Is bioRxiv Going Too Far With Twitter?

The preprint service's Twitter feed is suddenly spewing tweets at 10x its former pace

Ending the Oxford Comma Debate

It's time to accept that the Oxford comma is more modern and uniformly helpful

Let's Talk About Social Contracts . . .

In the information space, they're under stress and being warped, as well

Will Covid-19 Be a Setback for Women?

A greater burden is falling on women — and they were already playing from behind

Is Facebook Now a Marketing Liability?

Amid boycotts and controversies, paying this platform is more fraught than ever

The Invasion of the Energy Vampires

By sucking the life out of citizens, "open" Internet initiatives are making us weaker

Externalized Costs, Externalized Chaos

The costs of inattention and false choices are proving existential and dangerous

How to Defuse the "Rage Machine"

The solution involves the right business model and higher editorial standards

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