In a previous post I mentioned the lovely Darlene Cavalier, the former cheerleader turned science boffin who, among many other projects, is bringing science concepts to the people in a way they can always understand, ie by having Philadelphia 76ers cheerleaders give sciency facts while looking pretty and shaking their pom poms. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6oDP7GYt4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1] Darlene (also…

Once again the death of the impact factor has been announced and as usual I wonder whether Mark Twain would mind his famous quote being misappropriated once again, that is, another death being greatly exaggerated. While F1000 has always held the view that impact factor is not the best gauge of a paper’s worth, Richard…

As you might know, there’s a bit of an ongoing furore over government policy and the role of advisors. In brief, Professor David Nutt has been fired for advising HM Government according to scientific research, rather than (as far as I understand it) according to political dogma. Two other advisors have quit in sympathy, and…

Richard has previously mentioned some of the conferences he attends and speaks at to spread the word about F1000. One of the upcoming events on the calendar that we’re excited about is ScienceOnline2010. If you were one of the 226 people who signed up before registration closed, there’s an amazing program now up on the…