italy: A matter of quantity as well...
In the public sector, we are witnessing a quantitative and qualitative dramatic change in Italian R&D expenditure. Due to the budget cuts, the Ordinary...
Evaluation: dogma of excellence replaced by scientific diversity
The current dogma says that the largest part of available research funds must be assigned only to the best scientists. This way, researchers, who...
