Scale can be achieved by broadly outsourcing the editorial process. Does this lead to a loss in quality control, and is this acceptable? Continue reading
John Oliver looks at the complex issues surrounding the current battle over encryption. Continue reading
After a few weeks of blistering comment sections on Scholarly Kitchen posts, it’s probably time to review the most common logical fallacies employed in arguing on the internet. Continue reading
Physicist Brian Greene explains a recent scientific breakthrough to Stephen Colbert. Continue reading
The story of physicist Richard Feynman, “The Great Explainer”. Continue reading
“Conversations In Genetics” offers a treasure trove of material to historians of science. Continue reading
A spate of open access “big deals” marks a shift from global offsetting to local offsetting. But the secretive nature of these deals makes them difficult to interpret. Continue reading
A remarkable story (with a remarkable punchline) from the great geneticist, Mary Claire-King. Continue reading
A visit with Bob Dorough, 92, the man who set education to song for a generation in the US. Continue reading
A quantum chess death match between Stephen Hawking and actor Paul Rudd. Did I mention the fate of humanity hangs in the balance? Continue reading
Do we need more metrics, or can some questions be answered more easily? Continue reading
If you tried to make a book from scratch, how would you do it? Continue reading
A short film on the need for accurate statistical analysis and data availability. Continue reading
The hidden costs of data availability policies. Continue reading
Victoria Belmont talks about what happens when something you do online is taken out of context and becomes part of the internet’s permanent memory. Continue reading
A farewell to 2015, and some thoughts on why our culture has, in an age of abundance, slowed down so much. Continue reading
Steven Pinker discusses a better model for more effective prose, particularly for academic authors. Continue reading
Please join me in welcoming a new Chef to the Kitchen. Continue reading
A look at the winners in this year’s Nikon Small World imaging competition. Continue reading
Celebrating Einstein’s theory of General Relativity with a well-known time traveler. Continue reading