A Spooky Story from Olive and Mabel
A slightly late Halloween treat from favored canine pals Olive and Mabel.
Autumnal Apples, and How Intellectual Property Rights Make Them Taste Better
The downfall of the Red Delicious apple provides an interesting lesson in agriculture, history, and business strategy, showing how intellectual property protections can be a force for good.
We Are Seeking a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Associate Editor
The Scholarly Kitchen is seeking a new editor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility coverage.
Moths in Motion
Some slow motion moths to soothe your Friday.
The Physics of the Milk Crate Challenge (and Why You Will Fall)
Why is the latest internet craze so difficult? An engineer explains…
Revisiting: When is a Preprint Server Not a Preprint Server?
Revisiting a 2017 post that asks, “When does a preprint become a publication?”
Important Squirrel Update
Catch up with the latest squirrel research.
Labor Day 2021 — We All Need A Day Off
After a mess of a week, in the US we’re ready for a long weekend.
Back to the Microscopic World — Nikon’s 2021 Small World Winners
Nikon’s annual photomicrography competition provides a beautiful showcase for the remarkable progress made every year in imaging methods and technologies.
From “Pandemonium” to “Meme”: Words Invented by Authors
Are you a word “nerd”? Do you know who coined the word “nerd”?
The Curse of More, or, Does Anybody Have Any Time Left to Do Research?
When do new approaches to research communication become an end unto themselves? How much more work can we pile on researchers? Is more information always better than less?
We’re Taking a (Hot) Summer Break
We’re going on Summer Break. Here’s Prince to tide you over.
Restoring Rothko
Curation takes on many forms. Here, the remarkable work that went into the restoration of Mark Rothko’s “Black on Maroon” after it was vandalized.
More Unintended Consequences: How the Plan S Transformative Journal Route Favors Larger Incumbent Publishers
For smaller and independent publishers, the Transformative Journal route to Plan S compliance seems like a viable option. At least until you see the reporting requirements.
Experimental Sleight-of-Hand and Choice Blindness
An experimenter uses a bit of magic in their research protocol to expose how stubbornly we want to justify the decisions we’ve made.