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Chemistry World November 20, 2012 Neil Withers	Embrace your inner ignoramus Being aware of what you are ignorant about and being able to ask the right questions to satisfy that curiosity is, for Stuart Firestein, what science is all about. The title of his new book is Ignorance: How It Drives Science.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006 George Koroneos	Pharm Exec Q&A: Inside View The Union of Concerned Scientists made revelations about the FDA's own scientific culture. Here, Francesca Grifo, director of scientific integrity program at UCS, talks about the findings.
Wired October 23, 2007 Clive Thompson	Clive Thompson on Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law Turns out, the real culture war in science isn't about science at all -- it's about language. And to fight this war, we need to change the way we talk about scientific knowledge.
Chemistry World October 22, 2013 Andy Roast	Science communication: a practical guide for scientists This book by Bowater and Yeoman begins with the emergence and importance of science communication, providing many good reasons for engaging the public with scientific research.
Chemistry World October 5, 2015	Behind closed doors: How to win the Nobel prize Few know the process by which the winner or winners are chosen. We go behind closed doors to find out how the Nobel committee make their selection.
Chemistry World October 18, 2006 Ned Stafford	Nobel Lobbying Skews Prizes, Chemist Claims US success among the 2006 Nobel prizes has prompted a top German chemist to complain that US domination in recent years has more to do with lobbying efforts than with superiority over European peers.
Science News June 10, 2000	Mystic Stuff Scientists describe and ponder their own brushes with spiritual, mystical, and psychic happenings in the online journal called The Archives of Scientists' Transcendent Experiences (TASTE)....
Reason November 2005 Tim Cavanaugh	Subsidized Spin The Pentagon is spending $300,000 to send mid-career scientists, researchers, and engineers to a workshop at the television and screen writing school with the hope that some of these scientists will be inspired to produce a screenplay that paints scientists as cool.
Science News April 25, 2009 Alice Huang	Science Needs Ace Communicators And Politicians Researchers need to be willing to popularize science and be involved in the public arena.
Chemistry World August 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US research agencies accused of stifling communication of science US government agencies have put in place obstacles that thwart efforts by science journalists to effectively communicate government science, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Sile Lane	Decisive uncertainty We depend on scientists, often at fraught moments where lives are at stake, being willing to assess the evidence and speak the truth to those in power, as they see it, with all the uncertainties and in the context of what has gone before.
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Ritchie S. King	The Global Brain Trade A survey reveals the worldwide migration patterns of researchers
Information Today October 18, 2012 Barbara Brynko	And the (Nobel Prize) Winner Is ... Every autumn, David Pendlebury looks forward to hearing who has won the year's Nobel Prizes. Pendlebury is a citation analyst at Thomson Reuters and spends months digging into data dating from as far as 3 decades ago in search of what he calls scientists and researchers of "Nobel class."
Chemistry World February 16, 2015 Patrick Walter	Poll finds majority of scientists engaging with public Scientists believe that they should take an active role in public policy debates when it comes to science and technology, according to a survey of American Association for the Advancement of Science members.
Chemistry World May 14, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Panel of top scientists set to advise European commission The European commission has announced plans to form an independent panel of seven leading scientists, who will provide advice on scientific issues in Europe.
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Steve Fuller	The public: clients of science? Despite the lip service paid to the virtues of secular democracy, the extent to which the public trusts blindly in research scientists rivals medieval deference to priestly authority.
Chemistry World January 29, 2013 Gordon Woods	Nobel near miss The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prize by Ulf Lagerkvist and edited by Erling Norrby, is aimed at the general science reader interested in the history of the development of scientific thought. There are biographies of many European scientists.
Science News March 14, 2009 Laura Sanders	U.S. Science Remains Far From 'its Rightful Place' Rush Holt, a plasma physicist by training, represents New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress and discusses the state of science and science funding in the United States.
Chemistry World May 2007	Comment: A Matter of Ethics Scientists should embrace a universal ethical code.
Science News December 1, 2007	Science Safari: Support for Evolution A new website developed by Alliance for Science seeks to unite prominent scientists to educate the public about the different but complementary roles of science and religion in creationism.
Chemistry World April 5, 2013 Helen Carmichael	Canada investigates silenced scientists Canada's information commissioner, Suzanne Legault, will investigate complaints that the government restricts or prevents its scientists from sharing and discussing their environmental and other research openly with the media and the public.
Chemistry World October 22, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Free legal help for embattled US scientists A pro bono network that will provide legal protection for US scientists in government and academia has been launched by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental group based in Washington, DC.
Chemistry World November 23, 2012 Ian Le Guillou	Rivalry in science Morton Meyers examines the issue of assigning credit for scientific advances in his new book, Prize Fight.
Chemistry World September 20, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Canadians rally for science Thousands of lab-coat clad scientists and citizens protested across Canada on Monday. Increasing concerns about cuts to key scientific institutions in Canada led to the nationwide pro-science rally.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 Jim Keeley	International Early Career Awards Provide Connections and Funding Twenty-eight scientists from 12 countries receive inaugural award.
Chemistry World March 6, 2012 Simon Perks	Special Treatment for Scientists Under Immigration Rules Scientists traveling to work in the UK will be exempt from rules on settling in the country.
HHMI Bulletin February 2011	New International Competition for Early Career Scientists The biomedical competition is aimed at helping up to 35 early career scientists establish independent research programs. Scientists trained in the United States who are now running a lab in any eligible country may apply.
InternetNews July 23, 2009	Google Scours for Open Source Stats Google says open source is big stuff; Microsoft says it can help scientists.
HBS Working Knowledge November 3, 2014 Carmen Nobel	Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize What makes the Nobel Prize so coveted? Stephen Greyser and Mats Urde discuss the first field-based study exploring the prize from a brand and reputation perspective.
Information Today July 28, 2015	Pew Report Delves Into Scientific Attitudes The report, "An Elaboration of AAAS Scientists' Views," explores findings by examining American Association for the Advancement of Science scientists' views on major science-related issues.
Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Emily James	Silenced scientists speak out in Canada Nine out of 10 Canadian federal scientists say that they are not allowed to speak freely to the media about their work, according to results from a major survey.
Chemistry World November 2, 2015 Philip Robinson	A Nobel purpose The Nobel categories are fields that support Nobel's humanitarian goals, and looking at this year's awards, there is a notable humanitarian, even humanist, flavor.
Chemistry World February 2, 2010 Ned Stafford	Russian science losing its edge Research in Russia, considered a scientific powerhouse during the cold war years, has faded in global importance since the break-up of the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s and now is lagging behind China and India.
Chemistry World November 2009 Bibiana Campos-Seijo	Editorial: Ringing in the Nobels This year the chemistry prize seems to have once again caused a bit of a commotion. The criticism? Well, some in the scientific community have suggested that the research had too strong a biological focus.
Chemistry World March 2007 Ted Nield	Comment: Prepare to be Engaged The UK government offers another opportunity for scientists to go down another notch in public esteem by being seen to collaborate with the authorities.
Scientific American October 2006	Let There Be Light Science and faith can coexist happily as long as neither tries to take on the functions of the other.
Chemistry World October 7, 2015	Live blog: Unravelling DNA repair mechanisms takes chemistry Nobel Our live blog explains the vital statistics of the Nobel chemistry prize and the countdown to the award announcement.
Chemistry World October 8, 2014	Live blog: Single molecule spectroscopy wins chemistry Nobel prize The bloggers offer their comments on the developing Nobel Prize story and winners for 2014.
Chemistry World January 2011	My hero: The greatest influences of chemistry Nobel laureates Harry Kroto was one of three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery of fullerenes (buckyballs) and he offers his opinion of Sir John (Kappa) Cornforth.
Chemistry World October 17, 2014 Ned Stafford	European scientists rally to protest jobs and funding crisis Scientists throughout Europe, frustrated with inadequate funding for research and a lack of jobs, are banding together to demand that policymakers at national and EU levels take action.
Geotimes May 2006 Constantine & Wilkinson	Translating Science Into Informed Policies To discuss how to get more scientific integrity into policy-making, graduate students at the University of California in Santa Barbara held a panel discussion with the hopes of raising awareness about political interference in government science.
Chemistry World September 5, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Funding woes lead US scientists to consider moving overseas A new report paints a bleak picture of scientists conducting government funded research in the US. As many as 18% of US scientists questioned for the analysis are considering taking their research to another country.
Chemistry World February 15, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US National Academies to revisit scientific misconduct The US National Academies aims to shift thinking about scientific misconduct away from corrupt individuals operating in a vacuum and toward researchers working within a flawed system, in a forthcoming report.
Popular Mechanics December 1, 2009 Peter Kelemen	What East Anglia's E-mails Really Tell Us About Climate Change What stolen e-mails from climate scientists corresponding with East Anglia University tell us about global warming and what they don't.
Chemistry World August 2010	We need more scientists in politics Scientist Michael Brooks stood for parliament at the last election against an MP who favours homeopathy and medical astrology. He lost. Should we worry?
Science News July 4, 2009	Intel ISEF Discussion Panel Nobelists to students: Being wrong may be just right
Chemistry World May 7, 2014 Eugene Gerden	Russia pays high scientific price over Ukraine The annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia and the subsequent tensions over Ukraine has seen the US Department of Energy impose a ban on scientists from Russia working in its physics and chemistry laboratories.
Chemistry World January 8, 2015 Derry W Jones	Great minds: reflections of 111 top scientists This perceptive and enjoyable compendium, though intelligible to non-scientific readers, will appeal especially to professional scientists aware of the characters' achievements.
Chemistry World December 1, 2014	Power to the people As belts are tightened all over Europe, scientists have been caught up by politicians' ardor for austerity.
Chemistry World September 6, 2012 Ned Stafford	Scientists: workaholics but happy A new study has found what many already know -- that when the sun goes down researchers don't go to bed, but continue working on into the wee small hours of the night. And many of them also carry on working through the weekend too.