My word the Stormers stink. Dobson has to go.

This is crazy

Grade 1 kids dragging foldable desks to schools is one of the most disgraceful acts of cynicism by the basic education department. Here’s my question, Minister: would you allow this for your children? Give them decent desks like you do for the middle classes in South Africa

Excellent peer-review process.

"Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough." - Richard Feynman

This ref should not be refereeing at this level. The yellow card was a joke. #STOvDRA #iamastormer Vodacom #URC

We must also seriously consider revitalising Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), a state-owned vaccine manufacturer, and the Agricultural Research Council. For some time, the OBP has experienced challenges with vaccine manufacturing, and South Africa has had to rely on

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.ScienceGuardians - Thanks for the post below. Could you tell us where you got your definition from, that is "The exploitation of open access publishing has fueled the rise of predatory publishers—deceptive entities that sell fake prestige, publish unvetted research, and

It should be an absolute requirement of all NIH grants that all journals reviews - including/especially when they lead to rejection - should be made publicly available.

Understanding Mixed Effects Models: A Simple Example Imagine researchers are testing a new drug to lower blood pressure. They give the drug to patients in 10 different hospitals and measure how much each patient’s blood pressure drops after taking the drug. Now, two things can

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Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.

Link to apply for a postdoc position in Alpha-Gal Syndrome. please repost. #AGS #Ticks #immulogy usm.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

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Not sure a degree ever guaranteed a job.

One of the toughest emails I got during my PhD wasn’t about funding or experiments. It was the first rejection of my academic paper. I had spent months writing and revising it, only to get it returned with what felt like harsh and dismissive feedback. It sucked. But over time,