The Parable of the Farmers and the Teleporting Duplicator : Imagine a world where food is cheap and freely available, thanks to the amazing Teleporting Duplicator. What could go wrong?
The Guardian (UK), February 10, 2012
Putting Elsevier and other major academic publishers’ position into a story into which anyone can relate. Worth the read.
Closes with:
Addendum
Opponents of open access academic publishing may say that this parable is hyperbole. It is, but only in one respect. When people do not have access to food they die quickly. When they don’t have access to science they die more slowly.
– Patricia
