When There’s No Incentive
The moribund “Natural Sciences” shows what happens when the cat’s in the bag
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Clarivate Acquires ProQuest
With high EBITDA margins, Clarivate takes a nifty turn on Consolidation Road
Twitter, bioRxiv, Sci-Hub, Nextdoor
We're at an inflection point for digital information, and some platforms look outdated
Friday Song: “Living in Another World”
Suffused with intellectualism, the song seems ever more relevant today
Part 4 — Strange Bedfellows
False techno-utopians step in as part of the hustle
Part 3 — Swiss Cheddar
Oddly motivated, Plan S has led publishers into a strange "spiral of silence"
Part 2 — Edging Away from Utopianism
A new level of pragmatism about technology and science is changing OA publishing
A Special Series This Week
"Beyond Techno-utopianism" is a series about what happened and what comes next
Part 1 — Beyond Techno-utopianism
What it is, where it entered scholarly publishing, and why this series is being pursued
Friday Song: "That's Alright, Mama"
The year of Salk's polio vaccine and Elvis' first single represented a turning point