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New panel of experts to tackle gender gap in science leadership

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https://council.science/news/expert-panel-advancing-gender-equality-in-scientific-organizations/?utm%5C_source=rss&utm%5C_medium=rss&utm%5C_campaign=expert-panel-advancing-gender-equality-in-scientific-organizations

A misinformed narrative is being used at HHS to attempt to trick the public into thinking that these cuts are about improving Americans’ health. Yet, one of the intents of authoritarian governments is to destroy independent science at government institutions and to silence academia. Science becomes a tool of state sponsored propaganda. Kennedy's actions at HHS are merely one piece in President Trump's overall plans to remake the global order, which threatens the USA's role as the leader in science and global health.

Given Kennedy's support for the gutting of the NIH, CDC, and FDA, alongside his espousal of unscientific treatments and theories, The Lancet joins Benjamin's call for Kennedy's resignation.

Medical journals should not expect to be spared by the Trump administration's attack on science, nor should health institutions such as the NIH, the CDC, or academic medical centres. Science and medicine in the USA are being violently dismembered while the world watches. While the risks to civil servants and academics’ livelihoods are real and understandably frightening, bullies are only emboldened by acquiescence or indifference.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/4694531

Linked from sci-hub.se when I searched for an unavailable DOI

Sci-Net will ask for a minimum amount of 1000 Sci-Hub tokens to register. The tokens will appear on your account after registration and will be used to reward uploaders. That is the most controversial part: some people argue that Sci-Net introduces paywall similar to publisher.

Even though both might appear similar at a first glance, the differences are profound. Compared to insane publisher paywalls, the entry tax on Sci-Net is symbolic and is not higher than an equivalent of a cup of coffee in most countries. The next difference is that in traditional approach, profits are made by publisher, and ordinary researcher has no control on how the money are used. On Sci-Net, you're using tokens directly to reward uploaders. Payments go to fellow researchers, not to the platform.

But the most important is that publishers will charge for access to the same paper again and again. Sci-Net will only do that once when paper is uploaded and after that, it will remain free forever and for everyone -- even users who are not registered on the platform will be able to access it. That is, all Sci-Net transactions contribute directly to public domain, and the number of knowledge accessible to everyone grows with Sci-Net usage.

The more people use Sci-Hub token, the more valuable it becomes. That way Sci-Net indirectly contributes to maintenance and further development of Sci-Hub.

The only downside is that obtaining Sci-Hub tokens on the Solana network can be a non-trivial puzzle for a user who are new to crypto. But that only makes the process more interesting.

Applications open for round two of the Asia-Pacific Academic Mentoring Program

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https://council.science/news/round2-asia-pacific-academic-mentoring-program/?utm%5C_source=rss&utm%5C_medium=rss&utm%5C_campaign=round2-asia-pacific-academic-mentoring-program

Announcing the 2025 Frontiers Planet Prize national champions

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Express your interest in registering for UNOC-3 through the ISC

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https://council.science/news/exporess-your-interest-to-register-for-unoc-3-through-the-isc/?utm%5C_source=rss&utm%5C_medium=rss&utm%5C_campaign=exporess-your-interest-to-register-for-unoc-3-through-the-isc

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/7572893

Space...

The final frontier...

Also, thoughts on the video?

What's your favorite moon, dwarf planet, or planet or what have you?

Mine is Ceres, Pluto, and Haumea.

ISC President Peter Gluckman awarded highest distinction of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova

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https://archive.ph/Crg8B

Designing the Right to Science

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Draft pre-print of Infomatics Chapter 7, a graduate-level study of information-theoretic principles applicable to classical and quantum physics paradigms. Full working draft at https://qnfo.org/releases/2025/Infomatics/Infomatics