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An experimental peer-review system more than halves the time taken to review grant applications, according to results from a small trial. The system could help research funders to process more quickly ...

John Ioannidis, the leader of the metascience discipline that researches the causes of the scientific irreproducibility crisis, recently has been the subject of a series of attacks from one Jonathan ...

Sanford School professor David Hoffman and Fuqua professor Ronnie Chatterji will lead the initiative called Deep Tech at Duke Read more about Duke’s efforts to promote responsible use of artificial ...

The UK government’s metascience unit, launched last year, released its first results on June 30. The findings include a successful trial of so-called distributed peer review. Distributed peer review ...

The laugh-out-loud workplace comedy “30 Rock” (2006–2013) averaged more than seven jokes per minute, using the gamut of gags to get guffaws. Beyond a spectacular cast (Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy ...

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

The publics surveyed are largely skeptical that democracy in the U.S., at least in its current form, is a good example for other countries to follow. A median of four-in-ten across the 34 nations ...