David Crotty
@dacrotty.bsky.social
Senior Consultant, Head Chef at The Scholarly Kitchen, Ex-Publisher, Ex-Editor, Ex-Scientist, Ex-etc. All opinions my own. @davidacrotty at the bird/X site.
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HISTORIAN OF THE LIFE SCIENCES position at CSHL!
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
Career Opportunities | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Careers
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November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
HISTORIAN OF THE LIFE SCIENCES position at CSHL!
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
I’m thrilled to announce that the CSHL Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology is inviting applications for this position.
This is a remarkable opportunity to join a unique, internationally recognized institution and the Center
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In my teenage bedroom at dawn listening to Patti Smith cause @jennpelly.bsky.social pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Patti Smith: Horses
Read Jenn Pelly’s review of the album.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In my teenage bedroom at dawn listening to Patti Smith cause @jennpelly.bsky.social pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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This Historian of Life Sciences three-year position at Cold Spring Harbord Lab, NY is worth a look. #HistSci
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Career Opportunities | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Careers
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November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This Historian of Life Sciences three-year position at Cold Spring Harbord Lab, NY is worth a look. #HistSci
www.schooljobs.com/careers/cshl...
www.schooljobs.com/careers/cshl...
This reminds me of one of my favorite @kawulf.bsky.social posts on the subjectivity of historical narratives scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/12/21/w...
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This reminds me of one of my favorite @kawulf.bsky.social posts on the subjectivity of historical narratives scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/12/21/w...
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A solemn and stormy Edmund Fitzgerald day to all who celebrate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0k...
Billy Strings “Wreck of the Edmund’s Fitzgerald” 4/19/25 #billystrings #cary #agirlandherphone
YouTube video by Beth Boylan
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November 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A solemn and stormy Edmund Fitzgerald day to all who celebrate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0k...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
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November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
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Baby Tardigrades! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/07/b...
Baby Tardigrades! - The Scholarly Kitchen
For your Friday viewing pleasure, the birth of a tardigrade.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Baby Tardigrades! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/07/b...
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Good journals (and good editors), and there are plenty that I love, do much more than peer review
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Good journals (and good editors), and there are plenty that I love, do much more than peer review
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As an aside: journals do a lot more than just send manuscripts for review. A good editor will spend far more time on quality control and contextualisation, than on inviting a few peer reviewers. It's one of those overlooked and underappreciated parts of the job that keep the slop at bay.
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
As an aside: journals do a lot more than just send manuscripts for review. A good editor will spend far more time on quality control and contextualisation, than on inviting a few peer reviewers. It's one of those overlooked and underappreciated parts of the job that keep the slop at bay.
Great post this week from @lisalibrarian.bsky.social that hopes to clear up some of the confusions around Creative Commons licenses and the use of such content for AI training. This speaks to the ongoing failure of the publishing and OA communities to make clear just what these licenses mean
Can a CC License Constrain Fair Use or Other Copyright Limitations or Exemptions? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Creative Commons (CC) licenses expand, not restrict, the permissible uses of copyrighted works.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Great post this week from @lisalibrarian.bsky.social that hopes to clear up some of the confusions around Creative Commons licenses and the use of such content for AI training. This speaks to the ongoing failure of the publishing and OA communities to make clear just what these licenses mean
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The new issue of @genomeresearch is now live. Follow the link to new research on wheat centromere adaptation, Quadrupia - a G-quadruplex database, and more! tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The new issue of @genomeresearch is now live. Follow the link to new research on wheat centromere adaptation, Quadrupia - a G-quadruplex database, and more! tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...
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A new issue of CSH Protocols is out! @cshlpress.bsky.social
The cover image highlights the work by Kang et al., who describe a rapid and robust Agrobacterium-mediated #Maize transformation protocol that uses immature embryos as explants.
⬇️Links below
The cover image highlights the work by Kang et al., who describe a rapid and robust Agrobacterium-mediated #Maize transformation protocol that uses immature embryos as explants.
⬇️Links below
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A new issue of CSH Protocols is out! @cshlpress.bsky.social
The cover image highlights the work by Kang et al., who describe a rapid and robust Agrobacterium-mediated #Maize transformation protocol that uses immature embryos as explants.
⬇️Links below
The cover image highlights the work by Kang et al., who describe a rapid and robust Agrobacterium-mediated #Maize transformation protocol that uses immature embryos as explants.
⬇️Links below
Wow! OUP acquired Karger. Great pickup, market consolidation continues corp.oup.com/news/oxford-...
Oxford University Press announces agreement to acquire Karger - Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Karger Publishers. The transaction is expected to complete in December.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wow! OUP acquired Karger. Great pickup, market consolidation continues corp.oup.com/news/oxford-...
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THIS. In all the discussions about Publish-Review-Curate, alt peer review models, etc., too often the other things (good) journals (should) do are often omitted. Information verification and many other checks are as, if not more important, journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
THIS. In all the discussions about Publish-Review-Curate, alt peer review models, etc., too often the other things (good) journals (should) do are often omitted. Information verification and many other checks are as, if not more important, journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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CSHL welcomes David Crotty (@dacrotty.bsky.social), new executive director of @cshlpress.bsky.social! Crotty, a 20+ year veteran of scientific publishing, succeeds founder John Inglis (@johninglis.bsky.social), who has led the Press since 1987. Read more at the link: www.cshl.edu/cshl-press-n...
CSHL Press names David Crotty executive director | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has named David Crotty executive director of its publishing house, CSHL Press. He takes over for John Inglis, who founded the modern-day incarnation of CSHL Press ...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
CSHL welcomes David Crotty (@dacrotty.bsky.social), new executive director of @cshlpress.bsky.social! Crotty, a 20+ year veteran of scientific publishing, succeeds founder John Inglis (@johninglis.bsky.social), who has led the Press since 1987. Read more at the link: www.cshl.edu/cshl-press-n...
Some exciting news – as of December 1, I will be taking the reins as the Executive Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. www.cshl.edu/cshl-press-n...
CSHL Press names David Crotty executive director | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has named David Crotty executive director of its publishing house, CSHL Press. He takes over for John Inglis, who founded the modern-day incarnation of CSHL Press ...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some exciting news – as of December 1, I will be taking the reins as the Executive Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. www.cshl.edu/cshl-press-n...
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I’ve spent many years explaining/defending biorxiv’s “no reviews” policy.
The logic was always that opening Word and opining is a far lower barrier than doing actual research, so noise’d be >> signal and we didn’t want to make subjective quality judgements.
LLMs mean it makes even more sense 1/2
The logic was always that opening Word and opining is a far lower barrier than doing actual research, so noise’d be >> signal and we didn’t want to make subjective quality judgements.
LLMs mean it makes even more sense 1/2
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
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November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’ve spent many years explaining/defending biorxiv’s “no reviews” policy.
The logic was always that opening Word and opining is a far lower barrier than doing actual research, so noise’d be >> signal and we didn’t want to make subjective quality judgements.
LLMs mean it makes even more sense 1/2
The logic was always that opening Word and opining is a far lower barrier than doing actual research, so noise’d be >> signal and we didn’t want to make subjective quality judgements.
LLMs mean it makes even more sense 1/2
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"The advent of large language models have made this type of content relatively easy to churn out on demand, and the majority of the review articles we receive are little more than annotated bibliographies, with no substantial discussion of open research issues."
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"The advent of large language models have made this type of content relatively easy to churn out on demand, and the majority of the review articles we receive are little more than annotated bibliographies, with no substantial discussion of open research issues."
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As the editor of CSH Protocols, I wholeheartedly agree.
And if you have an idea for a topic to do a protocols collection on, or know of a field that would benefit from such a collection, let's talk!
And if you have an idea for a topic to do a protocols collection on, or know of a field that would benefit from such a collection, let's talk!
With so many new methods buried in results-focused papers, this thread is my encouragement to groups to also publish separate protocols papers! You'll be pleasantly surprised at the engagement these papers get, and most importantly they provide real impact aiding others in their science.
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As the editor of CSH Protocols, I wholeheartedly agree.
And if you have an idea for a topic to do a protocols collection on, or know of a field that would benefit from such a collection, let's talk!
And if you have an idea for a topic to do a protocols collection on, or know of a field that would benefit from such a collection, let's talk!
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Happy Halloween from the haunted junkyard
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October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy Halloween from the haunted junkyard
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The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I am Ready for Your Apology www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I am Ready for Your Apology www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Time to get ‘em out of storage i.pinimg.com/originals/0f...
October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Time to get ‘em out of storage i.pinimg.com/originals/0f...
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Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...