The Long Labor Day Weekend
A musical interlude to mark the symbolic end of summer.
Is it True that Most Open Access Journals Do Not Charge an APC? Sort of. It Depends.
We often hear that the majority of open access journals charge authors no fee for publication. Is that true? Well, it depends on how you count journals.
Science Versus Religion, The God of the Gaps, Being "Less Wrong" and Two Favorite Neils (Gaiman and deGrasse Tyson)
Does religion impinge on scientific progress? And what about leprechauns? Neil Gaiman and Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss…
Researchers Remain Unaware of Funding Agency Access Policies
A new survey highlights the lack of awareness among researchers for funding agency public access policies.
You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
A look at common terms that are improperly used to describe science.
Revisiting: Is Access to the Research Paper the Same Thing as Access to the Research "Results"?
Is access to the research paper really the same thing as access to the research results themselves? Are funding agencies creating a false equivalency by confusing the two? And does this confusion favor researchers in some fields over others? Revisiting a 2013 post to re-examine these questions.
Happy 25th to the Hubble Space Telescope
A silver anniversary tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope.
The Evolution of Language: When is a Phone not a Phone?
What does the word “phone” mean in this day and age?
Optical Illusions, Legibility and How to Choose the Right Font
An entertaining lecture on the tricks of typography.
Celebrating Pluto with Stephen Colbert and Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stephen Colbert discusses Pluto with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Gone Fishing: Happy Fourth of July
We’re taking a week off, so here’s your traditional 4th of July musical interlude.
The Sad State of Toy Dinosaurs
An expert takes a look at the scientific accuracy of dinosaur toys.
The "Hipster" of the 1880s: Evolution of the Word "Dude"
A short film showing the evolution of one of our more useful words.
The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review
Offering researchers credit for performing peer review seems, on the surface, like a good idea. But implementing such a scheme raises some problematic questions.
A New Century of Libraries
A whirlwind tour of the fascinating architecture of the modern library.