The Six Second Science Fair
Can you spare six seconds for a short film about science?
Can you spare six seconds for a short film about science?
Revisiting the subject of social media and scientific research–have we made much progress in the last few years?
Revisiting an attempt to list the things journal publishers do.
Revisiting a post from 2011 that called for evidence for a better understanding of access to the research literature.
A recent statement by the American Historical Association is generating heated debate about the rights and best interests of junior scholars, the market dynamics for scholarly monographs, and the competing needs of publishers, libraries, authors, and readers.
This article is about my research into the structure of what we say when we write or speak, and the logical form that underlies the discussion of complex issues.
The college textbook business is being disrupted, but not by outsiders. The publishers themselves are restructuring the industry. One consequence of this may be diminished prerogatives for instructors in their choice of classroom texts.
The Wu-Tang’s GZA Teaches Kids Science With Least-Lame Classroom Rap Ever.
An interview with the University of Utah librarian and Scholarly Kitchen Chef Rick Anderson about the potential impact of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
As Day 1 of the SSP Annual Meeting draws to a close, a few ideas seemed worth sharing.
The 2013 Internet trends are worth examining, as they turn an iconic Internet cartoon on its head, among other things.
Intellectual property in the United States — not an ideal topic for a podcast . . . or is it? This episode of BackStory with the American History Guys is compelling on many levels.
Attending the SSP 35th Annual Meeting in San Francisco? Want to learn more about MOOCs? Ask your questions now, and we’ll try to answer them.
Consolidation among publishers has been a trend for more than 30 years. Mergers may be gargantuan, such as the announcement last fall of Random House and Penguin, or they may be very small. Mergers and acquisitions have taken place across […]
A few months ago, I assigned a book to my senior managers — Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit.” They smiled wanly as they accepted the books, prepared to slog through a business book with little bearing on their real […]