Song: “Telegraph Road”
An epic musical story of a road in Michigan, and its evolution and decline
Kent Anderson
This Week’s Texting Discoveries
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MAHA Looks Out for Its Own
Just throw a “gaslight study” out there when needed to protect the narrative . . .
“Beginner’s Luck” in Science?
Nature’s coverage of a preprint about “rookie researchers” is itself a rookie move
Interview with Christine Laine
The EIC of "Annals of Internal Medicine" discusses current events and more
Friday Song: “The Hudson”
A new song by a new supergroup shows how simple compositions can crush
This Week’s Texting Discoveries
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OUP’s Risky Peer Review Survey
The publisher’s tech-first market positioning conflicts with some key findings
Pod — Interview with Anita Chan
The author of “Predatory Data” joins us to discuss the current moment
Gold OA, Grifters, and Tylenol
Andrea Love, PhD, figures out one way OA publishing is being exploited