How did the pandemic start? The fine line between truth and conspiracy
Theory or conspiracy theory? It's important to separate facts from fiction.
Science should stay away from cultural constructs and social revolutions
Science and society, necessarily and dutifully, are connected in an intricate network of direct and indirect influences that culminate with...
The mental health of PhD students is at stake: scientific journals should take the blame
My survey identifies the pressure to publish in high impact journals as the main reason for the mental health crisis...
We should act now to prevent future pandemics – The Black Plague may be next
It's not just a medieval disease: San Francisco was hit with an epidemic of the bubonic plague 1900-1904. Image credits:...
The COVID-19 outbreak in Italy: why we can’t contain it
As the novel coronavirus hits Italy, the chances of containment take a serious blow.
Small journals maintain the business of large journals – the scientific semiperiphery
Can the business of large journals benefit from the existence of smaller journals?