Physics: QBism puts the scientist back into science A participatory view of science resolves quantum paradoxes and finds room in classical physics for 'the Now', says N. David Mermin. Preclinical research: Make mouse studies work More investment to characterize animal models can boost the ability of preclinical work to predict drug effects in humans, says Steve Perrin. In Retrospect: The Social Function of Science Roger Pielke Jr assesses the legacy of J. D. Bernal's science-policy classic on its 75th anniversary. Review of The Social Function of Science J. D. Bernal Microbiology: Majority rule Mark O. Martin relishes a stimulating tour of 'little lives', from fungi to bacteria. Review of The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes Nicholas P. Money Books in brief Mathematics: Number...
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Mental health: A road map for suicide research and prevention It is time for policy-makers, funders, researchers and clinicians to tackle high suicide rates, say André Aleman and Damiaan Denys. Evolutionary biology: Darwin and the women Sarah S. Richardson relishes a study of how nineteenth-century US feminists used the biologist's ideas. Review of From Eve to Evolution: Darwin, Science, and Women's Rights in Gilded Age America Kimberly A. Hamlin Information technology: Forgotten prophet of the Internet Philip Ball ponders the tale of a librarian who dreamed of networking information. Review of Cataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age Alex Wright European pollution: Investigate smog to inform policy Paul S. Monks Databases: Soil observatory lets r...
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Policy: An intergovernmental panel on antimicrobial resistance Drug-resistant microbes are spreading. A coordinated, global effort is needed to keep drugs working and develop alternatives, say Mark Woolhouse and Jeremy Farrar. Health care: Bring microbial sequencing to hospitals Analysing bacterial and viral DNA can help doctors to pick effective drugs quickly, says Sharon Peacock. Cosmology: Matter and mixology Francis Halzen is exhilarated by an account of the hunt for the particles of dark matter. Review of The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter Katherine Freese Books in brief Q&A: The space crusader US astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, currently hosts the television series Cosmos — an update of Carl Sagan's 1980 show — broadcast in 181 countries and 45 languages. As it winds down, Tyson talks about the rich mix of science and...
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Working together: A call for inclusive conservation Heather Tallis, Jane Lubchenco and 238 co-signatories petition for an end to the infighting that is stalling progress in protecting the planet. Conservation: A to-do list for the world's parks Experts share their priorities for what must be done to make protected areas more effective at conserving global biodiversity. Economics: Account for depreciation of natural capital Economic indicators that omit the depletion and degradation of natural resources and ecosystems are misleading, warns Edward B. Barbier. History of science: Chemists behaving badly Theodore Gray revels in the ego-ridden story of the elements that never were. Review of The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side Marco Fontani, Mariagrazia Costa & Mary Virginia Orna Books in brief Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks...
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Policy: Bring sustainable energy to the developing world Investment and policies must support cheap, clean energy technologies to cut both poverty and climate change, say Reid Detchon and Richenda Van Leeuwen. Publishing: Credit where credit is due Liz Allen, Amy Brand, Jo Scott, Micah Altman and Marjorie Hlava are trialling digital taxonomies to help researchers to identify their contributions to collaborative projects. Astronomy: Art of the eclipse As the next solar eclipse approaches, Jay M. Pasachoff and Roberta J. M. Olson ponder how artists from the early Renaissance onwards have interpreted the phenomenon. Geology: Parsing eruptions Ted Nield weighs up histories of two momentous volcanic events in Iceland and Indonesia. Review of Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of Laki: The Volcano That Turned Eighteenth-Century Europe Dark Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe & Gillen D'Arcy Wood Animal behaviour: Nomads of necessity Joel Greenberg casts an ornithologist's eye on a...
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Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis Bernard Wood explains why the announcement of 'handy man' in April 1964 threw the field of hominin evolution into a turmoil that continues to this day. Development: Mobilize citizens to track sustainability Businesses and the public can keep watch when governments fail to provide environmental data, say Angel Hsu and colleagues. Policy: Free Indian science As elections begin in India, Mathai Joseph and Andrew Robinson call for an end to the stultifying bureaucracy that has held back the nation's science for decades. Tudor technology: Shakespeare and science To mark the 450th anniversary of the bard's birth, Jennifer Rampling probes how mathematics and technology shaped his era. Earth systems: No place like home The newest chapter in James Lovelock's Gaia saga holds out hope, finds Tim Lenton. Review of A Rough Ride to the Future: The Next Evolution of Gaia James Lovelock Psychology: The clamorous mind Susanne Ahmari reviews a per...
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Climate policy: Streamline IPCC reports As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change asks how its assessment process should evolve, Dave Griggs argues for decadal updates and eased workloads. Global warming: Improve economic models of climate change Costs of carbon emissions are being underestimated, but current estimates are still valuable for setting mitigation policy, say Richard L. Revesz and colleagues. Biotechnology: Recombinant gold Nathaniel Comfort applauds a nuanced history of genetic engineering's early years. Review of Gene Jockeys: Life Science and the Rise of Biotech Enterprise Nicolas Rasmussen Ecology: Wilson in Africa Stuart Pimm enjoys a fellow naturalist's first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, and the global lessons drawn from it. Review of A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park &nbs...
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Climate policy: Rethink IPCC reports Voluntary work alone cannot sustain the assessments carried out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Thomas F. Stocker and Gian-Kasper Plattner call for institutional support and a longer report cycle. Economics: Manufacture renewables to build energy security Countries should follow China's lead and boost markets for water, wind and solar power technologies to drive down costs, say John A. Mathews and Hao Tan. Science fiction: Verne and beyond Danièle Chatelain and George Slusser explore how French science fiction grapples with Cartesian duality. Q&A: The sci-fi optimist Best-selling science-fiction writer Neal Stephenson's works cover everything from cryptography to Sumerian mythology. Ahead of next year's novel Seveneves, he talks about his influences, the stagnation in material technologies, and Hieroglyph, the forthcoming science-fiction anthology that he kick-started to stimulate the next generation of engineers. ...
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Medical research: Missing patients Effective clinical studies must consider all ethnicities — exclusion can endanger populations, says Esteban G. Burchard. Developing world: Discuss inequality Confront economic differences to strengthen global research, urge P. Wenzel Geissler and Ferdinand Okwaro. Mental health: Tailor informed-consent processes The first step in studying mental-health interventions across cultures is to adjust procedures to participants' needs, says Mónica Ruiz-Casares. Collaboration: Strength in diversity Richard B. Freeman and Wei Huang reflect on a link between a team's ethnic mix and highly cited papers. Genetics: Under the skin Nathaniel Comfort wonders at the enduring trend of misrepresenting race. Review of A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History, Race Unmasked: Biology and Race in the 20th Century & The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Uns...
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History: A medieval multiverse Ideas in a thirteenth-century treatise on the nature of matter still resonate today, say Tom C. B. McLeish and colleagues. Policy: The art of science advice to government Peter Gluckman, New Zealand's chief science adviser, offers his ten principles for building trust, influence, engagement and independence. Books and Arts Top In retrospect: Sylva Gabriel Hemery celebrates the 350th anniversary of John Evelyn's treatise on the science and practice of forestry. Review of Sylva; Or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions John Evelyn Particle physics: Higgs on the big screen Alexandra Witze savours a behind-the-scenes look at physics's most famous arrival. Review of Particle Fever Mark Levinson Evolutionary biology: S...
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273 Universities challenged The face of higher education is changingat a rapid rate 287 The university experiment Evolution is the name of the game if the campus is to survive 288 Campus as laboratory Universities around the world are finding fresh ways to teach and organize research 292 The research rethink Arizona State University tries to Break down entrenched walls between disciplines COMMENT 295 Chinese university reform in three steps Jie Zhang The way to build a world-class Institution is to value and reward the faculty members 297 Companies on campus Jana J Watson-Capps & Thomas R Cech There are mutual benefits to be gained from having industry labs in an academic setting THIS WEEK EDITORIALS 273 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Dust to dust Lessons need to be learned from the media circus around gravitational waves 274 PUBLISHING Review rewards Welcome recognition for science publishing's unsung heroes 115 How terror-proof is your economy? Erwann Michel-Kerjan Make use of scientific skills to analyse the threats posed to finance RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 276 SELECTIONS FROM THE = &...
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EDITORIALS 403 BIOSAFETY A ripe time for gaining ground The frosty debate over gain-of-function work Shows signs of a thaw 403 ANIMAL RESEARCH The ice bucket Success of social-media challenge sidestepped emotive issue 404 ENVIRONMENT Toxic influence Europe raust respond to threat to vultures nosed by livestock drugs. WORLD VIEW 405 Stormy outlook for long-term ecology studies Tim Birkhead Axed guillemot survey raises fears over funders' priorities RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 406 SELECTIONS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE Sleep loss and obesity / Saving rhinos / Solar corona heating / PhD supply tops demand / Tomadoes clustered SEVEN DAYS 408 THE NEWS IN BRIEF Contentious snails / L'Aquila appeal gets under way / Australia boosts ties between science and industry 523 CAREER CHANGES Open for business An MBA can open new career paths for the business-minded scientist 525 TURNING POINT Andrew Dove sees the latest biodegradable polymers as a potential boon to regenerative medicine 411 BIOSECURITY - White House enforces moratorium an gain-of-function research 412 POLITICS US elections hold promise of bleak outlook for science funding...
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EDITORIAL Open goal International collaborations can help bolster the continent's ambitions FEATURES 201 Stars of South American science Growth in resources and opportunity 202 South America by the numbers A continent quantified Big players The leading lights in Latin American research 7117 Homeward bound Repatriation efforts pay off COMMENT Capacity building: Architects of South American science Eduardo Arzt, Gisella Orjeda, Carlos Nobre, Juan Carlos Castilla, Lino Baranao, Sidarta Ribeiro, Claudia Bifano, Jose Eduardo Krieger, Pablo C Guerrero & Mary T K Arroyo A continent-wide look at how the region can boost its science base 19 Fellowships: Turning brain drain into brain circulation Torsten Wiesel & Jimena Sierralta Successful scholarships provide sound foundation for Latin American science EDITORIALS A growing problem GM crops are no quick fix for quashing herbicide-resistant weeds 187 REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Good practice A systematic approach to stem cells will reap therapeutic benefits WORLD VIEW 189 Jordan's stem-cell Iaw can guide the Middle East Rana Dajani Framework offers legal and ethical guidance for Islamic nat...
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EDITORIALS 143 POLICY Room for growth Europe is taking a step forward in regulation of transgenic crops 143 HUMAN RESEARCH Ethical overkill Cut back on redundant ethics reviews 144 BIODIVERSITY Protect and serve Conservation efforts need to ramp up WORLD VIEW 145 Assess the real cost of research assessment Peter M Atkinson The UK Research Excellence Framework needs tightening up RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 146 SELECTIONS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE Early ape could handle alcohol / Ice loss a one-way trip / Cockroaches see the night / New metrics on top / Stunning eels / A Early bat-nav - -- 151 EARTHQUAKES Tsunami warnings for Indian Ocean fall short 153 SPACE Europe hatches plan to join Russian Moon trips 154 PUBLIC HEALTH Experts seek to expand Ebola testing in West Africa 156 MEDICINE Drugfirms encouraged by a cancer immunotherapy's success 157 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY Microsoft billionaire founds US$100-million `cell observatory' FEATURES Treatment research should focus on disease, not microbes BOOKS & ARTS 16B IN RETROSPECT Elective Affinities Matthew Bell SEVEN DAYS 148 THE NEWS IN BRIEF Orion test flight ...
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NEWS 300 12 months of science Comets, stem cells, cosmic dust and more 304 Images of the year FEATURES 311 Nature's 10 Who were the people who made a mark in science this year? NEWS & VIEWS 340 Editors' choice A round-up of the highlights from this year's News & Views EDITORIALS 287 SCIENCE & SOCIETY Keep asking the question The US Census Bureau should not abandon data on working scientists 2B7 PUBLISHING Spin cycle Media hype does science no favours 2B8 CLIMATE CHARGE Honest brokers The deal struck in Lima is too weak WORLD VIEW 289 Challenge the abuse of science in setting policy Guillaume Chapron Beware politicians misusing data RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 29O SELECTIONS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE Evidence for 'Kamikaze' typhoons / Hailstone dynamics / Indirect neonicotinoid action / Drought claimed Mayan city SEVEN DAYS 292 THE NEWS IN BRIEF Protesters damage archaeology / LHC ready for return / US budget passed 295 FIELD REPORT Local customs present challenges for Ebola control 297 EVOLUTION Meet the collaboration behind the latest bird family tree 298 POLITICS Russian scientists divided over Putin's...
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