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for the good of science, publish your code?

Publishing code used in scientific studies sounds like a good idea, but its implementation and consequences need a lot more thought first...
for the good of science, publish your code?

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earth is growing, proclaims amateur geologist

Apparently middle aged planets also gain mass around their equators according to an amateur geologist very passionate about his epiphany.
earth is growing, proclaims amateur geologist

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the odd case of the crime rate paradox

Crime rates are plummeting and no one seems to be able to explain why.
the odd case of the crime rate paradox

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arsenic-based microbes take yet another hit

The infamous NASA-backed paper claiming that exotic biochemistry was found on Earth gets eviscerated in the latest round in reviews.
arsenic-based microbes take yet another hit

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why scientists want to starve a publishing beast

Scientists have had it with traditional publishers acting as parasitic middlemen and their tradition of ever-escalating price gouging.
why scientists want to starve a publishing beast

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the amazing, gyrating theory of everything

A viral theory-of-everything manifesto is raising eyebrows of scientists and pop sci writers with one questions: how could it get published in a peer-reviewed journal?
the amazing, gyrating theory of everything

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applying logic and causality backwards…

When creationists try to frame studies of evolutionary mechanisms as proof of a deity, they have their arguments exactly in reverse.
applying logic and causality backwards…

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do decaying neutrons travel between universes?

According to a group of Belgian scientists, neutrons switch universes when they decay because they decay when they switch universes.
do decaying neutrons travel between universes?

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how can we deal with an echo chamber web?

How do we shake people out of the cozy realities they tend to build for themselves online?
how can we deal with an echo chamber web?

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why scientific success is hard to measure

Science doesn't move at the speed of headlines. It moves at whatever speed scientists can discover and confirm something new.
why scientific success is hard to measure

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performing an evolutionary feat in sixty days

For the first time we saw multicellular life evolve in a lab under conditions predicted by biologists.
performing an evolutionary feat in sixty days

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why you shouldn't sing praises to a crank

Seriously, it's not a good idea to encourage ignoramuses who see themselves as titans of science on the verge of being lavished with fame and fortune.
why you shouldn't sing praises to a crank

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can global warming really stop an ice age?

Have we pumped enough greenhouse gases into the air to stop the next ice age? Some researchers think so but their models are inconclusive.
can global warming really stop an ice age?

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introducing new and improved ocd timekeeping

You'd think that in the age of atomic clocks we wouldn't have debates about the passage of time. And yet, here we are...
introducing new and improved ocd timekeeping

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why arguing with a crank just won't work out

Cranks looking to debate serious scientists and scholars aren't looking to have a discussion. They shouldn't be given a platform and legitimacy by proxy.
why arguing with a crank just won't work out

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