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Scholarly Publishing as Niche Gossip

When you boil it down, it's all about what makes humans so effective

Preprint Servers — The First to Go Dark?

In tight economic times, how will the lights stay on at these non-commercial sites?

Four Quick Thoughts for Monday

Rather than long essays on each, some thoughts to get your week going

Survey Insights — "When?"

When policies changed and when people think things will improve vary by org type

The 163-Year-Old Paywall

Faith in editorial quality and a paying audience remains a path to enduring value

The First Covid-19 Survey: Final Results

Employers rate well, employees feel secure, but some think this will last a long time

Update: Sweden v. Norway and Covid-19

The Swedish "experiment" — now lauded in US conservative media — gets worse

Covid-19 Survey: Initial Results

How has scholarly communications responded? Carefully and cautiously, it appears

Covid-19 in the Age of Media Darwinism

Which outlets you believe may now affect your chances of survival and procreation

A Solution Invisible to bioRxiv

Unreviewed science can be dangerous to the public, a researcher offers a solution