Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for CZI | Dr. Martin Chalfie and Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, two esteemed scientific researchers, explore the conversation around preprints through the lens of their own research, and through the story behind the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. The conversation around preprints is one of the most exciting topics in the scientific community, rising to fever pitch during the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. It questions the foundational tradition of peer reviewed publishing by championing the considerable advantages of leveraging preprints to broaden access, speed, and innovation, especially on matters of urgency. Learn more about preprints for biomedicine at: http://czi.co/openscience

For the next few months Talk Evidence is going to focus on the new corona virus pandemic. There is an enormous amount of uncertainty about the disease, what the symptoms are, fatality rate, treatment options, things we shouldn't be doing. We're going to try to get away from the headlines and talk about what we need to know - to hopefully give...

Open science essentials in 2 minutes, part 4 Before a research article is published in a journal you can make it freely available for anyone to read. You could do this on your own website, but you can also do it on a preprint server, such as psyarxiv.com, where other researchers also share their preprints, … Continue reading "Open Science Essentials: Preprints"