Curation takes on many forms. Here, the remarkable work that went into the restoration of Mark Rothko’s “Black on Maroon” after it was vandalized.
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More Unintended Consequences: How the Plan S Transformative Journal Route Favors Larger Incumbent Publishers
For smaller and independent publishers, the Transformative Journal route to Plan S compliance seems like a viable option. At least until you see the reporting requirements.
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Experimental Sleight-of-Hand and Choice Blindness
An experimenter uses a bit of magic in their research protocol to expose how stubbornly we want to justify the decisions we’ve made.
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Just One Word About the Home of the Future: Plastics
The Monsanto House of Tomorrow, made almost entirely of plastic, provides some unintentional symbolism on our current environmental issues.
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Off for the Fourth of July — A Few Recent Book Reviews With Musical Accompaniment
We’re off for the long weekend. Some musical reading suggestions for your summer are offered.
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The Great Squirrel Heist
Mark Rober, who built a backyard obstacle course for squirrels during the early days of the pandemic, is back with an even more elaborate challenge.
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Elephant Toothpaste and Beyond
What happens if you mix hydrogen peroxide, some soap and a catalyst? Okay, but what happens if you mix a huge amount of each ingredient together? Witness the ongoing world’s record setting attempts.
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Out of Office, Meet the Linda Lindas
We’re off through the holiday weekend. In the meantime, meet your favorite new band courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
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Lefty versus Righty — A Look at Human Handedness
A look at the long history of handedness.
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XKCD on the Types of Scientific Papers — What Would You Add to this List?
Randall Munroe gives us the real scoop on what scientific papers are saying. Your suggestions welcome as well.
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New Open Access Business Models — What’s Needed to Make Them Work?
A look at a session from last week’s CHORUS Forum that discussed new open access business models — what does it take to make them work?
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Essential Technologies: The Tally Stick
From the Upper Paleolithic Era up until the mid 1800s, the tally stick was a remarkably long-lived piece of technology.
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The Size of Things: As Told Through a Sheet of A4 Paper
How big is the universe? How small is the quantum realm? The answer lies in a sheet of A4 paper…
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Spring Break and a Change to our Twitter Account
We’re taking the rest of the week off, and information on a change in the TSK Twitter account.
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