Science and ethics

Fake news has also reached scientific journals. Illustration: depositphotos.com

New study warns: Fake science is growing faster than legitimate research

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Northwestern researchers have uncovered international networks of “article mills,” brokers, and hijacked journals—producing organized scientific fraud on an industrial scale.
"Researchers must be willing not only to be attentive to the questions and concerns raised by the public and not be satisfied with trying to repel them, but also to respond to them - even if this means they have to shelve technology that they believe may change the world." Illustration: US Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge.

Scientists are trying new ways to convince a skeptical public

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Fake news is part of the immediate consequences of the age of the screen. Source: Stuart Rankin, based on an old cartoon.

Interrupted dialogue

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Ethics in science. Illustration: shutterstock

Reflections - the researcher's commitment to the ethics of science / Bracha Reger

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A sign prohibiting entry to those with a pacemaker

Are we becoming "post-human"?

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Scanning electron microscope image of a layer of nanowires. Link to the source of the image at the bottom of the article

Great need for a little inspection

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

McCain or Obama - who is good for science? Chapter 3: Stop global warming denial

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

McCain or Obama - who is good for science? Chapter 2: The teaching of evolution

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Genetic screening - what is the diameter of the holes?

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Did Feynman regret his part in the development of the atomic bomb? In a new book: "The joy of discovering things

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Deadly lipstick and a cipher machine in a spy accessories display

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