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By Paige Jarreau Ph.D In general, U.S. adults trust scientists. Scientists’ credibility or trustworthiness ratings have been remarkably...

We are sad to announce that Angela Cassidy is stepping down as book review editor after almost 9 years at the helm. We'll soon be ann...

By Rony Armon Last week, I attended the annual lecture of the School of Communication, Education and Society at King’s College London, whe...

The PRINTEGER European Conference on Research Integrity: Why Research Integrity Matters to You will take place in Bonn, Germany, on Februar...

Mind the Lab is a breakthrough initiative in bringing science to the general public, acting as a science teaser to attract people’s interest...

by Jacopo Sacquegno Science has always benefitted from the use of visualization. We can almost say that since the very beginnings of ...

By Jane Gregory and Guoyan Wang Images on journal covers raise the citation rates of academic papers. According Wang, Guoyan and two of he...

(science) Marching for an alternative future https://twitter.com/Millennial_Dems/status/855984811785236481 Un post con...

Haeckel’s Embryos. Images, Evolution, and Fraud Nick Hopwood, | The University of Chicago Press, 2015 The book addresses one of t...

By Elly Zimmer, Ph.D. Science engagement at festivals can be very valuable in reaching large and diverse audiences. Social and cog...