[Podcast] Science in the Time of Covid-19
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22nd March 2021 BBC 4 Radio – Analysis BBC The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the best of science and the … Read More
Coevolution of policy and science during the pandemic
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8th Jan 2021 Yian Yin Jian Gao Benjamin F. Jones Dashun Wang Science Vol. 371, Issue 6525, pp. 128-130 @sciencemagazine
Two New Policy Briefs: Developing and Manufacturing Vaccines in Pandemics
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For vaccines to form part of a viable epidemic or pandemic recovery strategy, they must be available quickly and be … Read More
The anti-lockdown scientists’ cause would be more persuasive if it weren’t so half-baked
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11th October 2020 Sonia Sodha The Guardian @guardian The ‘Great Barrington declaration’ makes claims about herd immunity that its signatories … Read More
Reports available from IIASA-ISC Consultative Science Platform
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What if the world’s leading scientists, policymakers and thought leaders collaborated on defining pathways to build back better and to bounce forward on issues of sustainability and social justice? IIASA and ISC have created a platform to allow this to happen. See their reports now!… Read More
Effective communication in a pandemic requires more than ‘the science’
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INGSA/Koi Tū EXCLUSIVE COVID-19 has created a communication context for scientists. But what happens when differing forms of expertise and evidence offer competing understandings? And what happens when the public observe these disagreements?
How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond
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5th August 2020 Megan Scudellari Nature @nature This coronavirus is here for the long haul — here’s what scientists predict … Read More
Early- and mid-career researchers fear their careers are at risk due to pandemic
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A new survey looking at the impact of COVID-19 on Australia’s early- and mid-career researcher (EMCR) workforce has found significant effects on their mental health and productivity. The results have prompted a call for employers, governments and funding bodies to take action to support Australia’s future science leaders during this crucial time.… Read More
‘Shame on us’: scientists criticise slow response to pandemic
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22nd July 2020 Sophie Inge Research Professional @ResearchProfes Experts and Sage members cite ‘major failures, oversights and mistakes’ in … Read More
Post-pandemic science and education
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May 2020 Roger D. Blandford and Kip S. Thorne American Journal of Physics Roger is at the School of Humanities … Read More