Catching my attention these past few weeks:

A decision on the Google Books case came out today. The big points are that scanning is transformative and the snippets as used by Google are ok. Here are the storified tweets of Nancy Sims and co. (aka @CopyrightLibn) on the issue while we wait for the more substantial analysis.

An interesting Op-ed item in the NY Times on Sunday discusses stool banking for reseeding the microbiome and mentions a stool banking study here at MSK.

The issue of sexual harassment in science is back in the news following reports that a famous UC Berkeley astronomer had violating sexual harassment policies. After he apologized on Monday, a piece appeared on Inside Higher Ed asking if that was good enough. A university investigation found the professor guilty of violating their policies, but the university also said it was difficult to fire Dr. Marcy. He resigned on Wednesday after colleagues called for his departure. According to the NY Times, he had been placed on probation over the summer but it had not been announced publicly. San Francisco Chronicle covers the story here. The story was all over blogs and social media. Last Sunday, Michael Eisen, posted an angry discussion of Berkeley’s lack response and critiqued the University’s sexual harassment training.