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Facebook Goes for the Jugular
Billions of users, encrypted messages, a cryptocurrency, and neoliberal values. What could go wrong?
The Power of the Unprecedented
We let our guard down when we frame the unfamiliar as the familiar, then pay the price
eLife: Lots of Bucks, Modest Bang
A misfire caused by aiming for glamour using a business model that demands efficiency
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Paywalls Can Make Things Better
Demonized routinely, paywalls are paving the way toward a saner media space
Sci-Hub's Business Model Scares Me
It's based on theft, dark money, hacking, and undermining Western institutions
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Should an Abandoned Preprint Be Retired?
Are authors who have no intention of publishing preprints working in the intended spirit?
Interview: Running a STEM High School
The director of an innovative STEM high school talks about education, robotics, and leadership