Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
A very bright and concise way of explaining the economic implications of the peer-review process Open science, Freedom of Information and the Big Journal monopoly | by Martin Robbins @mjrobbins | Science | guardian.co.uk Peer-review is a privatized industry in which public…
Humankind’s most ambitious science projects. Space station – 2.3 billion to run, 4.5 billion to build Hadron collider – 1.2 billion to run, 7.8 billion to build Ion collider – 160 million to run, 671 million to build
More an more academic institutions are changing their policies for funding faculty travel. This example crossed my desk the other day: Please be advised of the following changes to our department travel policy—effective immediately due to budget constraints: Transportation: If commercial transportation…