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Most NIH-Sponsored Trials Slow to Publish, Many Aren’t Published, Most Fail to Report Data, Studies Show
Fewer than half of NIH sponsored clinical trials are published within 30 months, and 4 out of 5 FDA trials fail to publicly register results (as mandated by law), studies published in the BMJ report. Authors and sponsors may be the strongest source of reporting bias. Continue reading
Critiquing & Brainstorming — Proof That When Fools Do Either, We Have a Problem
A recent article calls brainstorming’s value into question, and asserts that critiquing is vital to more productive thinking. But what if the article is all wet? Continue reading
Revisiting a Little-Known RWA of the Past — The Restaurant Welfare Act of 1958
Can we learn a lesson from a prior clash of RWA and FRPAA years ago? Continue reading
The Faculty’s Role in Patron-driven Acquisitions
As patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) becomes more widespread, the question arises as to the role of faculty in developing these plans. Continue reading
Big Ideas in the OSTP RFI Comments
Responses to the OSTP’s RFI are in and available. Some big ideas exist. Can the Scholarly Kitchen’s audience help us discover the best? Continue reading
Glass in the Information Age — Corning’s Vision of a World It Helps Create
A vision created by corporate scientists — of a future filled with their products — proves arresting and inspiring. Continue reading
When Journal Editors Coerce Authors to Self-Cite
Editors of business journals strategically coerce authors to increase citation rates, a new study in Science reports. Continue reading
The Elsevier Boycott — Does It Make Sense?
The boycott of Elsevier may have unintended consequences for smaller not-for-profits, scientists in smaller domains, and accessibility overall. And examples of solutions don’t look like solutions once you understand them a bit better. Continue reading
The Famous Grouse — Do Prominent Scientists Have Biased Perceptions of Peer Review?
Conventional wisdom has well-known researchers getting more and more requests for reviews, leading some to suggest the system is broken and about to implode. Yet, when real-world data are analyzed, some surprises emerge. Continue reading
Apple and Textbooks: A Second Look
Apple’s move into the education market may be just a bare-knuckled move designed to sell more iPads. Does Apple truly support the education market? Or is it hoping the education market will support Apple? Continue reading
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