Three Wishes for the Future
If I could change a few things about the scholarly Internet, these might be on the list
Kent Anderson
Friday Song: "Boogie Blues Etude"
Oscar Peterson's classic 1974 jazz piano solo still stuns in the mastery on display
I Have Some Questions
What is "the literature" now? Do we have the backbone to draw lines anymore?
What’s Our Role Now?
Tribalism, ignorance, and fragmentation are everywhere — what’s our response?
A Messy Withdrawal of a Sloppy Preprint
A preprint of ivermectin to treat Covid-19 gets pulled — but does it, really?
Common Carrier vs. Information Market
Are advocates of change in scholarly publishing thinking like Clarence Thomas?
It's Not the Heat, It's the Hubris
Poor reporting and unsupported claims — yes, it's another story about preprints
Friday Song: "Supernatural Superserious"
This one of many gems from REM embraces teenage humiliation and shame
CC-BY Trolls and APC Predators
Exploiting CC-BY to sue publishers, and predatory publishing continues
Interview: John Arquilla, “Bitskrieg”
The insecurity and power shifts inherent to the Internet are becoming more urgent