Indigenous knowledge still undervalued: study
New research has found that Indigenous knowledge is regularly underutilised and misunderstood when making important environmental decisions.
Environment
Sep 4, 2020
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News tagged with scientific knowledge
Women more likely than men to accept global warming
Women tend to believe the scientific consensus on global warming more than men, according to a study by a Michigan State University researcher.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2010
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Beyond vaccines, UNESCO wants more global science shared
While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious plan: a new global system for sharing scientific knowledge that would outlast the ...
Other
May 12, 2021
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Decision making in scientific peer review unravelled with mathematical modelling
Professor Mikko Alava and undergraduate Tuomo Hartonen of Aalto University Department of Applied Physics have modelled the work processes and human decision making in scientific peer review with the help of statistical physics. ...
Mathematics
Apr 22, 2013
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Paid access to journal articles not a significant barrier for scientists
They say the best things in life are free, but when it comes to online scientific publishing, a new research report in The FASEB Journal suggests otherwise. In the report, Philip M. Davis from Cornell University shows that ...
Other
Mar 30, 2011
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Helping pet owners make tough choices
Perhaps the hardest part of owning a pet is making difficult decisions when a beloved companion becomes seriously ill.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2013
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Macaques' stone tool use varies despite same environment
Macaques are the only Old World monkeys that have been observed using percussive stone tools and scientists do not know for certain how or why certain groups have developed this behavior.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2019
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Pandemic, war and environmental disaster demand quick answers. What it takes to do good science under pressure
How can you know that science done quickly during a crisis is good science?
Archaeology
Dec 15, 2021
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How students develop scientific reasoning
Whether or not former students can apply scientific reasoning to formulate hypotheses and solve problems effectively at work depends in part on what subjects they have studied, says LMU educational psychologist Frank Fischer.
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2016
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UK survey identifies potential pitfalls of science communication
Why do people hold highly variable attitudes toward well-evidenced science? For many years researchers focused on what people know about science, thinking that "to know science is to love it." But do people who think they ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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