This Time, I Agree with PLOS
Exasperated at ethics problems, PLOS comes out with strong language that it might not actually abide by
Kent Anderson
Bold Boasting at eLife
Why the use of bold, meaningless intensifiers in its assessments of reviewed preprints?
Song: “Mary On a Cross”
Another song from a surprisingly popular band — and a bonus feature about missing key changes in modern music
Service Strife and Table Stakes
From Twitter to Facebook to Springer Nature, weak service offerings reveal a lack of customer alignment
The Biggest Opportunity
Producing content is no longer a challenge, but how to cultivate consumption? That's where we can think big.
Review: “How to Stand Up to a Dictator”
An excellent book is a history, biography, and warning — about power, lies, and authoritarianism
Friday Song: “So What”
A #1 hit, a singer who flies, and a risque tale of a relationship hitting the rocks — what's not to like?
arXiv’s Budget Doesn’t Square
arXiv's Annual Report has a budget that deviates from another it published, and shows Cornell footing millions in expenses
The “Gaming of Citations” Paper
Leaps of logic ignore more helpful facts and concepts that may guide us toward improvements
Vowel Play
ChatGPT doesn't seem to understand vowels