The Scholarly Kitchen
David Crotty
The Downside of Scale for Journal Publishers: Quality Control and Filtration
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
Whither Encryption? Apple’s Complicated Stand and the Security of our Systems
John Oliver looks at the complex issues surrounding the current battle over encryption. Continue reading
Logical Fallacies and Internet Comments
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
Gravitational Waves Explained
Physicist Brian Greene explains a recent scientific breakthrough to Stephen Colbert. Continue reading
Richard Feynman, The Great Explainer
The story of physicist Richard Feynman, “The Great Explainer”. Continue reading
Conversations in Genetics: An Oral History of Biology
“Conversations In Genetics” offers a treasure trove of material to historians of science. Continue reading
What Should We Make of Secret Open Access Deals?
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
The Worst Week of Mary-Claire King’s Life: An Amazing Tale from an Amazing Scientist
A remarkable story (with a remarkable punchline) from the great geneticist, Mary Claire-King. Continue reading
The Man Behind Schoolhouse Rock!
A visit with Bob Dorough, 92, the man who set education to song for a generation in the US. Continue reading
Quantum Chess, Hawking Versus Rudd, For the Fate of Humanity
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
Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review
Do we need more metrics, or can some questions be answered more easily? Continue reading
Making a Book from Scratch
If you tried to make a book from scratch, how would you do it? Continue reading
Open Data and Trust in the Literature
A short film on the need for accurate statistical analysis and data availability. Continue reading
What Price Progress: The Costs of an Effective Data Publishing Policy
The hidden costs of data availability policies. Continue reading
The Internet’s Permanent Memory: Why Empathy is More Important Than Ever
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
Greetings from the Age of Abundance
A farewell to 2015, and some thoughts on why our culture has, in an age of abundance, slowed down so much. Continue reading
Speech is Instinctive, Writing is Hard
Steven Pinker discusses a better model for more effective prose, particularly for academic authors. Continue reading
Welcome a New Chef in the Kitchen, Alison Mudditt
Please join me in welcoming a new Chef to the Kitchen. Continue reading
Under the Microscope
A look at the winners in this year’s Nikon Small World imaging competition. Continue reading
Happy 100th Birthday to Relativity–More or Less, Depending on Where You’re Reading This
Celebrating Einstein’s theory of General Relativity with a well-known time traveler. Continue reading
Authors
The mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is "[t]o advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking." SSP established The Scholarly Kitchen blog in February 2008 to keep SSP members and interested parties aware of new developments in publishing.
......................................
The Scholarly Kitchen is a moderated and independent blog. Opinions on The Scholarly Kitchen are those of the authors. They are not necessarily those held by the Society for Scholarly Publishing nor by their respective employers.