Yesterday, I took a lot of time that I didn’t really have to watch Marcia McNutt’s presentation to the National Academies. I know there was ...

Marcia McNutt gave a “State of science” speech to the National Academies of Science yesterday. In a time when researchers are feeling shock,...

Two projects I’ve been meaning to mention. I was involved in the early stages of creating DORA’s new implementation guide . One small contri...

It’s being reported that: (E)ight selective colleges, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, and Va...

After years of sloganeering, it’s interesting to see two trials of paid peer review coming on the heels of one another. The latest test of p...

“Pay reviewers” has become a social media slogan that could be a welcome change to academic publishing if potential pitfalls are avoided . B...

 Shana Gadarian just wrote this useful thread on Bluesky . I’ve compiled it with some light editing. Some brief thoughts from someone who st...

So. In the United States, funding for science has slowed, mass layoffs have cut through federal science agencies like a chainsaw, and someon...