Review: “How to Rule the World”

Theo Baker’s book about his reporting that ousted Stanford’s president is great

The Consolidation Continues

Wiley acquires Emerald as AI and OA drive power into fewer hands

“Retraction Watch” Retractions

Is opening a database of retractions helping to make news at Retraction Watch?

Meatheads at medRxiv, JACC

Krumholz gets tangled up in his brands yet again, this time over carnivore diets

Song: “Livin’ La Vida Loca”

The first big hit with digital mastering, it was meant to make Sinatra proud

This Week’s Texted Discoveries

We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch

Podcast — “Relevance Check”

We turned our book in about a year ago. Is it still relevant? Check.

Project 2025 Comes Knocking

Commitment to “the cause” may soon face a test as OA money peels away

Song: “Tie Your Mother Down”

Science, music, and a wicked sense of humor leads to a Queen classic