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Inspiration to End 2008
As we shut off the stoves in the Scholarly Kitchen for 2008, we leave you with an inspirational montage of famous film moments. Continue reading
Data Depart = Newspapers Die?
Sure, the news is a commodity now, but perhaps losing the data is what triggered the beginning of the end for newspapers. Continue reading
The Dead Magazines Song
The grim parade of dead magazines — put to music! Continue reading
Does YouTube Threaten Text?
YouTube is the #2 search engine in the world. Will digital natives be more video-centric than text-centric? Continue reading
Legalizing Authorship
Improving transparency and accountability in biomedical publishing has turned authorship into a legal system. Continue reading
The Invisible Author
Professionalism of science has given face to invisible technicians and collaborators and can partly explain the growth in authorship. Continue reading
X-Ray Tape
When you wrap your presents, are you also being bombarded by x-rays? Continue reading
Content Is Dethroned
Content from yesteryear no longer works in the modern world. We have to re-imagine. Continue reading
Picture This, Science Teachers!
Amazon’s new iPhone app leverages camera phones and humans in a new way. Can science education take a similar approach? Continue reading
Suicidal Subscriptions
Is the fate of print pre-ordained, or an outcome of suicidal circulation strategies? Continue reading
Shrinking Pie = Lost Waste
A major label is now getting most of its revenues from digital sources, but the pie is shrinking. Is it? Or is it just showing how inflated the pie was in the era of fixed media? Continue reading
An Authorship Accelerator
Can nearly 3,000 individuals really be authors on a single paper? Continue reading
Naughty Networks
Social networks drive naughtiness. Should Santa Claus revise his approach? Continue reading
10,000 Kindle Subscriptions
The New York Times has 10,000 Kindle subscribers. What else is coming? Continue reading
Google’s SearchWiki
Google’s new SearchWiki implementation has grabbed some attention, but will it actually make a difference to users? Continue reading
Are Publishers Anti-Publishing?
Do publishers really believe in what they do? Or have they essentially thrown in the towel? Continue reading
The Soft Underbelly of Science
What can be learned about science and publishing from the El Naschie controversy? Continue reading
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