Negative results are important: Research Europe

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of the Four, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Research fails. Almost always. Scientists discard hypotheses like so many untried drones, cast out to freeze before even getting a chance. This is the nature of research. It’s the… Read More…

Centers of Excellence: Where are the women?

On June 12th, 2002, the government of Norway announced the names of 13 groups that had been selected to create Norway’s first Centers of Excellence. These groups would receive privileges most researchers could only dream of. Well-equipped with all they could need, they would take Norwegian research to new heights in Europe and beyond. The… Read More…