Friday Song: “Living in Another World”
Suffused with intellectualism, the song seems ever more relevant today
Kent Anderson
Part 4 — Strange Bedfellows
False techno-utopians step in as part of the hustle
Part 3 — Swiss Cheddar
Oddly motivated, Plan S has led publishers into a strange "spiral of silence"
Part 2 — Edging Away from Utopianism
A new level of pragmatism about technology and science is changing OA publishing
A Special Series This Week
"Beyond Techno-utopianism" is a series about what happened and what comes next
Part 1 — Beyond Techno-utopianism
What it is, where it entered scholarly publishing, and why this series is being pursued
Friday Song: "That's Alright, Mama"
The year of Salk's polio vaccine and Elvis' first single represented a turning point
How Facebook Evades Its Own Oversight
Even the Oversight Board isn't given remit over the company's most important assets
What Are We Doing Here?
A clear sense of purpose seems to have been lost in the pursuit of disruption
Top Posts from April 2021
Interest in preprints, scandals, and technology continues to attract subscribers