Next Big Future November 28, 2018 There have been complaints about the seeming lack of acceleration or slower than expected development of societal technology. According to researcher in the UK there is a need to understand the s-curve concepts in innovation and barriers to exploration of technology. There is a need to review history when technology was held back and how breakthroughs did occur. There can be barriers or innovations needed to enable successful development of technologies…read more.
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Study: On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories
MIT News March 8, 2018 Researchers at MIT found that falsehood diffuses significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth, in all categories of information, and in many cases by an order of magnitude. Humans, not bots, are primarily responsible for spreading misleading information therefore behavioral interventions become even more important in our fight to stop the spread of false news. The study provides a variety of ways of quantifying this phenomenon… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Fund ideas, not pedigree, to find fresh insight
Nature March 6, 2018 Grant review tends to be biased against innovation; researchers’ best shot at funding is proposing the same sort of work that they have already proved they can do. Although there is some evidence to suggest that peer review can distinguish solid research from poor research, it is not clear that it can identify the very best. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation uses blind review for awards in its Grand Challenges Explorations programme, and New Zealand’s Health Research Council uses a random-number generator to prioritize ‘Explorer’ grant proposals that have fulfilled certain criteria. The global RAND […]
SynBioHub: A Standards-Enabled Design Repository for Synthetic Biology
ACS Synthetic Biology January 9, 2018 The SynBioHub repository (https://synbiohub.org) is an open-source software project that facilitates the sharing of information about engineered biological systems. SynBioHub provides computational access for software and data integration, and a graphical user interface that enables users to search for and share designs in a Web browser. By connecting to relevant repositories (e.g., the iGEM repository, JBEI ICE, and other instances of SynBioHub), the software allows users to browse, upload, and download data in various standard formats, regardless of their location or representation… read more.
Physics in 2018 (podcast)
Physics World January 23, 2018 In their first podcast of 2018, Physics World catches up with a selection of their journalists to get their thoughts on the year ahead in physics. Also appearing in the episode is Dave Newbold, a particle physicist from the University of Bristol, who speaks about the possibilities for new physics discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)… read more. Download podcast