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Friday Song: “I’m the One”

Rhythm guitarists don’t get the respect they deserve. They’re often overshadowed by the flashy antics of a ripping lead guitarist, despite massive contributions to making a song work. That problem went away for Van Halen, as one of the best rhythm guitarists ever was also one of the

Of Data, Devils, and Details

A recent preprint study has plenty of gremlins in its data, perhaps enough to invalidate the conclusions

Elephants and Elbakyan

Two notes today — one regarding Sci-Hub’s suit in India, and another a thought-provoking framework comparing dandelions to elephants. Elbakyan’s Effort to Withdraw Copyright Admission Denied In what may be a sign that the suit against Sci-Hub by Wiley, Elsevier, and ACS isn’t going her way, Alexandra Elbakyan

OA vs. Nascent Communities

With "special issues" and reviewers being asked to edit as well, OA publishers are gutting communities and adding to academic burdens

Song: “Primadonna Like Me”

Looking as if Queen and Aerosmith had a child who was then raised by the Rolling Stones and Prince, The Struts are top-shelf performers who have only sporadically made inroads on the US charts with songs like “Body Talks.” Nevertheless, they have a large and growing fan base that covers

Charleston Talk — Community

Journals are more than research, and trusted intermediaries are necessary for a marketplace of ideas

Bad Data Stewardship Update

The two preprint studies both concealed their underlying data, making replication or secondary analysis difficult or impossible

The Inequities and Risks of Free

"Free" sounds equitable, but in the information space, it creates at least two major inequities

Friday Song: “Operator”

A 1972 classic, written by an artists whose potential was cut short far too soon.

Results — Introverts/Extroverts

We're not a very extroverted group overall, introverts have to force it, and extroverts get more rewards