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Why the Internet Failed to Free Science: The PDF Trap
Beyond the Flow: Scholarly Publications During and After the Digital
Imagine a world where the greatest scientific minds, armed with AI and quantum computers, are forced to share breakthroughs using a format invented in 1665. This is the reality Niels-Oliver Walkowski exposes in his book 'Beyond the Flow: Scholarly Publications During and After the Digital'. We dive into the shocking failure of the digital revolution in science—how billions spent on infrastructure only built a new, invisible cage around knowledge. From the PDF's stranglehold to the rise of modular articles, semantic links, and the collapse of radical formats like nanopublications, this video reveals why technology alone can't fix a system ruled by human ego, academic power, and outdated reward structures. Discover the hidden history of digital publishing and why your next PDF download might be trapping knowledge in a 400-year-old prison.
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