Conférence - Harold E. Varmus : How Do Scientists Inform Others about Their Work? Why Evolving Publication Practices Are Contentious

Collège de France - Sélection · Mar 18, 2024 · 1h 11m

Edith Heard

Collège de France

Epigénétique et mémoire cellulaire

Année 2023-2024

Conférence - Harold E. Varmus : How Do Scientists Inform Others about Their Work? Why Evolving Publication Practices Are Contentious

Harold E. Varmus

Prix Nobel de physiologie ou médecine

Résumé

I will talk about how scientists inform others about their results, with emphasis on the rise of scientific journals and the often excessive importance conferred upon work that appears in a few especially prestigious venues. A central element of this lecture will concern the use of the internet to make scientific…