Monday Contemplations
A few provocative thoughts to kick off the week
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Friday Song: “What’s Going On”
A classic song asks a timeless question
Top Posts of 2022 — So Far
A quick review of the most important posts so far this year
How “DYOR” Misleads
"Do your own research" only works when the research isn't finding existing narratives
Conspiracies Infiltrate PubMed
A right-wing journal pumps conspiracies into the NLM via PMC, apparently because OA validates it
Friday Song: “In a Big Country”
Hailing from Dunfermline, Scotland, and featuring a guitar tone redolent of bagpipes, Big Country burst on the scene in 1983 with a couple of hits, including “Fields of Fire” and the song today, “In a Big Country.”
Fronted by Stuart Adamson — who sadly took his own life in 2001 — Big
Preprint Servers as Brands
Compared to top journals, biomedical preprinting is not of much general interest
The Flaw in Substack’s Model
On the record as a bastion of truth, one flaw made it a hangout for fraudsters
Diversity, Meet Dogma
Can diversity initiatives pay dividends if options for innovation don't exist?
Friday Song: “Stuck In a Moment”
A Grammy-winning song written in anger over a friend's suicide may have led to a band's self-inflicted harm