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David Crotty

Is it Over Now (Social Media Version)?

In 2023 we twice assessed the social media landscape and with the explosion of Bluesky over the last weeks it seemed a good time to reassess. How do Chefs use social media differently now, and what are they seeing as platforms of choice or opportunity?

  • By Karin Wulf, Rick Anderson, Todd A Carpenter, Lettie Y. Conrad, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Alice Meadows, Charlie Rapple, David Crotty
  • Nov 19, 2024
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

The Difficulties of Reproducing a Scientific Experiment

Reproducing an experiment is harder than you might think.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 15, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Halloween Over, Still Scary Times — Please Vote!

Halloween has concluded, but things are still looking scary in the US for public health.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 1, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Scary Times for Research Journals

A new launch suggests that the death of the research journal might not mean their end….

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 25, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

A Celebration of Developmental Biology

In celebration of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, we offer this short film on The Fascinating World of Developmental Biology.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 18, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Ahoy! Why is English Awash in Nautical Terms?

Why is the English language so filled with nautical terms?

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 11, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Nikon’s Small World in Motion 2024 Winners (with bonus Tardigrade content)

Once again, Nikon’s Small World in Motion video microscopy competition winners are remarkable.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 4, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Ask the Community — Thoughts on a Class Action Lawsuit Brought Against Scholarly Publishers

Antitrust litigation has been filed against six major scholarly publishers. We reached out to the community for their thoughts.

  • By David Crotty, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Sven Fund, Sami Benchekroun, Rick Anderson, Matt Hodgkinson, A.J. Boston, Alison Mudditt
  • Sep 18, 2024
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 14 mins

The Chemistry of American Cheese

What exactly is American Cheese, and what can chemistry tells us about why it melts so much better than other types of cheeses?

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 6, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Off Through Labor Day

We’re taking the last week of August off and will be back after the Labor Day holiday.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 26, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

The Most Complicated Word in the English Language

WIth only three letters, “run” has over 645 different meanings.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 23, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Digital Archiving: Andy Warhol’s Lost Amiga Art Found

The floppy discs behind a long lost digital piece of art are recovered.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 16, 2024
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Variability, Irregular Publisher Metadata, and the Ongoing Evolution of Databases Complicates Reproducibility in Bibliometrics Research

Bibliometric databases are essential tools for research and publishing strategy. But the variability in how they parse publisher metadata and their constant evolution makes it difficult, if not impossible, to exactly reproduce any given piece of research.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 15, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Marketing and the Origins of Food Names

Where do common food names come from, and how does changing the name of a food reflect marketing and sales?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Summer Break 2024

We’re taking the rest of the week off, and today I leave you with an obscure musical delight from the late 1900s.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 1, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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