Mastodawn

The "lone genius founder" is one of tech’s most enduring stories. But innovation rarely emerges from a single person. It grows from networks of researchers, institutions, public investment, and collaboration.

🔗 https://theconversation.com/le-mythe-du-fondateur-quand-la-silicon-valley-exporte-ses-recits-jusqua-occulter-le-fait-que-linnovation-est-dabord-collective-278456

#Innovation #Research #SciencePolicy #TechEcosystems #Collaboration

Le mythe du fondateur : quand la Silicon Valley exporte ses récits jusqu’à occulter le fait que l’innovation est d’abord collective

La mise en avant des entrepreneurs est souvent l’arbre qui cache la forêt. Car le succès de certaines entreprises doit autant, voire plus, à la qualité des écosystèmes où elles éclosent.

The Conversation

LeidenForce 6d ago

Nearly 2,000 scientists, including six Nobel laureates, have signed an open letter opposing planned staff cuts in the University of Nottingham's physics department. Researchers warn the move could weaken a globally recognized research and teaching hub.

🔗 https://physicsworld.com/a/nottingham-physics-redundancies-an-act-of-academic-sabotage-warn-scientists/

#Physics #HigherEducation #Research #SciencePolicy #Academia

Nottingham physics redundancies 'an act of academic sabotage', warn scientists – Physics World

University plans to cut almost 30% staff in the physics department

Physics World

LeidenForce Jun 2

At a hearing of United States House Committee on Science Space and Technology, lawmakers examined paper mills and open access fees, but no shared path for reform emerged. Integrity, cost and access remain in tension.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01251-y

#OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #ResearchIntegrity #SciencePolicy #papermills

US lawmakers intensify scrutiny of scientific-publishing practices

A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail.

Hacker News May 30

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/

#HackerNews #USFundingRules #CancelGrants #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

Ars Technica

Hacker News May 30

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/

#HackerNews #Tech #SciencePolicy

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

Ars Technica

Hacker News May 30

WH proposes rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/white-house-proposes-new-rules-giving-political-appointees-final-say-on-research-grants/

#HackerNews #Tech #SciencePolicy

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants

These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque

Scientific American

LeidenForce May 28

A major legal dispute highlights how scientific publishers are challenging the use of copyrighted research papers in training AI systems, raising questions about data access and ownership in modern science.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01481-0

#AI #SciencePolicy #Publishing #OpenScience #Research

Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers

Science publishing giant Elsevier has joined a class-action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model.