Links of the day: Biopharma has abandoned antibiotic development. Here’s why we did, too. Recently, I wrote a piece arguing that pharma companies should be…
Tag: Science
Phenoptosis – Are We Programmed to Die?
In 1999 the Russian biochemist Vladimir Skulachev coined the term Phenoptosis in his paper. In analogy to apoptosis (planned cell death), where cells undergo a…
Monday, 20.01.2020 – How to Create Disruptive Research Teams
Link of the day: Ingredients for creating disruptive research teams A friend of mine, Stefan Torges, has written up a quite extensive summary of the…
Sunday, 19.01.2020 – Why Published Science May Systematically Underestimate the Effects of Climate Change
Link of the day: Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change Scientific publications may systematically underestimate the effects and the speed of climate…
Saturday, 18.01.2020 – Relaxed Beliefs Under Psychedelics
Link of the day: SSC Journal Club – Relaxed beliefs under psychedelics and the anarchic brain Psychedelics are increasingly tested for therapeutic use. There are…
Tuesday, 14.01.2020 – Informing The Public by Withholding Information
Link of the day: Coarse Grades: Informing the Public by Withholding Information (paper) Certificates and test results e.g. for safety, environmental or ethical standards often…
Sunday, 12.01.2020 – Human Body Temperature Has Decreased in the Last 150 Years
Link of the day: Decreasing human body temperature in the United States since the industrial revolution (scientific paper) Average body temperature may be declining compared…
Saturday, 04.01.2020 – Scientific Process and Predominant Ideas- The Story of Alzheimer’s Disease
Link of the day: How the predominant idea that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is caused by plaques in the brain may have slowed down scientific progress…