Sci-hub, Libgen, and Anna's Archive are services you can use to pirate books and scientific papers. The creators of these services are committed to opening up copyrighted works, despite legal risk. They're now advising the West to fix copyright law or lose the AI race.... See more

"Public trust in science could far exceed that engendered by opaque and bureaucratic institutions if the scientific community stops acting like them. That means being more forthcoming and accessible, showing that scientists indeed update ideas when new data come along, and putting people and the public interest ahead of money and status for the... See more

Second has been the rise of open-access journals. These are journals that allow readers to access the published articles for free and instead derive most of their revenue from charging the authors Article Processing Charges. Some of the name brand journals also have a hybrid model where authors can pay to make their research open-access. And the... See more