Scientific research provides substantial evidence that there is no genetic or biological basis for our social understanding of race. The confounding social and biological uses of race complicate its use in scientific and biolomedical research; thereby, prompting this discussion of how research informs the concept of race. Recommendations for the use of race in scientific study are provided. Sci...

N ot so long ago, I’d celebrate a journal publication with a glass of wine, dark chocolate, and some quiet contemplation—what went right, what went wrong, what next? Now, my new publications are marked by a series of self-promotional chores: Update my departmental and personal websites; add the paper to my ResearchGate, Google Scholar, ImpactStory, ORCID, ResearcherID, and Loop profiles; send o...

Research in robotics is becoming an ever more applied science. Roboticists acknowledge the existence of a role for experiments in their research, but whether the results of such experiments provide useful information to the intended industry or profession remains somewhat ambiguous. In this paper, we particularly consider experiments relating to robotic wheelchairs. There are many prototype rob...

Social networks are social structures consisting of individuals or organizations, usually represented by nodes tied by one or more types of relationships. Although these structures are often complex, analyzing them enables us to detect several inter and intra connections amongst people in and outside their organizations. In this context, we present an approach using data mining techniques in or...

Computing has been an enormous accelerator to science and it has led to an information explosion in many different fields. Future advances in science depend on the ability to comprehend these vast amounts of data. In this paper, we discuss challenges and opportunities for social data analysis in the scientific domain.

The study of social appropriability of scientific and technological knowledge is important in understanding technological innovation. Current definitions of «appropriability» –based on a notion of scientific and technological knowledge as intangible goods– focus on the capacity of an economic agent to appropriate the benefits generated in the process of application of this knowledge. Several so...