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Introducing Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Tips for Publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health

The first in a new series of posts, “Mental Health Awareness Mondays”. Today, Emma Jellen APA offers tips for publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health.

  • By Randy Townsend, Emma Jellen
  • Nov 6, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

How Would a Starfish Wear Pants?

Nature provides the answer to a question that has certainly been on your mind — how would a starfish wear pants?

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Introducing Kitchen Essentials — Interviews with the Scholarly Infrastructure Community

Today, Alice Meadows and Roger Schonfeld introduce a new interview series – Kitchen Essentials – featuring leaders of some of the key scholarly infrastructure organizations globally.

  • By Alice Meadows, Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Oct 31, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Roohi Ghosh

Today, Roohi Ghosh officially joins us as a regular contributor in The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 12, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prize Winners

It’s that time of year again when the big science prizes are awarded. No, not those prizes.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 6, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post – SSP Assembles Presidential Task Force to Prioritize Mental Health Awareness and Support Within the Scholarly Communications Ecosystem

SSP Past Presidents were convened in a task force to consider ways in which SSP as a society can and should support the mental health of members, with work-related issues being the primary but not the only focus. The goal of this Task Force is to identify potential opportunities, activities, resources, and initiatives.

  • By Randy Townsend
  • Sep 19, 2023
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Off for Labor Day: Don’t Let This Fading Summer Pass You By

We are off for the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Here, some avian advice on the waning season.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 1, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post — Can Inadequate Corrections Turn Misinformation into Disinformation?

Could the failure of a journal to visibly correct known errors in a publication, thereby propagating false information, be considered disinformation?

  • By Mark Bolland, Alison Avenell, Andrew Grey
  • Aug 31, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post – Was ChatGPT Set Up to Fail? Choosing the Right Tools and the Right Prompts is Essential for LLM Discovery

Was a recent Scholarly Kitchen piece analyzing the capabilities of ChatGPT a fair test? What happens if you run a similar test with an improved prompt on LLMs that are internet connected and up to date?

  • By Dustin Smith
  • Aug 30, 2023
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Bambi for the Serious Reader

The Disney film may be considered a classic, but Princeton University Press has more successfully delivered Felix Salton’s original message.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Aug 22, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Science and Truth, Stanford President and Student Journalism Edition

A world famous scientist and university president brought down by a student journalist’s investigative reporting. But the big story is how we fund and reward ethical research.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Aug 9, 2023
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Thoreau and the Office Cubicle

Fretting over work even as you head out on vacation? A new book on Henry David Thoreau may cause you to rethink employment priorities.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Aug 7, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Reading the Movie

Looking for a good summer read? Those with a love for good mysteries and classic films have a treat in store!

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Jul 31, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Hong Zhou

Today we welcome a new Chef in the Kitchen, Hong Zhou.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 20, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Hypnotic Pencil Manufacturing

It’s Friday. Time to zone out with a film of pencils being manufactured in Japan.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 7, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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