The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for April 2011
When Bad Science Persists on the Internet
Even when a paper is retracted, free copies of articles still persist in institutional repositories and public websites. Authority for the accuracy of scientific record must keep pace with open access. Fortunately there is a solution. Continue reading
Is Higher Education the Next Bubble to Burst?
With escalating costs and questions about results, higher education is attracting skepticism from an Internet mogul who knows a bubble when he sees one. Continue reading
Top-Down and Bottom-Up: The Squeeze That Can Revolutionize (and Save) American Education
Education reform requires educators acting as media players and change agents. Can it happen? Continue reading
The Kitchen Remodel — Which Sites Should Inspire Us?
We’re contemplating a remodel. What sites do you think we should take inspiration from? Continue reading
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love — At Least Not at the American College of Surgeons
An entire issue of a society’s newsmagazine is taken down, and an editor resigns, after a slightly uncomfortable attempt at humor. We’re talkin’ ’bout overreaction. Continue reading
The Problem with Significance (a Cartoon)
I knew there was something they weren’t telling me! Continue reading
Paying for Impact: Does the Chinese Model Make Sense?
In many Chinese universities, authors are paid to publish. And the more prestigious the journal, the higher the reward. Continue reading
What’s In a Name? The Social Web, By Any Other Name, Still Disrupts Effectively
The social Web is creating new ways to do important things — like find things, learn things, and trust things. It’s disruptive in the purest sense. Continue reading
Gaming the System: Do Promises of Citation Advantage Go Too Far?
Promises of more citations if authors pay are problematic in more ways than one. Continue reading
Representation Without Taxation — The Politics of Greed Damage the Progress of a People
As we continue to see highly concentrated wealth, corrupt political systems, and a citizenry without civic recourse here in America, the deleterious effects on scholarship, research, and education are mounting. Continue reading
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