Mary Oommen

Mary Oommen is a communication strategist, brand storyteller

Mary Oommen is a communication strategist, brand storyteller, writer, and certified NLP trainer.

Scientists speaking about COVID-19 face disturbing abuse and threats

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees, with the accompanying deluge of disinformation only making matters worse. However, a report by Nature revealed that when doctors, epidemiologists and scientists spoke up on how to manage and contain the pandemic, many were trolled and abused online, receiving unacceptable threats of violence.

Covid-19 scientists left out of 2021 Noble Prize winners list

The list of Nobel Prize winners for the year was awarded to researchers who had made some fundamental advances, but many in the scientific community were surprised to see that Covid-19 vaccine pioneers, whose work helped millions during the global pandemic, had been left out. Read on for more.

New inclusive journal policy to allow transgender authors to change names on published works

In a marked shift towards being more inclusive and equitable, the scientific publishing world welcomed a new ‘name change policy’ for research authors. The trans-inclusive name change agreement follows a simple and seamless approach that enables authors to discreetly update their names on published articles without any change in their DOI.

Will the mysterious Camille Noûs spark changes in the French reform laws?

Camille Noûs, a French researcher and prolific author with no less than 180 published scientific articles in the past year. However, Camille has been the subject of much discussion and controversy in scientific circles, and for good reason: Camille Noûs does not exist.