Three for Thursday
A bad peer-reviewed study, OSTP has three months, and why the real world is more fun.
Kent Anderson
That “Influencers” Preprint
“Influencers” and their lucky socks — why correlation is not causation
Publishers and Social Insecurity
Another public access policy seeks to violate Constitutional and legal protections, while LLMs present existential threats of their own
Friday Song: “Freeze Frame”
A week with a romantic interest told through film metaphors — and another massive hit for a Boston-based band
OA Advocates and “Pure Drivel”
When a comedian's parody makes more sense than the parody OA advocates have created.
Society Publishing’s Weakness
How non-profits talk vs. how they walk remains a weakness in the space.
Friday Song: “Big Balls”
A retracted paper with a racy AI illustration takes us down a musical alley, where we meet Chuck Berry, AC/DC, the Foo Fighters, and Jack Black
Three for Thursday
An author stumbles carrying water for academic aloofness, writers warn of techno-authoritarianism, and ChatGPT loses its s**t.
Laughingstock, Sad Stock
Thanks to "ratatestes," scientific publishing has become a laughingstock — while Wiley's stock continues to weep value
Friday Song: “Malagueña”
A lovable performer with incomparable talent earns this week's spotlight