138: Preprints in the time of coronavirus (with Michele Avissar-Whiting) - a podcast by Dan Quintana

We chat with Michele Avissar-Whiting about her role as the Editor-in-chief of the Research Square preprint platform and how she weighs up the benefits and costs of potentially problematic preprints during a pandemic.
Notes, links, and stuff we cover:* The Journal Ghoul (https://twitter.com/jamesheathers/status/1425421173366693891?s=20) reference in the intro
* Michele’s role as a the editor for a preprint server* How Research Square (https://researchsquare.com) works
* Weighing up theurgency of preprints vs. potential danger
* The preprint-to- hype pipeline* The Scholarly Kitchen piece (https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2021/02/24/open-access-conspiracy-theories-and-the-democratization-of-knowledge/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarlyKitchen+%28The+Scholarly+Kitchen%29) on knowledge democratization
* Badges for preprints* The recent withdrawal of a preprint
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Our outro music is by Lee Rosevere (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)Episode citation
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, August 16) "138: Preprints in the time of coronavirus (with Michele Avissar-Whiting)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/AU8PW Special Guest: Michele Avissar-Whiting.

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