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Ah right because it’s not like the Israeli government has blockaded food aid multiple times and massacred Gaza civilians trying to make it to the distribution sites… also Hamas is the governing party in Gaza, not the PA. You really need to brush up on this more before sharing opinions.
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ah right because it’s not like the Israeli government has blockaded food aid multiple times and massacred Gaza civilians trying to make it to the distribution sites… also Hamas is the governing party in Gaza, not the PA. You really need to brush up on this more before sharing opinions.
And even when you’re not sick!
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And even when you’re not sick!
This is a silly article that isn’t reflective of how medical research actually works. The ultimate goal of medical research is always to develop new treatments and has a pretty excellent track record of doing so. However, developing new treatments is extremely challenging and takes time.
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is a silly article that isn’t reflective of how medical research actually works. The ultimate goal of medical research is always to develop new treatments and has a pretty excellent track record of doing so. However, developing new treatments is extremely challenging and takes time.
This has been known for at least like 100 years
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This has been known for at least like 100 years
This is annoying. The “Jewish leaders” they are describing are not that to most Jewish people in NYC or anywhere else. They’re probably rabbis at crazy ultra orthodox synagogues. Most Jews that lean pro-Israel are still anti-settlement. It’s one of the few things most Jews agree on with Israel.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is annoying. The “Jewish leaders” they are describing are not that to most Jewish people in NYC or anywhere else. They’re probably rabbis at crazy ultra orthodox synagogues. Most Jews that lean pro-Israel are still anti-settlement. It’s one of the few things most Jews agree on with Israel.
I 100% agree. Sorry i misunderstood what your original point was. Yes, there’s no reason why authors should be able to participate in reviewer selection. I did it because the journal required that to publish my paper.
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I 100% agree. Sorry i misunderstood what your original point was. Yes, there’s no reason why authors should be able to participate in reviewer selection. I did it because the journal required that to publish my paper.
The idea is that prestige is based on reputation. More prestigious journals tend to have a reputation for publishing higher quality research. But I 100% agree that charging such a high price for access to prestige needs to end, because that also feeds into the rise of predatory journals.
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The idea is that prestige is based on reputation. More prestigious journals tend to have a reputation for publishing higher quality research. But I 100% agree that charging such a high price for access to prestige needs to end, because that also feeds into the rise of predatory journals.
In your experience do authors not have any influence over reviewers when publishing? The last time I published I was able to select my reviewers.
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In your experience do authors not have any influence over reviewers when publishing? The last time I published I was able to select my reviewers.
I think that could be viable, but with some caveats: 1) there would need to be mechanisms in place to ensure the intellectual rigor is at least comparable to that of more traditional journals, and 2) that the community of reviewers are actually experts in what the paper is discussing.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I think that could be viable, but with some caveats: 1) there would need to be mechanisms in place to ensure the intellectual rigor is at least comparable to that of more traditional journals, and 2) that the community of reviewers are actually experts in what the paper is discussing.
They have some say, but not all of the say. The journals themselves also have a say. In addition, publishing is quite expensive especially in more prestigious journals. Predatory for-profit journals tend to prey on groups that aren’t as well funded as others.
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
They have some say, but not all of the say. The journals themselves also have a say. In addition, publishing is quite expensive especially in more prestigious journals. Predatory for-profit journals tend to prey on groups that aren’t as well funded as others.
I think a huge obstacle that needs to be dealt with is the ridiculous paywalls maintained by higher impact journals. That’s a major barrier to information for scientists, scientific journalists, and the general public.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I think a huge obstacle that needs to be dealt with is the ridiculous paywalls maintained by higher impact journals. That’s a major barrier to information for scientists, scientific journalists, and the general public.
I’m not denying that this is a problem, but most scientists have absolutely zero say in what journals are out there, what they publish, or how they operate.
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’m not denying that this is a problem, but most scientists have absolutely zero say in what journals are out there, what they publish, or how they operate.
Look, we get it, but at this point comments like these aren’t constructive. We all know Bezos has undue influence over WashPo. It doesn’t need to be reiterated on every single post. And in this case the editorial is correct. Get your flu shot.
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Look, we get it, but at this point comments like these aren’t constructive. We all know Bezos has undue influence over WashPo. It doesn’t need to be reiterated on every single post. And in this case the editorial is correct. Get your flu shot.
Oh I’m sure, but does it take as long to train them as a civilian, especially when they already have at least some experience with smaller airspaces?
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Oh I’m sure, but does it take as long to train them as a civilian, especially when they already have at least some experience with smaller airspaces?
To clarify - I’m not talking about using military to replace air traffic controllers. I’m talking about pulling them to make up for the staffing shortages that were present even prior to the shutdown.
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
To clarify - I’m not talking about using military to replace air traffic controllers. I’m talking about pulling them to make up for the staffing shortages that were present even prior to the shutdown.
That I agree with, I was talking more about the fact that air traffic control is already short staffed by default. The lifting of FAA restrictions only returns air traffic controller to the pre-shutdown levels of being short staffed.
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
That I agree with, I was talking more about the fact that air traffic control is already short staffed by default. The lifting of FAA restrictions only returns air traffic controller to the pre-shutdown levels of being short staffed.
Air traffic control is already nationalized. Pulling controllers from the military to make up for staffing shortages is actually a GREAT idea.
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Air traffic control is already nationalized. Pulling controllers from the military to make up for staffing shortages is actually a GREAT idea.
Why is this trash on my newsfeeds. Gtfo
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Why is this trash on my newsfeeds. Gtfo
Revenue is not the same as profit my friend
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Revenue is not the same as profit my friend
They are, by honestly vaccine revenue is a drop in the bucket compared with other medicines. Many vaccines have historically been revenue sinks for pharma which is what led to govt subsidies in the first place.
October 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
They are, by honestly vaccine revenue is a drop in the bucket compared with other medicines. Many vaccines have historically been revenue sinks for pharma which is what led to govt subsidies in the first place.
Taxpayers already do, as well as fund the basic research that enables the development of those vaccines in the r first place. There should be no additional costs beyond that.
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Taxpayers already do, as well as fund the basic research that enables the development of those vaccines in the r first place. There should be no additional costs beyond that.
We have free busses in my county in Maryland. It’s awesome!
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We have free busses in my county in Maryland. It’s awesome!
Banning aluminum adjuvants in protein subunit vaccines essentially bans those vaccines as a whole. They would essentially need to be re-engineered and developed from the ground up without adjuvants, and would need to be based on other technologies that this admin is *also* seeking to ban.
October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Banning aluminum adjuvants in protein subunit vaccines essentially bans those vaccines as a whole. They would essentially need to be re-engineered and developed from the ground up without adjuvants, and would need to be based on other technologies that this admin is *also* seeking to ban.
Capitalism oftentimes incentivizes people making the wrong the choices, particularly those in positions of power.
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Capitalism oftentimes incentivizes people making the wrong the choices, particularly those in positions of power.