Research Results Are Cultural Artifacts, Not Public Goods
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The article argues that research results should be viewed as cultural artifacts rather than public goods, challenging the notion of open access to research, with the sole comment expressing a nuanced view on the matter.
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marshfram
2 months ago
Research results are more more than two things, have vastly more semantic load than these synthetic categories/labels.
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