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Ask the Chefs: Who Owns Our Knowledge?

In honor of International OA Week, The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs ponder the theme: Who owns our knowledge?

  • By Rick Anderson, Lettie Y. Conrad, Haseeb Irfanullah, Phill Jones, Maryam Sayab, Randy Townsend
  • Oct 21, 2025
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — The Truth Is in There: The Library of Babel and Generative AI

The short story “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges provides an opportunity to consider the veracity of AI-generated information.

  • By Isaac Wink
  • Jan 4, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Book Review: “The Death of Expertise” by Tom Nichols

The new book by Tom Nichols, “The Death of Expertise,” is not perfect, but it is an important exploration of existential threats to science, education, and representative democracy.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 1, 2017
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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