A toxic academic bullying culture has evolved from whispers in university corridors to infiltrating social media spaces. A recent report by the Wellcome Trust stated: “Survey findings indicated that 43% had experienced bullying or harassment, while 61% had witnessed it.” That is not a good number. Academic bullies have learned to weaponise their elite status, […]
As I am sure many of you are aware, the last 5 months of my life got kinda transformed by a public statement from Opencon. Thousands of people were engaged in the ‘mobbing’ that surrounded it, sharing unfounded accusations and harsh judgements, and generally adding noise and confusion to the mess. This post is an […]
Many of us are currently in self-isolation mode, at home, and probably a little bored and frustrated. There is probably no better time for all of us to take up, or continue to practice, meditation than now. Just in time for Global Nyepi 2020, I wanted to see if I could play a small role, […]
Many of us are currently in self-isolation mode, at home, and probably a little bored and frustrated. There is probably no better time for all of us to take up, or continue to practice, meditation than now. Just in time for Global Nyepi 2020, I wanted to see if I could play a small role, […]
Many of us are currently in self-isolation mode, at home, and probably a little bored and frustrated. There is probably no better time for all of us to take up, or continue to practice, meditation than now. Just in time for Global Nyepi 2020, I wanted to see if I could play a small role, […]
Many of us are currently in self-isolation mode, at home, and probably a little bored and frustrated. There is probably no better time for all of us to take up, or continue to practice, meditation than now. Just in time for Global Nyepi 2020, I wanted to see if I could play a small role, […]
A friend sent me this video below recently, about an event called Nyepi, and it immediately resonated with me. With most of the world in ‘self-isolation’ mode, what better opportunity to we have as a global society to reflect? Nyepi is a Balinese holiday, a very special day of the Balinese calendar. It is a […]
Source: Tennant, J. P., Illingworth, S., Stewart, I., and von Elverfeldt, K.: Editorial: Geoscience in a time of pandemics, Geosci. Commun., 3, 71–72, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-71-2020, 2020. We, the executive editors at Geoscience Communication, sincerely hope that this message finds you and your loved ones in good health. We are in the midst of a global-health crisis, […]
To start off the week, I am delighted to share three new articles/preprints/perspectives about reforming various elements of scholarly communication/publishing/open science. Enjoy, and any feedback very much welcomed! A value proposition for Open Science Open Science has become commonly understood in terms of its practices. Open Access, Open Data, and Open Source software are all […]
I have never been in Open Science for the money. I was also never trained in marketing, which is why I have now made my latest book, The [R]evolution of Open Science, available online for free. In epub and pdf formats, as well as on Amazon still for less than $3 if you want a […]