Introverts & Modern Science
If science and scholarship is full of introverts, why are we forcing more performative tasks on them?
Kent Anderson
Two Thoughts for Tuesday
What kind of cloud cover does a domain extension provide? And are we losing something existential by gradually forgetting our audience?
Will OSTP’s Guidance Hold?
Did the interim Director set up a tenuous situation for her permanent boss?
Friday Song: “Closer to Fine”
About incremental progress, this was a breakthrough song for the Indigo Girls
The NIH Preprint Pilot Update
A new "report" from the NIH on its preprint indexing pilot reveals more than intended
Will the Next Generation Fix It?
Abdication by gatekeepers and trusted intermediaries is affecting the young the most
Friday Song: “Doctor, My Eyes”
As Jackson Browne’s first single, the song “Doctor, My Eyes” had an inauspicious start. Initially a song about a guy who seeks help after a variety of dispiriting travails, but finds it’s too late, his record company (Geffen) asked him to rewrite it so it wasn’t such
Will More Studies Be Classified?
With the OSTP focusing on making papers and data "open," will there be more CI and CUI utilization?
SPARC: Sneaky in the ❤️ of TX?
When a SPARC employee testified before the Texas legislature, she didn't name her employer until pressed
Friday Song: “My Hero”
A tribute to Taylor Hawkins brings the drum circle of life to light