science
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Quality of science & its communication
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
The scholarly system is overwhelmed by quantity, distorted by profit motives, and stripped of its purpose of advancing knowledge.
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Quality of science & its communication
Sharing failures helps to build trust in science communication
Researchers who shared some of their failures alongside their successes were viewed as more open and benevolent, as well as…
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Quality of science & its communication
Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and…
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Brain power
5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientists
Ancient thinkers struggled to tell facts from falsehoods just like we do – and their strategies are still relevant today.
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Artificial intelligence
When AI gets science wrong
When summarising scientific research, AI tools drew inaccurate or overly broad conclusions in up to 73% of cases.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers
Everyone, no matter their background, should have an equal chance to work in science – but there are huge systemic…
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Quality of science & its communication
How to accurately represent scientific research
Strategies to help scientists share their findings in ways that are both accurate and sensitive to social impacts.
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Systems & complexity
Harnessing the collision of four ways of knowing
How can solving today’s most complex challenges reckon with four fundamentally different ways of knowing?
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KM in international development
![Anaiwan Elder and cultural knowledge holder Uncle Les Ahoy at Bulagaranda near Armidale, NSW. From the Rola[STONE] documentary, 2022.](https://realkm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/file-20241128-15-jf6dqn-2-640x360.jpg)
‘Everything is Country’: these 4 projects blend First Nations knowledge and science to rewrite our understanding of the past
First Nations cultural knowledge has much to share with archaeology, palaeontology, and Earth sciences.
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KM in international development
Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu
Ambae islanders combine their ecological observations with scientific data to develop an early-warning system for fish contamination.
