Weekend Reading, Watching and Listening Recommendations (January 13, 2024)

What counts as plagiarism?; The 10 Most Intriguing Science Breakthroughs of 2023; Author Amy Edmondson on ‘intelligent failure’; Indonesia’s butterfly effect on human history

1. Read: What counts as plagiarism? Harvard president’s resignation sparks debate: “I think the idea that one should never ever copy somebody else’s words is a bit outdated,” says Lior Pachter, a computational biologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, adding that the key is to ensure that information is properly sourced. Academia has larger problems, he says, including data fabrication.” (via Nature).

2. Read: The 10 Most Intriguing Science Breakthroughs of 2023 (via Bloomberg)

3. Listen: Author Amy Edmondson on ‘intelligent failure (via FT Behind the Money)

4. Watch: Indonesia’s butterfly effect on human history (via Geography Geek)