Mary Meeker has been spearheading Internet trend tracking for years now. This year’s update shows that Internet growth remains robust. But the real news is the growth in smart device adoption — smartphones, tablet computers, e-readers. And the trend looks […]
Lumping concepts and players in scholarly publishing together — or merging them with analogs outside — may be confusing us in our policy debates. Can the splitters do better?
It’s been a busy month in the Kitchen, as we expand our menu and our crew. Earlier this month, we added Judy Luther. Now, I’m pleased to announce that Todd Carpenter from the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is joining […]
The Chefs are closing out this year’s SSP Annual Meeting. We hope to see you there!
Science begins from a simple premise, then gets really complicated. It’s good to return to the basics, courtesy of this brief primer from the legendary Richard Feynman.
Another petition is brewing, but perhaps we should aim higher than accessibility and upwards to true intellectual access. To do this, it takes a lot of work, care, and thought. It is not a simple matter at all.
PeerJ has the potential to create a divergent path to OA publishing, but its business model isn’t clear. As a service company, there are intangibles it needs to get right in the meantime.
A floating object that can act as a light source, a camera, a tracer of previous movements? Amazing.
The culture of cheap has consequences, often expensive ones. Our culture of austerity economics has embraced it, to disastrous effect. Should scholarly publishing be on guard?
We often talk about products and services, but which is our primary value base?
In a funny “behind the scenes” video, NPR’s Terry Gross shows comic Mike Birbiglia what’s really behind her unflappable demeanor.
What are hipsters? And what do they have to do with liver disease? A charming and interesting video will tell you all about it.
Our newest Chef, Judy Luther, brings a wealth of experience and great energy to the Kitchen.
Registering clinical trials after enrollment has commenced may lead to the perception that medical researchers are peeking.
While BioMed Central’s responses are a mixed bag, a new finding surfaces. And this one might just beat all.