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Amongst a flurry of questionable bills being introduced in American states recently, a new piece of legislation in Montana would prevent scientific theories from being taught in schools.
I tried to warn you this would be next.
https://www.iflscience.com/new-montana-bill-would-prevent-schools-teaching-scientific-theories-67451
@OpenAIRE_eu announces end of Linked Open Data services. https://www.openaire.eu/pausing-our-lod-services
Would be good to have a better explanation. Lack of usage? Poor quality data? Too complex to sustain?
Any consequences for Open Knowledge Base, Narcis in Netherlands @maurice_
Via @chartgerink
Starting 2023, four universities are pausing or ending their Elsevier subscription due to exorbitant pricing.
Elsevier's subscription was costing them ~10% of their Libraries' entire budget.
"Elsevier’s prices have increased each year and have outpaced inflation"...this is despite Elsevier having the highest profit margins of virtually any other industry or publisher.
via https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/pressing-pause-on-elsevier-subscription/article_93c07dec-9120-11ed-8ce9-abbca97ab954.html
Figure via @MatteoCarandini
#OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #Science @academicchatter
"Study: Over 50% of academics admit to pirating research papers
A majority of the survey respondents say they used websites like Sci-Hub to avoid paywalls by accessing illegal copies of research. "
wow. sound like a healthy ecosystem?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90845744/study-over-50-of-academics-admit-to-pirating-research-papers