OSTP Can’t Finish Its Homework
Like bright but scattered schoolkids, OSTP produces interesting reading, but doesn't do the assignment
Kent Anderson
No Expertise Whatsoever
From scientific communication to adolescent health to music and culture, it's a plague of our times . . .
Friday Song: “Ratatata”
J-pop meets German eletronicore, and the result is pure, fizzy fun
Are the Parasites Worried?
The REF29 inclusion of an OA requirement is meeting resistance, as is the resistance — because the parasites are worried
Wiley Bounces on the AI Bubble
After reeling from the Hindawi scandals, Wiley's stock recovers — but OA is deflating the entire space
Pursuing Excellence
Has our obsession to be the best been replaced by a desire to avoid trouble?
Friday Song: “The Greatest”
A remarkable young superstar has new music out, and it's great
OA Review = A Decade of “Meh”
A literature review finds very little as far as compelling advantages to OA, is outdated, and can't address root causes
The Bloat and Expense of OA
Two island nations see OA differently, and nobody is excited about it
Recommended Reading
A pointer to a searing essay about the pickle we're in due to Big Tech