I was not expecting to find a bunch of activist librarians at the lovely spires of King's College Chapel last week, but I was very glad that I did! I gave a talk to the Confederation of Open Access Repositories group that was having a meeting about "Turning scholarly publishing on its head". Luckily, I had my budding Four Ps for Collective Intelligence fresh on my brain, so I discussed it with the assembled librarians.

Why is it that higher educated individuals are more likely to engage in blood donation, charitable giving and volunteer work? You might think it has something to do with what you get from going to school: the knowledge gained and skills trained in education.

A Measured Approach to AI+Biosecurity: The "If-Then" Framework from the 2025 NASEM report, The Age of AI in the Life Sciences: Benefits and Biosecurity Considerations.

Note: This humorously intended sarcastic blog post directly mimics classifications of psychological disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychological Association, but Dogmatic Bayesianism is not in the DSM-5 as an actual psychological disorder - for now. Dogmatic Bayesianism Disorder Diagnostic Criteria

La AudioHistoria busca mostrar cómo durante la primera mitad del siglo XIX la función de policía incluía una amplia acción sobre múltiples espacios y comportamientos sociales, rebasando la cuestión de la seguridad de personas y bienes. Parte del caso estudiado para Mendoza, provincia argentina.

This is the November issue of the monthly newsletter from the Rogue Scholar science blog archive. The newsletter reports on new blogs that have joined the platform, important technical updates in Rogue Scholar infrastructure, community updates, and other news relevant to Rogue Scholar users. Blogs added to Rogue Scholar Two blogs were added in November. Welcome!

I'm not going to listen to opinions about AI from people who don't use AI.

Kürzlich erschien das Buch Traum Grenzuniversität. Texte und Kommentare aus drei Jahrzehnten zur Geschichte des Collegium Polonicum von Krzysztof Wojciechowski (Europa-Universität Viadrina) im Open Access. Die Veröffentlichung wurde durch den Publikationsfonds des Landes Brandenburg gefördert.

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Pan African research-to-policy institution dedicated to generating evidence, strengthening research capacity, and informing policy action across Africa.

I’m a music fan who is anti-streaming and instead I stubbornly maintain a large music collection. At this time of year, streamers receive a round-up of their year’s listening in a “wrapped” report.