Popularizing science is valuable and worthwhile. But it is not the job of research papers nor should it be the focus of researchers. And it certainly should not be the guiding aim of science.
The general attitude of scientists is and should always be to do science.
It's not entertainment.
Research papers are written to other researchers, engineers, doctors, technicians, and other subject-matter experts. Whether the general public finds them interesting or useful is entirely irrelevant.
Arthur Spirling is also right that we need conversations about what a paper is, what “review” means, and the correct role of generative AI. Perhaps it’d be a good thing if AI finally pushes us to move on from a system where universities spend taxpayer money to commercial publishers to very slowly produce paywalled PDFs2 with outdated results of publicly funded research
Tää näyttää keskeiseltä pointilta. Ihan mielenkiintoista nähdä mitä tapahtuu. Ku nykyiset akateemiset kannustinjärjestelmät kannustaa puskemaan ihmisen tekemää mäskiä kilokauplalla noihin kalliisiin journaleihin. Ja yhtäkkiä onkin mahdollista tehddä sitä samaa paskaa nopeammin.
And Europe still hasn't ordered SAMP/T, NASAMS, Skyranger, or any other air defence system in large quantities even after 4 years of war.
This is a fucking travesty.
“In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion.”
(A year’s worth of production or more, btw)
kyivindependent.com/over-800-pat...
What? No. It's not the job of researchers to produce something that people want to read or find useful.
Most people have zero interest in particle physics, molecular science, or insect biology, and their findings may not be immediately useful, but researching them can still be extremely valuable.
Islamistisen hallinnon ja IRGC:n tuhoaminen on iranilaisten etu, vaikka Yhdysvallat tai Israel eivät iranilaisten edusta välittäisikään.
Iran murdered thousands of Iranians just weeks ago. The world did nothing until the US and Israel started this war.
They never have. Nothing has changed.
Most people care very little about anything that doesn't directly and immediately impact them, their interests, or their immediate social circles.
That is tragic.
Did you also tweet about Iranians when the regime murdered thousands of Iranians just weeks ago?
Tragedy and farce, at the same time.
White House Spokesperson: it doesn't matter whether Russia is passing intelligence to Iran.
Ali Khamenei is dead, and the world is undeniably better for it.
A brutal dictator whose legacy is nothing but oppression at home and a trail of Ukrainian and Middle Eastern blood abroad.
He won't be missed.
Good riddance
Norjan malli.
Now THAT's a headline.
"The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents"
fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...
We do know. They are not.
The ‘world order’ didn’t collapse bc Russia invaded Ukraine. It collapsed because the free world chose not to stop them.
By refusing to use our wealth & power to defend even a European democracy, we showed dictators everywhere that aggression pays.
That was the death blow. We did this to ourselves.
Such a powerful image in Le Monde.
(The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes")
Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka
If I told you in March 2022 that four years later Ukraine would still hold the line against Russia’s full force, you would have been shocked.
Do not let time blind you.
Ukraine’s survival is a massive victory.
Russia failed to erase them and will continue to fail
The second army in the world is fighting for nothing.
Russia went from controlling 30% of Ukraine in March 2022 to just 20% today.
They cannot even hold a single new regional capital. 0/23!
Total strategic failure!
American power could play a decisive role in Ukraine, but Washington chooses to seek deals with Russia instead.
Elon Musk has the money and the power to be a real-life superhero, but he chooses to be a villain instead
An Irishman living in US for 20 years with a valid visa, no criminal record, married to a US citizen, kidnapped by ICE and sent to a concentration camp 2000 miles away for 5 months.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Kukaan normaali ihminen ei halua käyttää komentoriviä, ja niin kauan kuin Linuxissa ei onnistu edes perustoiminnot ilman sitä, ei se tule olemaan todellinen vaihtoehto Windowsille.
Why are we still keeping Ukraine waiting instead of delivering weapons as quickly as possible?
The strategy against Europe is always "divide and conquer."
Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power.
They hate the EU because it works.
If we stay united, they lose.
If we fracture, they own us
Testifying about "others who appeared to be noncitizens" is quite the tell.
The Trump administration would sanction Kaja Kallas if she did the same.
Unacceptable foreign interference!
