Anomie and Our “Iron Triangle”

As standards are violated by political leaders, can we say we have done anything to counteract that?

eLife’s New EIC and Kotahi

A new EIC at eLife, and more of the same, and a "book" and "foundation" that don't earn the names

A Judge, a Professor, and Bad AI

A misinformation expert from Stanford is caught using AI to add fake citations to a legal filing

Snatching Beauty from Tragedy

When cancer takes a parent, it's a tragedy. Some songwriters rescue beauty from the experience.

Retractions Are Stressful? Good.

A silly click-bait study promoted by weak coverage — again

Is This How Science Dies?

All the "disruption" may have broken science's troth with society

More Bullying from Wellcome

Wellcome changes its APC policy, and keeps bullying despite spending less

Springer Nature and Sketchy AI

New AI-written summaries? Sure, but don't blame us if they're crummy . . .

Song: “California Dreamin’”

Cold? Hankering for some warmth? So were these songwriters in 1963 . . .