The Size of Things: How Big is the Milky Way?
Ah the joy of a good scale bar. Here we find out how big the earth would be if the Milky Way was the size of the US.
Ah the joy of a good scale bar. Here we find out how big the earth would be if the Milky Way was the size of the US.
An architectural tour of the great libraries of China turns up a spectacular place to read a book on the beach.
A visit to another of the world’s fascinating archives, this time to Australia’s Library of Air.
Why doesn’t a ball fly off of a spinning turntable?
An amusing, if apocryphal, response from the Smithsonian offers a glimpse at the sorts of pre-internet humor scientists would share through their networks.
The latest developments in Capybara science.
Why do US road signs look different from those seen in the rest of the world?
This year’s crop of Nikon Small World imaging award winners continues to highlight the amazing progress made in the world of microscopy.
It’s that time of year again, the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced.
Armstrong & Miller on the challenges of getting academics to communicate work in simple terms. Or perhaps the challenges of people expecting you to be able to communicate something complicated in simple terms.
We’re delighted to end this year’s Peer Review Week celebrations by sharing some great community resources that you can use all year round!
Learn how and why different organizations are recognizing the work of their reviewers in this video to celebrate the theme of Peer Review Week 2016 — #RecognizeReview.
Amidst the politics of open access, the financial pressure on research libraries, and the sense that ubiquity trumps quality, it is worth remembering that nothing can squash the fervor of academic endeavor. Video is increasingly deployed in the publishing of academic research. Robert Harington explores the importance of using different types of media to provide insight into cultural and historical aspects of a field through a review of a new movie by Ekaterina Eremenko – The Discrete Charm of Geometry.
Charlie Rapple reports back from ISMTE, which does not stand for the International Society of Making Toys Educational
A YouTube Video, How Ink is Made, reminds us of the art and craft that goes into creating the physical products that remain a significant fixture of the publishing world.