eLife’s New EIC and Kotahi
A new EIC at eLife, and more of the same, and a "book" and "foundation" that don't earn the names
Kent Anderson
A Judge, a Professor, and Bad AI
A misinformation expert from Stanford is caught using AI to add fake citations to a legal filing
Snatching Beauty from Tragedy
When cancer takes a parent, it's a tragedy. Some songwriters rescue beauty from the experience.
Retractions Are Stressful? Good.
A silly click-bait study promoted by weak coverage — again
Is This How Science Dies?
All the "disruption" may have broken science's troth with society
More Bullying from Wellcome
Wellcome changes its APC policy, and keeps bullying despite spending less
Springer Nature and Sketchy AI
New AI-written summaries? Sure, but don't blame us if they're crummy . . .
Song: “California Dreamin’”
Cold? Hankering for some warmth? So were these songwriters in 1963 . . .
Sneaky Tech: Pitch Correction
Manipulating pitch and intonations makes music generic, less intelligible, and less compelling
Preprints and More Chaos
The public doesn't understand preprints — nor do we, actually — and it’s causing societal stress