Tues Mar 9 // Discussion of: Michael B Eisen's recorded talk at the University of Alberta, "Reinventing science publishing"

Discussion of: Michael B Eisen's recorded talk at the University of Alberta
"Reinventing science publishing"

Are you curious about preprints? Passionate about open science? Do you think impact factors are a flawed measure? Do we even need journals?? Who better to learn about the state of science publishing than from Michael B Eisen, Professor at UC Berkeley, co-founder of PLoS and the Editor in Chief at eLife. Recently, Dr Eisen presented a thought-provoking, meme-filled seminar at the University of Alberta, which was recorded. So, we thought we’d do something a bit different for the MCIB Seminar next week:

• Prior to our usual seminar time, please watch Dr. Eisen’s talk. It is ~50 mins. You won’t regret it.  
• The MCIB committee will then facilitate a discussion on publishing in 2021 and beyond.

This is a cross-disciplinary topic. Everyone is welcome to attend, and we especially encourage all students and postdocs in the Dept to join in this important discussion.