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Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argument...
Misinformation can undermine a well-functioning democracy. For example, public misconceptions about climate change can lead to lowered acceptance of the reality of climate... -
A citation study of earth science projects in citizen science.
A citation study of a sample of earth science projects in citizen science from the FedCats Catalog was undertaken to assess whether citizen science projects are as productive... -
Stirring the strategic direction of scuba diving marine Citizen Science: A su...
ABSTRACT Citizen Science (CS) strengthens the relationship between society and science through education and engagement, with win-win benefits. Marine Citizen Science (MCS) is... -
A persistent lack of international representation on editorial boards in envi...
ABSTRACTThe scholars comprising journal editorial boards play a critical role in defining the trajectory of knowledge in their field. Nevertheless, studies of editorial board... -
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Given limited funds for research and widespread degradation of ecosystems, environmental scientists should geographically target their studies where they will be most effective.... -
Where is your field going? A machine learning approach to study the relative ...
We propose an original approach to describe the scientific progress in a quantitative way. Using innovative Machine Learning techniques we create a vector representation for the... -
PhotoId-Whale: Blue whale dorsal fin classification for mobile devices
Photo-identification (photo-id) is a method used in field studies by biologists to monitor animals according to their density, movement patterns and behavior, with the aim of... -
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: Data quality control is important for any data collection program, especially in citizen science projects, where it is more likely that errors occur due to the human factor.... -
An emerging form of public engagement with science: Ask Me Anything (AMA) ses...
Originally, online public engagement with science tended to be one directional-from experts to the general population via news media. Such an arrangement allowed for little to... -
Promoting professional identity, motivation, and persistence: Benefits of an ...
Women are underrepresented in a number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Limited diversity in the development of the STEM workforce has... -
Controversy matters: Impacts of topic and solution controversy on the perceiv...
In this article, we focus on the potential influence of a scientist's advocacy position on the public's perceived credibility of scientists as a whole. Further, we examine how... -
The Effect of Information Provision on Public Consensus about Climate Change.
Despite over 20 years of research and scientific consensus on the topic, climate change continues to be a politically polarizing issue. We conducted a survey experiment to test... -
On the impact of Citizen Science-derived data quality on deep learning based ...
The evaluation of large amounts of digital image data is of growing importance for biology, including for the exploration and monitoring of marine habitats. However, only a tiny... -
OdoBD: An online database for the dragonflies and damselflies of Bangladesh
Combining scientific data over a long-time period is necessary for generating large-scale datasets, which are an essential component of comparative analysis for understanding... -
All science should inform policy and regulation
In the context of a recent proposal to exclude research from consideration at the Environmental Protection Agency, John Ioannidis points out that "perceived perfection is not a... -
Perceived losses of scientific integrity under the Trump administration: A su...
President Trump and his administration have been regarded by news outlets and scholars as one of the most hostile administrations towards scientists and their work. However, no... -
Benefits and challenges of incorporating citizen science into university educ...
A common feature of many citizen science projects is the collection of data by unpaid contributors with the expectation that the data will be used in research. Here we report a... -
Strength in numbers: collaborative science for new experimental model systems
Our current understanding of biology is heavily based on a small number of genetically tractable model organisms. Most eukaryotic phyla lack such experimental models, and this...
