Nigeria ready for huge science spend

Is Java ready for computational science?

This paper provides quantitative and qualitative arguments that help to decide whether Java is ready for computational science. Current shortcomings of Java as well as appropriate countermeasures are discussed.

Are we Ready for Science 2.0?

In this position paper the impact of web development on knowledge discovery and information sharing in natural sciences and humanities is discussed. While on the one hand the potential of moving data analysis to the web is huge, one has to deal with fundamental obstacles on both levels: administrative/political and scientific/algorithmic. Some recent trends in Science 2.0 applications and tools...

A Grand Experiment in Shovel-Ready Science

The 2009 stimulus package released a burst of pent-up creativity in the applications submitted by US researchers, but there was a complicating factor with funding decisions: the need for quick results. Quinn Eastman provides a progress report.

Shovel-ready science: Moses applies for a GO grant.

Thank you for making Dr. Moses’ proposal available for public discussion [see Gerald Weissmann (2009) Shovel-Ready Science: Moses Applies for a GO Grant. FASEB J. 23: 2337–2340]. After reading this proposal, I am deeply concerned over his failure to acknowledge any of the research done by my team. Our work is based extensively on that of Dr. Moses’ important early studies, and we have achieved ...

The War against Non-communicable Disease: How Ready Is Nigeria?