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When Allegory Replaces Rational Thought, Science had Better Watch Out

Richard T. Kaser, Nature, Oct 12, 2001
Commentary by Stephen Downes

In Nature, Richard T. Kaser cautions that the move to free online publishing constitutes replacing a system that works pretty well with a system that might not work. "I would add one more question: will the alternatives actually be any cheaper for the community of science to maintain than current systems?"

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