Automatically Art-Directed Responsive Images? Here You Go. Meet the Robin Hood of Science The tale of how one researcher has made nearly every scientific paper ever published available for free to anyone, anywhere in the world. On the evening of November 9th, 1989, the Cold War came to a dramatic end with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Four years ago another wall began to crumble, a wall that arguably has as much impact on the world as the wall that divided East and West Germany. The wall in question is the network of paywalls that cuts off tens of thousands of students and researchers around the world, at institutions that can’t afford expensive journal subscriptions, from accessing scientific research. On September 5th, 2011, Alexandra Elbakyan, a researcher from Kazakhstan, created Sci-Hub, a website that bypasses journal paywalls, illegally providing access to nearly every scientific paper ever published immediately to anyone who wants it. This was a game changer. So how did researchers like Elbakyan ever survive before Sci-Hub? This is the Catch-22.
How to (seriously) read a scientific paper | Science | AAAS Adam Ruben's tongue-in-cheek column about the common difficulties and frustrations of reading a scientific paper broadly resonated among Science Careers readers. Many of you have come to us asking for more (and more serious) advice on how to make sense of the scientific literature, so we've asked a dozen scientists at different career stages and in a broad range of fields to tell us how they do it. Although it is clear that reading scientific papers becomes easier with experience, the stumbling blocks are real, and it is up to each scientist to identify and apply the techniques that work best for them. The responses have been edited for clarity and brevity. How do you approach reading a paper? I start by reading the abstract. I first get a general idea by reading the abstract and conclusions. If you want to make it a productive exercise, you need to have a clear idea of which kind of information you need to get in the first place, and then focus on that aspect. All the time. Be patient.
L’édition scientifique (1) : un oligopole profitable Le petit monde de l’édition scientifique qui permet aux chercheurs de communiquer entre eux n’est pas un monde à part. Ou en tout cas, il ne l’est plus depuis que quelques sociétés capitalistes ont compris qu’il y avait là de l’argent, beaucoup d’argent à gagner, et qu’elles s’y sont appliquées avec la délicatesse qu’on leur connaît. Mais depuis quelques années, la communauté scientifique s’est ressaisie et s’appuyant sur ses idéaux universalistes et sur Internet, elle est repartie à la conquête de sa communication confisquée. Ce premier article aborde, d’un point de vue économique l’édition des revues scientifiques du secteur sciences, techniques et médecine (STM) [1]. Alors que le livre joue encore un grand rôle dans la communication scientifique dans les SHS, ce sont presque exclusivement les revues qui jouent ce rôle dans les STM. Un oligopole à franges Le marché - puisqu’il s’agit bien de cela - des revues scientifiques ressemble à tous les autres et à aucun autre. Internet Jean Pérès
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Humans already living in a COMPUTER SIMULATION, leading Nobel Prize astrophysicist warns | Science Astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize winner George Smoot has presented some convincing arguments on why he believes we already living in a simulation. He says that the progress of video games is an example that humans are already capable of producing virtual realities. He said: “Will humans produce realistic simulations? The answer is yes. “Clearly were making progress [with simulations]. Look at Pong and look at the kind of video games we have now.” He then goes on to talk about how our brains will one day be downloaded onto computers. Dr Smoot says that a Google expert told him “We will be downloading entire minds to computers by 2045.” Thanks to advances in MRI scans, we are now able to map the individual neurons in the brain, which will be be used to put the mind into a computer. However, he says that the mind will become bored if it is just sitting inside a computer which is why a virtual reality will be created. Dr Smoot: “Will advanced beings run simulations?
Contents of English Communication for Scientists | Learn Science at Scitable Scientific papers are for sharing your own original research work with other scientists or for reviewing the research conducted by others. As such, they are critical to the evolution of modern science, in which the work of one scientist builds upon that of others. To reach their goal, papers must aim to inform, not impress. Scientific papers typically have two audiences: first, the referees, who help the journal editor decide whether a paper is suitable for publication; and second, the journal readers themselves, who may be more or less knowledgeable about the topic addressed in the paper. Papers that report experimental work are often structured chronologically in five sections: first, Introduction; then Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion (together, these three sections make up the paper's body); and finally, Conclusion. The Introduction section clarifies the motivation for the work presented and prepares readers for the structure of the paper.
Bibliothèque numérique scientifique (BSN) La bibliothèque scientifique numérique réunit l’ensemble des acteurs qui œuvrent à la mise à disposition de ressources utiles aux chercheurs. Vous trouverez sur cette page des liens vers des réservoirs de textes, articles de revues, documents numérisés, catalogues … La liste de ces ressources a vocation à s’enrichir régulièrement Ressources textuelles Archives ouvertes Libre accès Site d’information sur le libre accès (Open Access) Revues et livres Ressources orales CoCoON (COllections de COrpus Oraux Numériques) Carnets de recherches Hypothèses Calendrier Calenda Outils ezPAARSE/ezMESURE (Mesure des usages des ressources électroniques)ORTOLANG (Outils et Ressources pour un Traitement Optimisé de la LANGue) Moteurs de recherche Isidore Références bibliographiques Référentiels Formation Portail BibdocSygefor 3 (plateforme nationale des formations du réseau des Urfist)DoRANum (plateforme pour la formation et l’auto-formation sur les données de la recherche) Données de la recherche
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Robo-suit and virtual reality reverse some paralysis in people with spinal cord injuries | Science | AAAS Two years ago, just before leading a controversial demonstration at the World Cup in which a paralyzed man in a futuristic-looking exoskeleton controlled by his brain appeared to kick a soccer ball, neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis hinted in an interview that his research team would aim for something equally impressive to grab the world's attention during the 2016 Summer Olympics in his native Brazil. In a study published today, Nicolelis makes his bid. He and colleagues reveal that eight Brazilians paralyzed because of spinal cord injuries regained some small but significant sensation and muscle control in their lower limbs after many months of training with the robotic exoskeleton, and by a virtual reality avatar also controlled by brain signals. None of the study participants is close to walking again unassisted, but some can voluntarily move leg muscles and have improved bladder or bowel control, significant quality of life issues for those with severe paralysis.
INIST - ABES (CNRS) - SHS Une archive des bases bibliographiques Pascal et Francis Une archive des bases bibliographiques Pascal et Francis est en accès libre sur le web Une première version met en ligne plus de 14 millions de notices bibliographiques Dans une optique de partage et d’ouverture, l’Inist-CNRS met à la disposition de tous un patrimoine bibliographique et scientifique issu d’une quarantaine d’années de signalement de la production scientifique française et mondiale. Pascal couvre le champ des sciences, technologies, médecine Francis couvre 15 disciplines en sciences humaines et sociales La plateforme d’interrogation propose, dans un premier temps, un accès à plus de 14 millions de notices bibliographiques d’articles, de communications et d’actes de congrès (12 millions issues de Pascal et 2 millions issues de Francis). Le site :
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