STATEMENT ON ANY FUTURE REFEREEING ACTIVITIES I have decided not to continue refereeing for any of the commercial for profit outlets (owned by Elsevier, Routledge, Sage, Springer, Wiley) with only t...

Call for Papers: Meta-Level Reflections on the Scientific Realism Debate Guest Editors: Matthias Egg, Mahdi Khalili and Frederick Britt (University of Bern) Topical Collection Description: It has...

Abstract. How do we spark new scientific discoveries? Why do some breakthroughs seem even accidental? And most importantly, how can we accelerate them and

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Entity realism (also known as ‘experimental realism’) traditionally ties belief in scientific entities to experimental manipulation. Yet many sciences involve a commitment to entities that...

Two new studies suggest that, contrary to longstanding beliefs, dinosaurs were not on the decline before the Chicxulub asteroid impact.

Call for Papers: Meta-Level Reflections on the Scientific Realism Debate Guest Editors: Matthias Egg, Mahdi Khalili and Frederick Britt (University of Bern) Topical Collection Description: It has...

Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence

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Okay, so… this morning, I read this fun little article in the New York Times, which describes a statistical model designed to rank baseball players across eras. Barry Bonds came out on top, which ...

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TEHRAN—Amidst mounting geopolitical tensions, Iranian officials said Wednesday they were increasingly concerned about the United States of America’s uranium-enrichment program, fearing the Western nation may soon be capable of producing its 8,500th nuclear weapon. "Our intelligence estimates indicate that, if it is allowed to progress with its aggressive nuclear program, the United States may soon possess its 8,500th atomic weapon capable of reaching Iran," said Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi, adding that Americans have the fuel, the facilities, and "everything they need" to manufacture even more weapons-grade fissile material. "Obviously, the prospect of this happening is very distressing to Iran and all countries like Iran. After all, the United States is a volatile nation that’s proven it needs little provocation to attack anyone anywhere in the world whom it perceives to be a threat." Iranian intelligence experts also warned of the very real, and very frightening, possibility of the U.S. providing weapons and resources to a rogue third-party state such as Israel.

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This week we welcome back Library and Digital Assistant Joey Talbot, who explores the fascinating history of climbing in the Leeds Libraries collections… During April, we’re holding a display…

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The Greenpeace team visited the villages of Vyvodove, Myrove, and Tomakivka, where, with the support of local authorities, they conducted several radiation safety trainings, each attended by dozens of people. The international organization also documented the destruction of the Vyvodove school, and other infrastructure as a result of Russian shelling. The Greenpeace team learned from the local representatives and the villagers about their lives after the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by Russians, and learned about their challenges from the war and the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.