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#assault
Shantaram (gregory David Roberts)
Withdrawal, madness and crime
The assault of anxiety on the unprotected mind, the brain without natural endorphins, makes men and women mad. Every junkie going through turkey is mad. The madness is so fierce and cruel that some die of it. And in the temporary insanity of that skinned, excruciated world, we…
Sick Of Impact Factors | Reciprocal Space
If you use impact factors you are statistically illiterate
I don’t wish to under-estimate the difficulties. I am well aware of the risks involved, particularly to young researchers trying to forge a career in a culture that is so inured to the impact factor. It will take a determined and concerted effort from those in a position of…