Is Open Science Dystopian?

Perhaps we haven't really thought this through?

The Penny Almost Drops at BMJ

Their news editors have had it with press releases, but miss another major scourge

Friday Song: “I Will Always Love You”

A South Korean singer breathes new life into a classic

PLOS Flips Out Over Preprints

A bizarre promoted tweet looks like a form of self-loathing

Who Is Really Steering SPARC?

The program's Steering Committee does a lot of things for the fiscal sponsor

Why “Open” Isn’t Enough

Values are numerous and complicated, and there are more aspirational ones

SPARC Quietly Divulges Information, Adds a Risky Fib

Claiming now to be a non-profit organization, it divulges ties to NVF after that new whopper

Friday Song: “Iris”

Even with indirect measures due to data ingestion rules, this song was huge — and remains a classic

The Beauty of Flow State

A lesson learned decades ago continues to prove out

Care Amidst Institutional Failures

Two emergency physicians try to fill a gap left by state medical boards in order to fight disinformation from physicians