When governance moves slower than system behavior, even well‑intentioned designs become dangerous

If you ever wondered what the academic equivalent of “the common child’s nightmare of going to school while in your pyjamas” is, chances are most researchers under 40 years old will respond the same: This is a particular moment many of us recognise instantly, because when a question that you cannot answer arises during an important meeting, your mind automatically switches to panic mode.

Maintaining an open source package is rewarding work, but it’s also a lot of work.Life and careers change, interests shift, and sometimes you simply don’t have the time or energy to keep working on your R package (and that’s okay! ¹ ).When that happens, one of the most responsible things you can do for package users, and for yourself, is to proactively look for a new maintainer or

Mantener un paquete de código abierto es un trabajo gratificante, pero también es mucho trabajo.La vida y las carreras cambian, los intereses cambian, y a veces simplemente no tienes tiempo o energía para seguir trabajando en tu paquete R (¡y no pasa nada!). ¹ ).Cuando eso ocurra, una de las cosas más responsables que puedes hacer por las personas que usuan tu paquete, y por ti mismo, es buscar

Whether this is your first conference talk or your fiftieth, we’re looking for speakers from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels

Why learner support is the heart of an effective program If you are designing an online or blended program for busy professionals, the single most powerful lever you control is how you support learners.

I saw a fun video on YouTube recently in which some runners attempted to do two parkruns in one day. I don’t mean run the same parkrun course twice, I mean they ran one parkrun at one course and then drove to a different course and ran that one too.

Well, 2025 was a wild ride.

With the production process rapidly evolving, science policy must consider how institutions could evolve

This month, two MMWR reports highlighted three human rabies deaths in the United States.

En el marco del llamado abierto al Programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci 2026 —cuarta cohorte global y segunda cohorte en español— realizamos una nueva edición de Conversaciones con la comunidad.En esta oportunidad, Yanina Bellini Saibene moderó un encuentro con Erik Navarro, Diana García y Luis Verde Arregoitia, quienes compartieron sus experiencias como campeon(a|e)s y mentor(a|e)s del programa, los aprendizajes obtenidos y las oportunidades