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Retrospective: 12 key moments in Romanian research
It seems that research has never been talked about more than in 2020, except that when Romanian society realised that it still needed researchers, it became clear that the repeated cuts in the research budget had serious consequences. For Mindcraft Stories, we have selected 12 key moments in Romanian research.
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How to determine whether a new science finding is "interesting"
Why is it that we hear everywhere about some research results, while others, perhaps published in a journal with a higher impact factor, obtained with more effort, do not seem to interest the public or the press?
We have explained the criteria that communicators use to determine whether something has the potential to be "interesting".
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About science experts vs. fake news in Romania in 1909
The need for public voices of science experts is not as new as we think. In 1909, journalist Nicolae Grigore Mihăescu (NIGRIM) published an essay arguing how necessary it is to involve reputable scientists to counter what he calls "the charlatans of science".