An Open Letter To Brian Switek
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By , on October 11th, 2011 12 comments   Cephalopods, New Research, Opinion & Editorial   , , , , , ,  

Dear Brian Switek, We’ve known each other for several years now and you know that I love and respect you and your terrific blog, Laelaps on Wired Science. But I am concerned about your scathing review of “dubious” research that hasn’t even been published yet. You see, Brian, our readers (and our writers) are fascinated . . . → Read More: An Open Letter To Brian Switek

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To Blog or Not To Blog
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By , on July 10th, 2009 3 comments   Conferences, Open Access, Opinion & Editorial, Reviews   , , , , ,  

Recently, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory said it would require bloggers to ask permission before blogging about a presentation, just like reporters. A surprising editorial in Nature says “not only is that a bad idea, but it should just be disregarded.” Nature has made the case that blogging by researchers is good. Critical discussion of worthy . . . → Read More: To Blog or Not To Blog

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