After an unusually long interval…
“Let’s face it…” must rank as one of the most arrogant (and ineffective) ways to engage in a discussion
Here’s the thing about wars: they’re great for science, both in its acceleration and in its funding. WW I was good. WWII was great.
When it comes to the provision of public goods, it turns out, fairness (suum cuique tribuere), has nothing to do with it…
That would be the hope…
Many things in life are tiresome, and among those things might fairly be included the open-access debate in scholarly publishing.