Preprints in Motion

Is preprinting failing?

In our final episode for the foreseeable future, we ask a very uncomfortable, but important, question; are preprints beginning to fail? Is the movement about to stall and

Open Science Hardware with Jason Griffey

This week we discuss hardware, the equipment behind the science, with Jason Griffey, the new Executive Director at the Open Science Hardware Foundation.  This episode wa

Archae assemble! Asgard chromatin assemblies

Read the preprint This episode was produced by Jonny Coates and edited by Sonia Gomes Pereira. Music by Dr John D Howard. Submit your question that you’d like us to ans

Leading the charge for change with the Gates Foundation

This week we chat to Ashley Farley from the Gates Foundation about their approach to open science, VeriXiv and more. This episode was produced by Jonny Coates and edite

PRC: the P stands for problem?

Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) is currently gaining traction as a path forward in open science. However, this has seemingly become a goal which risks damaging stand alone

The fascinating world of ants

This week we discuss ant head shapes and evolution with Cristian L. Klunk, a Post-doc in Germany. Read the full preprint -> https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.

The growing disillusionment with open science

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Philip Cohen & the attacks on science by the Trump administration

Science is under attack, particularly in the USA where the current Trump administration has been systematically destroying scientific and academic institutions, attacking

From Flies to Fathers; regulators of spermatogenesis

This week we discuss the regulation of spermatogenesis and the strength of a of wet/dry lab combo with Rion Brattig-Correia and Joana M. Almeida, a Senior Data Science Ma

A life update and introduction to Rippling Ideas

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Arcadia Science's publishing experiment

This week we discuss the publishing experiment being conducted by Arcadia Science with Megan Hochstrasser, Director of Publishing. Learn more about the publishing exper

Preprints fuel the pro-science agenda

You may have come across the remarkably ill-informed blog post arguing the preprints are fueling the anti-science agenda on the Scholarly Kitchen. Given that this podcast

AI & podcasts; can AI really create a great podcast for your preprint?

AI is the current hot topic, infiltrating every part of life. In this episode, we investigate AI podcasts. Can AI create a realistic sounding podcast about research paper

Pressure, precarity and paucity; the existence of the postdoc

In this episode, we explore the structural problems within academia, particularly the challenges faced by postdocs and the role of principal investigators (PIs). Our disc

E. coli Starvation Survival Strategy: A Proteomic Makeover

This week we discuss how E Coli adapt to starvation through changes to their proteomes with Théo Gervais, who is currently looking for a postdoc positions.   Read the fu

Investing in Open Science: Key Considerations for Funders

This week we discuss the costs associated with open science policies from a funders perspective with Dana Cobb-Lewis, a Program Officer at Aligning Science Across Parkins

In and out of academia: My experience & career advice

In this episode, we dive into the challenges of transitioning out of academia and navigating the often frustrating job market. From the realities of lower starting salari

The return of preprints in motion

In this episode, we kick off a new chapter with the introduction of Walks with Jesse, a fresh and informal series recorded during daily walks. We discuss new features, th

The strain on scientific publishing

This week we discuss the increasing strain on scientific publishing with Mark Hanson, a Principle Investigator from the University of Exeter, UK. The number of scientific

Tenure & Promotion 2; ASAPbio 2024 takeover

In this podcast episode, we shall discuss preprints and how they have impacted decisions in the past to award tenure/promotions to scientists from diverse geographies lik