This Black History Month, I’ve dug into the origin stories of African-American STEM societies, and the amazing people who started…

This Black History Month, I’ve dug into the founding stories of African-American STEM societies. In previous posts we’ve covered groups from…

After the slow first wave of African-American STEM societies from 1895 to 1947 (part 1), a new wave swept in…

When we celebrate STEM history, we tend to focus on individuals singled out for specific inspiring scientific achievements. And that’s…

Sometimes, a dispute with a consumer movement comes along that has profound implications for far more than the people in it. I…

This is the sixth year I’ve rounded up the year in open access – and it was the most remarkable…

At first glance, I thought I’d misunderstood it. I just didn’t expect to see a paper with so much spin about…

Here’s the thing. If you’re a doctor who is a fervent advocate for a professional school of thought, and you feel…

I had been losing sight, slowly at first, but later, scarily quickly. By the time I had my first surgery…

I don’t recall hearing it before. But I’ve heard the slogan “high value, low wastage research” a lot the last…

It can be a long, unrewarding slog to unpack the problems in a published paper. David Allison and colleagues talked…

“Learn what they don’t want you to know.” That pretty much captures the conspiracy-laced journey into data you often see…