Publicly funded institutions commonly have to obey strict spending rules. In a generalized version of this practice, members of such a public institution can only buy goods/services without first obtaining several competitive quotes, that either are covered by an existing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for general-or-popular-science-articles
Björn Brembs and Renke Siems The impact of the digital transformation on science communication is still underestimated, and with it the transformation of the library. The increasing dissolution of familiar media forms and the progressing cross-linking of digital resources will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I M G E S P R Ä C H: Wenn es wichtiger ist, wo publiziert wird als was publiziert wird, wenn Hochschulen die Chancen der Digitalisierung verschlafen, läuft etwas schief. Isabell Welpe und Björn Brembs äußern sich zu Chancen […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mit wachsendem Erfolg der Populisten werden auch antiwissenschaftliche Strömungen immer stärker. Doch wir nehmen den Wissenschaftsgegnern nicht den Wind aus den Segeln, sondern liefern ihnen mit überzogenem Wettbewerbsbewusstsein und mangelnder Offenheit noch weiter Munition.
We propose to change the default P-value threshold for statistical significance from 0.05 to 0.005 for claims of new discoveries.
Today, those scientists climb up the ranks who spend the most tax-funds for their research and excel at marketing their research results to ex-scientists, irrespective of the reliability of said results. This historical baggage of our infrastructure is detrimental to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Article in English and German for the catalog accompanying the art exhibition “BIOS: concepts of life in contemporary sculpture” at the Georg Kolbe Museum Berlin, fall 2012.
Article for the periodical LabTimes explaining new innovations in science communication with a special focus on video publishing and JoVE in particular.
Popular science article for the website of the BBC radio show “The Naked Scientists”. It explains how different memory systems interact to control the way the brain forms habits.
Article covering the meeting in Friday Harbor in June, 2007












