How to Defuse the "Rage Machine"
The solution involves the right business model and higher editorial standards
Kent Anderson
Diversity & Our Metropolitan Biases
Most scholarly publishers are in a few cities, which undermines diversity
"It May Be Safer Just to Wait . . ."
Scientists and others learn that more information early can be weaponized
Survey Results — Subscriber View
Subscriber access to full charts of our first Covid-19 personal impacts survey
Covid-19 Personal Impacts — Results
Low rates of testing, brushes with illness and death, and some trouble working
Monday Mix — Memorial Day Edition
Connecting some new dots — from remdesivir to preprints to press embargoes
Friday Song: "Hooked on a Feeling"
A family crushes school duty with a daily musical task, and rocks a classic
The Accepted Tier of Second-class
Calling second-class workers "essential" doesn't erase the differences
Papers ⇢ Preprints ⇢ Press Releases
Science-by-press-release has arrived because peer review has been eroded
Price Transparency ⇢ Higher Prices
Complex and psychological, transparency dynamics usually cause prices to rise