Open Update #33 (2021-11-02)

In this week's episode, we talk about effects of precarious working conditions at universities, the deceitful use of non-profits, and  gatekeeping of ideas in research funding.

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PEOPLE behind the podcast

Narrator: Chris Hartgerink

Mixing: Bjorn Uyens

Artwork: Patrick Sobrak-Seaton

Contact: [email protected] or @libscie

SOURCES

Figshare+

https://figshare.com/blog/Introducing_Figshare_/643

Open Science fund projects

https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/26-projects-stimulate-open-science

APA apologies

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2021/10/apology-systemic-racism

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/07/independent-review-release

NHS Open Access repository

https://nhs.iro.bl.uk/about?locale=en

Precarity at universities

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/30/my-students-never-knew-the-lecturer-who-lived-in-a-tent

Facebook → Meta

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdqxx/zuckerbergs-foundation-kills-meta-science-company-on-day-of-facebook-rebrand

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2344-no-such-thing-as-a-free-gift

Gatekeeping of ideas

https://www.science.org/content/article/funding-agency-s-reviewers-were-biased-against-scientists-novel-ideas

https://academic.oup.com/spp/article-abstract/48/5/635/6296161