Week In Review
In Preparation, June 21-27
NIH Issues Emergency R01 Supplement: "Algal Removal From Decorative Surfaces"
BETHESDA, MD—The National Institutes of Health announced Monday that active R01 holders may apply for emergency administrative supplements of up to $250,000 to redirect a portion of their research toward algal removal from decorative surfaces, provided they can “ichthyologically or otherwise” justify the pivot and deliver results by July 3rd.
Bluesky Users Debate Whether Article Published By Satirical Publication Is Satire
NEW YORK, NY—A group of approximately 25 scientists on the social media platform Bluesky engaged in a vigorous debate Tuesday over whether an article published by a satirical publication was satire, ultimately reaching consensus of “maybe” after one user suggested scrolling down.
Thesis Defense Ends 0-0, Goes To Extra Questions
TUCSON, AZ—A doctoral thesis defense in the University of Arizona Department of Molecular Biology ended in a 0-0 draw Tuesday after neither the graduate student nor committee could land a decisive blow in regulation time. The defense has now entered extra questions.
Trad Grad Refuses Goggles: 'My Eyes, My Choice'
AUSTIN, TX—In the latest incident linked to the 'trad grad' movement, a growing online community of graduate students who reject modern workplace improvements as 'an insult to the scientific tradition,'" fifth-year chemistry student and Trad Grad content creator Derek Volker was removed from an undergraduate teaching lab Tuesday after refusing to wear s…
Open Science Advocate Develops Scalable Method For Ruining Everyone's Day
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—In a breakthrough moment for professional disappointment, open science advocate Oded Rechavi demonstrated Tuesday a novel platform capable of ruining the mornings of 56,880 scientists simultaneously, a throughput traditional publishing could never achieve.
Springer Nature CEO Opens Special Bottle Of Wine Upon News of Open Science Self-Cannibalization
LONDON—Springer Nature CEO Willem Klaassen-Hooft opened a 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape he had been saving for the right occasion Tuesday evening after reading that an open science advocate had used AI to score 57,455 preprints without author consent and published a ranked list called “The 1%.”
Frances Arnold Demolishes Alexi Lalas During Otherwise Normal Plenary
SAN DIEGO, CA—Nobel laureate Dr. Frances Arnold delivered a wide-ranging plenary lecture on directed evolution at the American Chemical Society national meeting Tuesday that also, at multiple points and without explanation, demolished former U.S. soccer player and Fox Sports commentator