At its best, academia is a marketplace of ideas. But many scientists are reluctant to embrace the latest web tools that would allow them to communicate their ideas in new ways, says Declan Butler.
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Butler, D. Joint efforts. Nature 438, 548–549 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/438548a
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