The Government Funding Lie
The lie at the heart of the OA movement remains a lie — but it has been so oft-repeated, some think it's true
Kent Anderson
As Predicted, Laughingstock
The wider AI world is catching on to how bad things have become in scientific publishing, with AI the key card into the mess.
Song: “Life During Wartime”
A dystopian decade perhaps made the problems with technology more apparent
More OA Nonsense Down Under
A short-timer's plan is illogical, and seems to play into the very hands she seeks to slap
Review: “Burn Book”
A new book by tech's most well-known journalist is readable, interesting, and unflinching
Living in Another World
Preprint advocates continue to be irrational, and don't seem to realize that authors have already changed the game on them
PeerJ Takes a Different Path
Is the end of PeerJ's journey emblematic? And what lessons can we draw?
Friday Song: “Rock This Town”
An artist revives rockabilly, then Big Band swing, with a great song connecting them.
Preprints, Puppets, and Press Releases
More "science by press release," with news outlets playing right along
Three for Thursday
A bad peer-reviewed study, OSTP has three months, and why the real world is more fun.