A Library of 11 Million Fluid Specimens
The Chicago Field Museum’s basement holds a collection of some 11 million specimens, preserved and stored in fluid.
Standards for Road Signs and Why Signs in the US Are So Different from the Rest of the World
Why do US road signs look different from those seen in the rest of the world?
Speculation on the Most Likely OSTP Nelson Memo Implementation Scenario and the Resulting Publisher Strategies
What is the most likely scenario for implementation of the OSTP’s Nelson Memo? And what strategies will that offer for publishers?
The 2022 Small (Microscopic) World in Motion
This year’s crop of Nikon Small World imaging award winners continues to highlight the amazing progress made in the world of microscopy.
Expanding Scholarly Kitchen Translation Collections: German Language Articles
Today we announce another round of article translations, this time into German.
The Trash Library of Ankara
Another unlikely library — this one made from books salvaged from the garbage of Ankara.
The Size of Things: Now with Physics!
Visualizing the world at different scales, with some physics of what your experience at tiny sizes might be like.
Smorgasbord: A Better Metaphor for Publishing, Twitter/Musk, Equitable Access, and Those Vexing OACA Experimental Controls
A new type of post from us today, offering a smorgasbord of opinions on topics including the ongoing Twitter/Elon Musk saga, just what “equitable access” to the literature means, the ongoing lack of experimental controls in one area of bibliometric analysis, and whether journals are more like a gate or a sewer.
Expanding Scholarly Kitchen Translations Collections
Today we announce another round of article translations, this time into Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
Post-publication Peer Review via the Ig Nobel Prizes
It’s that time of year again, the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced.
Revisiting — Compliance: The Coming Storm
A look back at a 2015 post about approaches to improve funder policy compliance. Many of the same problems exist now as did then — are the same collaborative solutions likely to happen?
Ask the Chefs: Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review?
Continuing the run-up to this year’s Peer Review Week (September 19-23) today you’ll hear the Chefs’ answers to the question: Is research integrity possible without peer review?
Off for Labor Day: Get Behind the Mule
We are off for the US Labor Day holiday, but wanted to say thanks to all who do the hard work of scholarly communications.
Slow Down with Hummingbirds
As our community bursts into motion, we offer a moment to slow down.
Announcing Scholarly Kitchen Translation Collections
Announcing the first releases from our new program to create and offer translations of Scholarly Kitchen posts into different languages.