Friday Song: "Grizzly Bear Blues"
Corb Lund brings real-world fun and stories to his country rock, with terrific results
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Review: "Pandora's Lab" by Paul Offit
A readable, informative book about how science — and scientists — can misfire
Publishers Pull Their Facebook Ads
Changes in utilization of Facebook ads appear to coincide with #StopHateForProfit
Attention Doesn't Want Us to Be Free
A famous aphorism assumed information would remain trustworthy. It was wrong.
Facebook Begins to Feel the Heat
But so far, only one scholarly publisher has signed on to #StopHateForProfit
Is Intimidation the Internet's Best Trick?
From bloggers to health officials to journalists, the Internet is driving experts away
Publishers Are Not Boycotting Facebook
Most still have active campaigns, a few have stopped, and others have started
Monday Mix: Leaders, Pipes, & Pyramids
A few unrelated ideas to stimulate your thinking as we start another week of work
Martinis, Meta, and medRxiv Funding
As CZI-funded scientists protested Facebook, medRxiv was striking a funding deal
Why the Attention-seeking Behavior?
Like bioRxiv, medRxiv has increased its tweet rate considerably — but why?