The Geyser

Friday Song: “This = Love”

A great modern band suffers a death, but their music lives on to inspire others

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Putting the AI in “Guardrails”

Information guardrails are being formulated by governments and enabled by AI, LLMs, and ML

The Rights Stuff

Two recent movies deal with securing rights — both are riveting, with lessons about why rights are important

“RadioLab” Tackles Sci-Hub

Journalists fail to recognize game, but an interviewer reveals Elbakyan to be a sad head case

Song: “What a Fool Believes”

When a temporary stand-in becomes a legend in a matter of months . . .

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Preprints Don’t Work for OSTP

The week classified documents leaked via a Discord server, preprint servers pitch themselves as an OSTP solution

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The Backlash Against OA Builds

More cracks are appearing in the walls of OA ideology — but will reason ultimately prevail?

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A Clouded Future for Libraries

ITHAKA surveys librarians, but hides the implicit shrug most of their questions yielded

We Led Science to Politics

Lobbying and appealing to bureaucrats to impose OA revealed scientific publishing as ripe for politicization

Friday Song: “Ordinary World”

Released tentatively, this song brought back a legendary band with a sound most didn't recognize as theirs

Why Aren’t APC Payers Disclosed — Part 2

In 2021, the ICMJE extended and refined author disclosure requirements to include additional elements of support behind a published article — funding support, medical writing, and article processing charges (APCs): Yet, publishers who claim to be compliant with ICMJE policies have never created a way for APC disclosures to be presented

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Wait Until This Bill Arrives . . .

Transformative agreements centralize costs, so when the neutron star of APCs forms at major research institutions, things are going to get heated

Song: “Carry On Wayward Son”

A last-minute addition to save their careers, this song did just that — and then some

A Superficial Approach

Computer science likes solving simple models, but the world is complex, and the job isn't disruption

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To Stop a Copyright Thief

The Internet Archive is commercial, one of the surprises in the new ruling

Friday Song: “Break In”

We are in yet another era of great female singers — Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, P!nk, Brandi Carlile, and many more — not all of whom are getting the attention they deserve. Two of these — Lzzy Hale of Halestorm and Amy Lee of Evanescence — are fronting two bands

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Is Wiley a Grim Portent?

When publishers deviate from their role, reputations — and revenues — can be damaged

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Pessimism and Equity Language

Covering up real problems with euphemisms entrenches hopelessness

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Revisionism and Self-Sabotage

Broad Dissent at eLife

eLife's travails are real, their EIC is a loose cannon, and problems have burst into view

Friday Song: “Kiss”

A minimalist masterpiece, Prince's 1986 hit still sounds fresh and fiesty

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Is Eisen Out at eLife?

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A Great Time for Products

OA has sidelined scholarly publishers from a golden era of product development and consumer revenues

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The Damage Done

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Of Libertarians and Atheists