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Everything You Need to Know About Blockchain Technology
By Julia Beyers Summary: Everyone has probably heard about blockchain, but do we really understand how this technology works and what application it has found in modern life? In this article, we will look at the basic concepts of blockchain and explain Read more [...]
How does problematic use of the internet change our brains?
By Dr Inga Griškova-Bulanova, Scientist at Vilnius University and Dovilė Šimkutė, PhD Student at the Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre A recent meta-analysis (a research approach that combines the results of many different studies to Read more [...]
Why Scientific Journals Should Become More Accessible to the General Public
Image Source: Unsplash Abstract: In the wake of Covid-19, scientific journals should become more accessible to every global citizen, for the sake of public health. Keywords: web accessibility, scientific journals, public health, peer-reviewed articles As Read more [...]
New Podcast on Mental Health in Academia
Academia is more than a workplace. People choose to pursue a career in academia because they are passionate about science, eager to keep pushing the bounadries of our understanding of the world, making a vital contribution to the advancement society. Researchers Read more [...]
The Importance of Encouraging Research Students to Prioritize Their Mental Health
Research is one of the most important roles the academic and scientific community plays in society. It helps us to understand more about the world and our place in it. For students, graduate research programs are the best place to begin their careers Read more [...]
Finding the Formula to Combat Back-to-Work Anxiety in STEM
By Jack Johnson Mental health is a popular topic at the moment, while the majority of us were trying to maintain a healthy routine and lifestyle while stuck indoors, it begged the question, what about after lockdown? Back to work anxiety was bad enough Read more [...]
Blockchain for Science: Revolutionary Opportunities and Potential Problems
By Judy Smith Blockchain technology is infiltrating into every domain and sector on a global scale. What started with the choice to buy bitcoin has now evolved into a race for decentralization and tracking improvement. In many ways, what once seemed Read more [...]
Will research “impact” activity affect your research career?
Written by Eoin Galligan, Business Development Manager, University of Aarhus Abstract: In recent years, Governments have changed university funding in order to expand the outcomes achieved by university research. In addition to publications, Read more [...]
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The Critical Ethos of the Open Society: A Reply to Esfeld [1]
By Christof Royer This is a reply to Michael Esfeld’s article The Open Society and its New Enemies, which was published in European Scientist in April this year. See https://www.europeanscientist.com/en/features/the-open-society-and-its-new-enemies/. Covid-19 Read more [...]
Digitification: Why the World Community Needs a New Term
We live in a world where everyone has heard the term objectification at least once. But does anybody know the exact definition of this term? Objectification is the act of treating a person as an object or a thing. This term is applicable to a person Read more [...]
A Strategy Toolkit for Early-Career Researchers
By Eoin Galligan Introduction The university research sector has experienced major change over the last 10 or so years. Key funding programmes such as Horizon 2020, changed the traditional outcomes of research, with new vocabulary such as ‘impact’ Read more [...]
Professor Balthazar’s biggest flops: how the cult 1960-70s Yugoslav animation series portrayed failure in science
Some of professor Balthazar's many frustrations If you’ve ever watched or heard of Professor Balthazar, the lead character of the eponymous cult Yugoslav animation series from the 1960-70s, you likely think of him as a successful inventor whose Read more [...]
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