The Natalie Portman – Rose McGowan spat illustrates a fundamental difference in activist behaviour. Continue reading
Publishing
Preprints and direct democracy
Scientific publishing is in a revolutionary phase, with some instructive lessons to draw from the political arena. Continue reading
Forks in the road (a short guide to career options in science)
There are many different careers to be had in science, of which academia only encompasses a fraction. Here’s an overview of the whole spectrum. Continue reading
Obstetrics and review merits
The new Review Commons initiative from EMBO Press and ASAPbio is another significant development for the progressive movement in scientific publishing. Continue reading
Neither chickens nor toadies
Might waiving anonymity actually improve the fairness of peer review? Continue reading
The nine types of peer reviewer
Time for another lighthearted posting! TIR profiles some of the main types of peer reviewer out there… Continue reading
Long players
No matter what the changes to the dissemination of research findings, there will always be a need for scientific papers. Continue reading
