Haha, hadn't heard that one before!

Many Universities have these nick names, with varying degrees of politeness.

University of Guelph's was Moo U.

Scientists operate on principles of good faith. But this is just ridiculous. If you, dear reader, take nothing else away from The Drain paper, it is that publishers cannot be invited to the table any longer.

They can participate and carve a space, but they can't be part of shaping policy.

3/n

It is an interesting point, but it's a shame that these important things that benefit the whole research community - and support #ResearchIntegrity - are billed as time-consuming gatekeepers; ideally these should be standard steps built smoothly into the process of research

P.S. Liberals who kept saying "but our economic indicators are fine, it's just vibes"

this is why that messaging doesn't work ❤️
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...