Posts filed under Scientific Literatures

Is it already time for alt-alt-metrics?

Is it not time that science metrics shift their focus from what is worthy of attention to who has a good track record of solving problems and what information in the literature can be regarded as trustworthy because successful problem solvers have successfully relied upon it?  → 

Why is Science Writing so Crap?

If so much scientific writing is bad, perhaps it is because the people who write it don't have a clear idea of what they're doing or why.  → 

The Presumed Singularity of Science

Claims that the capacity for self-correction is what separates science from other endeavours don't hold up when you look at some of those other endeavours. (21 Comments)  → 

New Species Discovered: Meet Amoeba scientisticus

Its stucture and metabolism yield insights into the workings of scientific literature.  → 

Rewrite the Textbooks?

How original research papers, press releases and textbooks treat the same research topic differently.  → 

Does Science Live in its Literature?

Neither philosophy nor sociology can satisfactorily describe science and neither is much use to scientists. Considering science as a literary phenomenon may overcome these shortcomings.  →