Journalist Goes Fishing, Cries "Whale"
An October preprint gets hyped, adding confusion and contributing to cynicism
Kent Anderson
CZI Imposes a Vanity Sequence ID
CZI replaces IDseq with the "CZ ID," making everyone uncomfortable
Review: "Woke Racism"
A new book tackles a strong new religion that reinterprets history as grievance
Friday Song: "Christmas All Over Again"
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers bring heart, humor, and rock to an Xmas original
The Anecdote Era Swamps Data
Collecting personal stories was difficult until social media and smartphones
OA’s Second Order Effects
A change in business model modified incentives and changed scholarly publishing
Review: "Arriving Today"
A journalist traces a USB charger through the supply chain — via Amazon
Workable vs. Unworkable Fixes
Another EIC's concerns about preprints, and Aspen Digital's poor recommendations
Review: "Dopesick"
The Hulu miniseries brings the opioid epidemic into stark relief and poignancy
Reversing Information Disorder
Aspen Digital produces a report that sounds a call to responsibility