The Trouble with the Truth: Politics Squelches Science Again
A new NSF report is edited to suppress important facts, denying the truth.
A new NSF report is edited to suppress important facts, denying the truth.
Creativity transcends technology, even if you’re on a deadline.
The Ethicist argues that pirating an e-book is ethical because once you buy a book in any form, you have the right to that book in every form.
In which I argue that Shirky’s point is more about bureaucracies, cultures, and new approaches.
Another German publisher tries to profit off printed Wikipedia entries, this time by flooding Amazon with POD compilations.
The iPad is a superb design realization of the tablet computer. But that still leaves the question: “What is it?”
Print is alive, but demoted. This video argues the point in a lively and entertaining way.
Elsevier creates a new way to pay, and other commercial publishers are forced to reveal their plans. Will the little guys be left out again?
The editor of “Vanity Fair” claims print isn’t dying. But the death metaphor obscures the reality — print isn’t as important as it once was.
We describe many aspects of studies, but “peer reviewed” is a generic label for a multitude of recipes. Maybe we should start listing what went into it.