Academic research is publicly funded -- why isn't it publicly available? | Erica Stone
In the US, your taxes fund academic research at public universities. Why then do you need to pay expensive, for-profit journals for the results of that research? Erica Stone advocates for a...
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Do you ever find yourself referencing a study in conversation that you didn't actually read? (Laughter) I was having coffee with a friend of mine the other day, and I said, "You know, I read a new study that says coffee reduces the risk of depression in women." But really, what I read was a tweet. (Laughter) That said -- (Laughter) "A new study says drinking coffee may decrease depression risk in women." (Laughter) And that tweet had a link to the "New York Times" blog, where a guest blogger translated the study findings from a "Live Science" article, which got its original information from the Harvard School of Public Health news site, which cited the actual study abstract, which summarized the actual stu...
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Do you ever find yourself referencing a study in conversation that you didn't actually read? (Laughter) I was having coffee with a friend of mine the other day, and I said, "You know, I read a new study that says coffee reduces the risk of depression in women." But really, what I read was a tweet. (Laughter) That said -- (Laughter) "A new study says drinking coffee may decrease depression risk in women." (Laughter) And that tweet had a link to the "New York Times" blog, where a guest blogger translated the study findings from a "Live Science" article, which got its original information from the Harvard School of Public Health news site, which cited the actual study abstract, which summarized the actual stu...
