To consider humanities (particularly literature, visual arts, film and music) and sciences as of equal relevance and complementary to one another might help to bridge the gap between the artistic and scientific faces of psychiatry [ 28] and to accomplish the goal of relating to patients and their families empathically and compassionately [ 40].
Though the web platform used during the open phase is built to facilitate interactions within the scientific community, face-to-face meetings and the efficiency of experts sitting together to discuss predefined topics are irreplaceable.
People thinking about scientific careers face a similar dilemma.
Sparse scientific codes face grave performance challenges as memory bandwidth limitations grow on multi-core architectures.
The academy's self-censorship is the latest example of a dilemma many scientific publishers face in balancing security concerns with the need for open communication.
Dr. Collins cannot be blamed for the unexpected scientific hurdles facing genetic research, but he played an important role in raising expectations impossibly high.
In an unusual scientific about-face, researchers at Northwestern University have found evidence that at least some men who identify themselves as bisexual are, in fact, sexually aroused by both women and men.
Covers some of the same themes as our "How science goes wrong" cover from a few months ago, but this time from the scientific coal-face.When you fall in love, this is what Facebook sees (Facebook) Even love yields to the power of statistics.
Just as the original conception of the metric system had grown out of the problems scientists encountered in dealing with the medieval system, so a new system grew out of the problems a vastly enlarged scientific community faced in the proliferation of subsystems improvised to serve particular disciplines.
"Aimed at reflecting the major scientific issues facing earth science at the start of the 21st century, the questions represent where the field stands, how it arrived at this point, and where it may be headed," the academy said in a news release.
Such "rotators" are thought to provide a fresh perspective on the scientific challenges facing their field.
