The Pivot of the Pod

We’re moving to the next phase, and we’re not quite sure what that means yet

Substack Continues to Fade

Moral and financial problems are bolstering alternatives that play a simpler game

medRxiv Made the Monsters

Preprinters boast about saving a scrap of land from the creatures they made

Friday Song: “Smooth”

A massive hit that crosses and mixes generations and genres is still a blast

This Week’s Texted Discoveries

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

Where Is the Outrage?

After decades of activism, OA advocates fall silent when science is silenced

Crossref’s Brand Conundrum

Current guidelines go unenforced as the DOI brand acquires unintended aspects

Case Mysteries, LLM Mysticism

Journal-to-journal transmission is now occurring as the paper planting continues

“We’re An American Band”

One of the great cowbell songs in rock, it also tells stories about real people