Old and Busted: Monkeys Taking Pictures — The New Hotness? Sharks Making Movies
Home movies from an unlikely source.
Academia Versus Academia.edu: Should Tech Business Needs Trump Scholarly Culture?
Should the fast and loose rules of startup company business models and the spin-oriented language of advertising be given free rein in the scholarly community?
So You Think Your Bookcase is Overcrowded…
Want to see 500,000 books moved to a new location?
"Super" Outreach from the American Chemical Society
How much would Iron Man’s suit really weigh? This and other pressing questions answered by the American Chemical Society.
Thumbs Down for the Freemium Model? Researchers Reject Nature’s Fast Track Peer Review Experiment
Nature conducts an experiment in paid fast track peer review, and the research community responds with concerns over creating an unfair tiered system for publication.
Public Access: Getting Medical Information to Patients
Highlighting efforts by medical publishers to help get information into the hands of patients and caregivers.
Article Versioning: The End of The World v 2.0
After conducting further research, a January 2015 Scholarly Kitchen post is versioned.
Stephen Hawking Sings!
Stephen Hawking teams up with the Monty Python troupe to record a new version of their “Galaxy Song”.
Welcome a New Chef in the Kitchen, Karin Wulf
Please welcome our newest Chef, Karin Wulf from the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
Science: Out of the Box, Outreach Done Right
Johns Hopkins University’s science outreach video series offers a compelling way to tell the story of current research to the general public
April Fools' Day: Just Say No
John Oliver offers an important public service message about the horror that is April Fools’ Day.
Discovery Versus Filtering and Other Questions Raised by Data-driven Services
As we explore the new world of data-driven discovery tools, we must also examine their utility, their trustworthiness and what impact they may have on the creative process.
Brian Dettmer: Old Books Reborn As Intricate Art
Artist Brian Dettmer celebrates the book as physical object through his art.
The Art of Letterpress
A short video on the joys of Letterpress printing.
More Creative Commons Confusion: When Does NC Really Mean "Non-Commercial"?
A recent non-controversy once again shows how much confusion exists around what exactly Creative Commons licenses actually mean.