Backchat: Calls for a research moratorium, and the evolution of science reporting.

The scientific community has made great efforts in advancing magnetic hyperthermia for the last two decades after going through a sizeable research lapse from its establishment. All the progress made in various topics ranging from nanoparticle synthesis to biocompatibilization and in vivo testing have been seeking to push the forefront towards some new clinical trials. As many, they did not go at the expected pace. Today, fruitful international cooperation and the wisdom gain after a careful analysis of the lessons learned from seminal clinical trials allow us to have a future with better guarantees for a more definitive takeoff of this genuine nanotherapy against cancer. Deliberately giving prominence to a number of critical aspects, this opinion review offers a blend of state-of-the-art hints and glimpses into the future of the therapy, considering the expected evolution of science and technology behind magnetic hyperthermia.

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The narrative arc: Revealing core narrative structures through text analysis

Science Advances ◽

10.1126/sciadv.aba2196 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (32) ◽

pp. eaba2196

Author(s):

Ryan L. Boyd ◽

Kate G. Blackburn ◽

James W. Pennebaker

Keyword(s):

Supreme Court ◽

Text Analysis ◽

Story Structure ◽

Science Reporting ◽

Common Structure ◽

Narrative Structures ◽

Analysis Methods ◽

Language Analysis ◽

Computer Based ◽

Ted Talks

Scholars across disciplines have long debated the existence of a common structure that underlies narratives. Using computer-based language analysis methods, several structural and psychological categories of language were measured across ~40,000 traditional narratives (e.g., novels and movie scripts) and ~20,000 nontraditional narratives (science reporting in newspaper articles, TED talks, and Supreme Court opinions). Across traditional narratives, a consistent underlying story structure emerged that revealed three primary processes: staging, plot progression, and cognitive tension. No evidence emerged to indicate that adherence to normative story structures was related to the popularity of the story. Last, analysis of fact-driven texts revealed structures that differed from story-based narratives.

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The Evolution of Science

Biology & Philosophy ◽

10.1023/a:1006782520572 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 261-271

Author(s):

Eduardo Wilner

Keyword(s):

Evolution Of Science

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A case study of gender bias in science reporting

Physics Today ◽

10.1063/pt.6.2.20210806a ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 (2) ◽

pp. 0806a

Keyword(s):

Gender Bias ◽

Science Reporting

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Supercomputing in the Study and Stimulation of the Brain

Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing - Handbook of Research on Methodologies and Applications of Supercomputing ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7156-9.ch018 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 290-300

Author(s):

Laura Dipietro ◽

Seth Elkin-Frankston ◽

Ciro Ramos-Estebanez ◽

Timothy Wagner

Keyword(s):

High Performance ◽

Neurological Diseases ◽

Data Sets ◽

Imaging Data ◽

Building Simulations ◽

History Of ◽

Brain Imaging Data ◽

Evolution Of Science ◽

Computational Systems ◽

The Brain

The history of neuroscience has tracked with the evolution of science and technology. Today, neuroscience's trajectory is heavily dependent on computational systems and the availability of high-performance computing (HPC), which are becoming indispensable for building simulations of the brain, coping with high computational demands of analysis of brain imaging data sets, and developing treatments for neurological diseases. This chapter will briefly review the current and potential future use of supercomputers in neuroscience.

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Stakeholder relations in Australian science journalism

Public Understanding of Science ◽

10.1177/0963662519835745 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 554-571 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Merryn McKinnon ◽

Bronte Black ◽

Sophie Bobillier ◽

Kirsten Hood ◽

Madeleine Parker

Keyword(s):

Professional Practice ◽

Positive Interactions ◽

Clear Understanding ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Science Journalism ◽

Cultural Divide ◽

Stakeholder Groups ◽

Science Reporting ◽

Australian Science ◽

Science Media

This study explores the relationships between scientists, science communicators and science journalists in Australia. Building upon a smaller previous study, this article provides an overview of the science media landscape across a nation through the use of semi-structured interviews with members of stakeholder groups. Although relationships between each of the groups are generally positive, a lack of clear understanding of the professional practice and cultures of the different groups sometimes appear to hinder positive interactions. Many scientists continue to lament the need for journalists to understand more science, yet very few make similar comments about the need for scientists to know more about media. Refocusing on sharing the responsibility for science reporting may be a means of bridging the identified cultural divide.

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Technology in the advancement of glaciology

Journal of Glaciology ◽

10.3189/s0022143000215840 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. 66-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

H. Jay Zwally

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

New Technology ◽

Ice Cores ◽

Data Logging ◽

Mass Spectrometers ◽

Automatic Data ◽

Fundamental Properties ◽

Large Memory ◽

Satellite Sensors ◽

Evolution Of Science

AbstractMany of the major advances in glaciology during the past 50 years have followed the development and application of new technology for viewing and measuring various characteristics of ice. Microscopes to study ice crystals, radars to probe the internal structure of large ice masses, mass spectrometers to analyze the atomic composition of ice cores, and satellite sensors to measure the global distribution of ice are some of the tools readily adapted by glaciologists. Today, new tools include microcomputers for automatic data logging, large-memory computers for data processing and numerical modeling, sensitive instruments for ice analysis, and satellite sensors for large-scale ice observations. In the future, continued advances in key technologies will help guide the evolution of science questions considered by glaciologists, expanding our view of ice, its fundamental properties, its interactions within the ice–ocean–land–atmosphere system, and its role in the evolution of our global environment.

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