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Independent Intermediaries

The need for financial independence is core to trust and credibility for publishers

Whiplash — and Data in Medicine

PLOS' new journal needs to pull back on the hype, but early indications are it won't

Platforms of Distortion and Amplification

The death of Trump's blog shows that without algorithms, his ideas and voice fail

Friday Song: "Saved By Zero"

Sometimes, having nothing of something can mean everything . . .

{FIRSTNAME}, Is This You?

Disentangling from scholarly social sites is hard because there are so many tendrils

Review: "The Premonition"

Michael Lewis' book reveals who really mattered in the US pandemic response

India's Rapidly Increasing Influence

With Covid, Sci-Hub, social, and censorship, India has become central all of a sudden

Selectivity and Silence

I’ve been quiet this week because that’s part of the plan

ORCID's "Community" Isn't Working

Since 2019, the service has struggled or lost ground, and seems adrift

Have We Become Too Noisy?

Daniel Kahneman suggests a familiar approach to making better decisions