two photos in one: young Iggy and older Iggy
Happy birthday to Mr. Osterberg. Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges was a life changing album for me. It was the first time I heard rock and roll played the way I heard it in my head, and it made me feel a little less alone in the world.
Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
There is so much to unpack in this recent reporting that I'm not sure where to even start #ScientificPublishing #ResearchIntegrity 1/
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Speaking as a chronic blogger, I was a big fan of science blogs back in the day. But as you note, they added something new, rather than replacing things that served entirely different functions. Too many "instead of" approaches where what makes more sense are "yes, and..." approaches.
Back in the mid-2000s, this same pitch was made for science blogs, which were obviously going to replace journals. And of course, back then, that meant scienceblogs, owned by Seed Media which had strong Epstein connections, so at least we dodged that bullet.
“The academic community is obsessed with publishing companies’ profitability…worth noting that the owners of Springer Nature saw the value of their investment almost halve between 2024 and 2026” newsletter.journalology.com/p/springer-n...
Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine.
Plus all the Forsythia in this area is in bloom www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBFJ...
Language Matters Why English is so hard to learn Marlene Davis YOU think English is easy? Check out the following. 1. The bandage was wound around the wound. 11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid in his hospital bed. 12. There was a row among the oarsmen about who would row. 13. They were too close to the door to close it. 14. The buck does funny things when the does (females) are present. 15. A seamstress and a sewer fell 2. The farm was cultivated to produce down into a sewer line. produce. 3. The dump was so full that the workers had to refuse more refuse. 4. We must polish the Polish furniture shown at the store. 5. He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6. The soldier decided to desert his tasty dessert in the desert. 7. Since there is no time like the pres- ent, he thought it was time to present the present to his girlfriend. 8.A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 10. I did not object to the object which he showed me. 16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail around the mast. 18. Upon seeing the tear in her painting she shed a tear. 19.I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 20. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? Heteronyms These are brilliant. Homonyms or homographs are words of like spelling, but with more than one meaning and sound. When pronounced differently, they are known as heteronyms.
Marlene cooked with this one.
IMO the point about competing pressures:
"Everything you do is too expensive... AND I need you to do 100 other things that you're not doing now which are all labour-intensive and technology-intensive"
is the critical tension esp. for the kinds of mission driven publishers we want to support.
Hey, I did a podcast with the folks at Editage. Can't remember what I said, hopefully it's interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tftb...
The space has been characterized by a lot of magical thinking, hopes that business model churn will somehow yield an efficient an unforeseen, equitable market solution and shock when unintended but predictable consequences manifest. Meanwhile... 2/2
First new Tom Waits recording since 2011: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57...
There are pros and cons to Gold OA. Most now conclude cons >> pros. What’s terrible is how many Gold OA proponents who now see the downsides previously zealously dismissed those who foresaw its shortcomings as opponents of progress…
All of my interests coming together in one video. Outstanding. youtu.be/PPFcZ-Ux4Lg
"Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”
Kurt Vonnegut
baty.net/posts/2025/1...
Sonic Youth, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Camper Van Beethoven, Baby Flamehead, and The Replacements (including a Prince cover no less)! So much here...
A collection of live music recordings has recently hit the Internet Archive -- something for everyone from early Nirvana to The Sugarcubes, Neko Case, Rilo Kiley, Cibo Matto, and longtime faves Scruffy the Cat. Sorry that I have now ended your ability to focus on work for the rest of the day
The new issue of @genomeresearch.bsky.social is now live. Follow the link to new research on somatic mutant alleles in bulk tumor samples, honey bee gut microbiota, and more! tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...
My latest piece argues that as LLMs commodify routine cognitive tasks like data manipulation & text-drafting, a surprising implications emerges: namely that a traditional liberal arts education is what provides the skills that will be most valued in this era: www.noemamag.com/why-a-libera....
You’re already required by law to register when you turn 18, failure to do so punishable by up to 5 years in prison. What’s new here is they’re going to automate the process.
Fantastic pair of posts from @acochran12733.bsky.social and Todd Toler on how different publishers are (and aren't) approaching AI. So much to think about here. Part 1: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/11/w...
Academic administrators need to understand this as a matter of urgency. No field of study can survive without peer review. HE admins rely on publications to make their hiring & promotion decisions for them, yet won't provide time for the peer review that makes those publications possible.
The new issue of @genomeresearch.bsky.social arch is now live. Follow the link to new research on somatic mutant alleles in bulk tumor samples, honey bee gut microbiota, and more! tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...
