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Scientists rise up against statistical significance (p value)
Valentin Amrhein, Sander Greenland, Blake McShane and more than 800 signatories call for an end to hyped claims and the dismissal of possibly crucial effects, says Valentin Amrhein, Sander Greenland & Blake McShane.
Thousands of scientists run up against Elsevier’s paywall
Libraries and Elsevier cannot agree on an access deal
Scottish government to probe impact of Brexit on construction
The potential impact Brexit could have on Scotland’s construction sector is to be investigated by a Holyrood committee.
The economy, energy and fair work committee inquiry will also consider the effect technological changes and automation…
Cuba, US team up to fight cancer
Diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States may be strained but the two countries are standing shoulder to shoulder to fight a common enemy: cancer.
The first biotechnical collaboration between the two countries is aiming to test the…
Doorstop rock confirmed as $100k meteorite
The meteorite is made up of mostly iron and nickel and is estimated to be worth over $100,000 © Central Michigan University
First woman in 55 years to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
Donna Strickland wins award with Arthur Askin, Gérard Mourou 'for groundbreaking' laser-related work
Cancer immunologists awarded medicine Nobel prize
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo pioneered treatments that unleash the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells.
Does age matters when it comes to scientific achievements?
Einstein said, “A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.” But was Einstein right?
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