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Peer Review Is Not What It Used To Be - Unless It Is

Peer Review Is Not What It Used To Be - Unless It Is

Nov 11 2014 | comment(s)

Open access journals charge a fee to publish an article and make the content free to read. Traditional journals charge a subscription - they say the cost is needed because of 'added value' and that open access publications like PLOS One are not doing peer review of 30,000 articles a year, they are doing "editorial review", a peer-review lite where a reader looks the paper over and checks off 4 boxes.
Organic At Your Own Risk: Whole Foods Almonds Contain Hydrogen Cyanide

Organic At Your Own Risk: Whole Foods Almonds Contain Hydrogen Cyanide

Nov 11 2014 | comment(s)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning Whole Foods customers not to consume a line of organic raw almonds due to elevated levels of hydrogen cyanide (prussic acid/formonitrile - chemical formula HCN). Hydrogen cyanide is a natural toxic chemical that interferes with oxygen in our organs so it can quickly be fatal, but even in smaller exposure can be damaging to the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system and the pulmonary system.
No Greater Insult: E.O. Wilson Dismisses Richard Dawkins As 'A Journalist'

No Greater Insult: E.O. Wilson Dismisses Richard Dawkins As 'A Journalist'

Nov 11 2014 | comment(s)

In the first decade of the the new millennium, there was a lot of hand-wringing about the cutting of science journalism jobs at mainstream news outlets. The groundswell of support was...okay, it was nonexistent, really just limited to science journalists. No one else cared.
Baseball Offseason Debate: Who Is The Best Left-Handed Player?

Baseball Offseason Debate: Who Is The Best Left-Handed Player?

Nov 10 2014 | comment(s)

Though the World Series is over, baseball never really ends in the modern era. There are MVP announcements, free agency and then the winter meetings. Before we know it, it will be February and pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training in Florida and Arizona.
Villagers, Pitchforks And The Profane Nature Of Science

Villagers, Pitchforks And The Profane Nature Of Science

Nov 04 2014 | comment(s)

In 1752 in the British city of Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin did something that horrified the superstitious people of the day - he captured a lightning storm in a jar with nothing but a piece of string controlled by some dry silk.