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Dr Beth
@drbeth.bsky.social
The librarian formerly known (on twitter) as @Phdgeek. Into nerdy stuff, open research, EDI campaigning, powerlifting and climbing. 🏳️‍🌈
And the report that they funded themselves 😭 Ideological trash position.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm gonna try them 😋
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Entirely depends on the area you work in. In the same way as many librarians don't know much about scholarly comms, there are also folks who don't really engage with ebooks.

I think we do best if we assume folks don't know things that seem obvious to us (in a non-patronizing).
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Like @seismatters.bsky.social ? Yeah, he's an excellent human (although I only know him online).
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Also, a shout out to Paul Nurse (who is no longer my boss). An incredibly approachable leader who genuinely cares about the well-being (as well as the careers ) of those who work for him.
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I think the whole thing isn't that unusual, although people have fetishised it as if it is. A bunch of people were working on it & eventually someone would have got there.

Its a standard story of not being careful with IP, trusting people and those other people not really being worthy of the trust.
November 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Ive never heard the story that she didnt understand it. She published it in nature next to the C&W model.

"The Double Helix" book might have been misleading, but its pretty clear they were underhanded and Watson wrote that, so that was his take.

They could have all collaborated, but they didnt...
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Oh, no! 😲
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM