This recent paper by Nicoletti and Busiello introduces a valuable framework that could be used to better understand the processes linked to information harvesting in various biological systems.

The Precision Medicine Initiative, a $215 million federally funded project to create a repository for medical data on 1 million Americans over the next 4 years, "is just one example of making this ...

When they set about reviewing Ariely’s work on the 2012 paper, a few quirks in the car-insurance data tipped them off that something might be amiss. Some entries were in one font, some in another.

Both have conducted blockbuster research into how to make people more honest, research we've highlighted on Planet Money. The two worked together on a paper about how to "nudge" people to be more ...

Other research-integrity specialists point out that retractions could be on the rise because researchers and publishers are getting better at investigating and identifying potential misconduct.

The urgent need to track COVID-19 infections during the pandemic led to a spike in the use of electronic data gathering and dissemination and showed the potential for it to be implemented widely ...

The paper, co-authored by Princeton cognitive scientist M. J. Crockett, sets a framework for discussing the risks involved in using AI tools throughout the scientific research process, from study ...

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said on Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in other papers authored by his lab.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne told shareholders in 2009 that his research would “turn our current understanding of Alzheimer’s upside down.” Now, the former Stanford president and his co-authors have ...